![]() ![]() Tamales are the traditional food of choice.Īt Club Cruceros Dia de la Candelaria is celebrated during the morning coffee hour. The person (or people) who received the figurines on Kings Day are supposed to host the party on Candlemas Day. Traditionally it is the day Jesus was baptized. If your piece of sweet bread has a figurine in it you are invited to help serve on Día de la Candelaria.ĭía de la Candelaria is known as Candlemas in English, because candles were brought to the church to be blessed. The sweet bread has figurines of a baby (representing the Child Jesus) hidden inside. ![]() The children of Mexico in particular look forward to this holiday as traditionally, gifts are exchanged on this date, not on Christmas day.Ĭlub Cruceros honors the tradition of Three Kings Day at our morning coffee hour at the clubhouse with rosca sweet bread ( Rosca de Reyes). The date marks the culmination of the twelve days of Christmas and commemorates the three wise men who traveled from afar, bearing gifts for the infant baby Jesus. Known as El Dia de Reyes (Three Kings Day), this holiday represents the height of the Christmas season. January the 6th is a special day in Mexico. Tell me, I’d love to hear if or how your family enjoys these holidays.Three Kings Day and Día de la Candelaria Annually on I also shared my atole & champurrado recipe that had the perfect sweetness and thickness for my liking. I have a long way to go, but I’m excited to say I’ve made 3 batches, each one a little better than the last. This year I made it a priority to start learning how to make tamales. Lastly, Dia de la Candelaria is also a sign of transition from the holiday and winter season to the Spring, in the same way Groundhog Day is that for the United States. ![]() This Mexican tradition is the acknowledgement of both the European and pre-Hispanic traditions since tamales were used as offerings to the god of water in hopes that the rain is abundant for a good harvest in the coming year. And if you are the one who found it in your piece of bread, the torch is passed and it’s customary for you to host the Dia de Candelaria celebration with lots of tamales and atole for your family. Pan de Reyes is a bread with a little baby Jesus figurine hidden inside. It’s also 40 days from Christmas which according to Jewish law is how long a women is considered unclean after giving birth.ĭia de los Reyes is the family celebration on Jan 6th, where Pan de Reyes is eaten. To give you a context for the progression of the holidays:įirst, on Christmas Eve, the Niño Dios, or baby Jesus is placed in the nativity scene, on January 6th, King's Day, the baby Jesus is brought presents from the Magi, and on February 2nd, the baby Jesus is dressed in fine clothes and presented in the church.ĭia de la Candelaria is based on the passage in scripture Luke 2:22-39 when Jesus was presented at the temple and was referred to as “a light for revelation to the Gentiles and for glory to your people of Israel” giving significance to the candles. But rather than sit in that self conscious state, I know that I want to be able to teach my children as I dive deep into historical dates and the reasons behind them. I get self conscious when it comes to traditions or holidays I’ve never celebrated or heard of because it’s part of my culture, and I feel like I SHOULD know about this. This is actually the first year I’ve done research on these two events. These two holidays are a follow up to Christmas. I even made Rosca de Reyes the traditional bread for this day. And this was the first year that we celebrated (in our own way) Dia de los Reyes which was on Jan 6th. I’ll be honest, and say I’ve never celebrated Dia de la Candelaria. ![]()
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