El Museo del Barrio's Virtual Three Kings Day Celebration Doesn't Miss a Beat
The Tablet January 8, 2021 Since 1972, El Museo Del Barrio has presented the Three Kings Parade in East Harlem on January 6, as well as other educational and public programming with the purpose of keeping the Three Kings traditions alive. (Photos: Screenshot courtesy of El Museo del Barrio) According to legend, each king brought an offering to the infant Jesus that came from his respective homeland. King Gaspar brought incense from Asia; King Melchior brought gold from the Middle East; and King Balthasar brought myrrh from Africa. Juan J. ‘Juango’ Gutiérrez, founder of Los Plenero...
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