From New Jersey-
t was a post-Christmas celebration with a Latin flair Saturday night as Sussex County's Spanish-speaking community came together at Christ Episcopal Church to celebrate "Día de los Tres Reyes," or Three Kings Day. The event, in its seventh year at the church, is organized through immigrant outreach program El Refugio as a means of promoting Latino cultural traditions, Father Robert Griner said.
Attendees were treated to dinner, music, games and gifts. A trio dressed as the iconic Three Kings -- the dignitaries who visited Jesus Christ after his birth -- handed out a gift apiece from under a Christmas Tree to each of the 96 children who came to the celebration.
Three Kings Day is traditionally held on Jan. 6 but was rescheduled for Saturday to accommodate prospective attendees' work schedules, said Mauricio Soperanes, who emceed the event. As Soperanes explained, in many Spanish-speaking cultures the Three Kings are considered the foremost figureheads of the Christmas season, rather than Santa Claus.
More here-
http://www.njherald.com/story/16470496/three-kings-day-a-post-christmas-treat-for-spanish-speaking-families
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