January 6 is the Three Kings Day, the day three wise men visited the baby Jesus, which is as important as Christmas in Mexico, Puerto Rico, Spain and many Latin America countries. (Also known as Epiphany).
History of 3 Kings Day – Epiphany
Lovers of carols and Christmas parties know that this season has 12 days, packed with golden rings, calling birds and various kinds of gentry, musicians and domestic workers. December 25 is Christmas – and 25 minus 12 does equal 13. Do the math and you will see why shopping malls, newspapers, television networks, and other cultural fortresses annually deliver some kind of “Twelve Days of Christmas” blitz, beginning on December 13.
Problem is that for centuries church calendars in the East and the West have agreed that there are twelve days of Christmas and they begin on Christmas Day and end on January 6.
