CHICAGO – Families around the world are celebrating Three Kings Day, a holiday honoring the three wise men who brought baby Jesus gifts.
Music, food, fun, but most importantly tradition filled Humboldt Park’s National Puerto Rican Museum as crowds came out to celebrate Three Kings Day Saturday.
“That’s like the Puerto Rican Christmas,” said Ariana Lozada, owner of Ari’s Wicks.
The holiday is widely observed in Puerto Rico, Spain, Mexico, Central and South America as well as the Caribbean. Often referred to as the three wise kings, the biblical figures known for bringing baby Jesus gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh came to life inside of the museum.
“The three kinds in Puerto Rico, instead of riding on camels they rode on Paso Fino Horses, because in Puerto Rico there are no camels,” said Billy Ocasio, executive director of the National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture.