3
Kings
Day
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What did the 3 Kings follow to locate the New Born Baby?
The North Star
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What are two other names for the 3 Kings?
Magi and The 3 Wise Men
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"La FĂȘte des Rois" Stands for what in English?

Three kings day

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What day if the year is three kings day celebrated?
January 6th
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What animals did they use to travel to get to the baby?
Camel, elephant and horse.
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What were the kings going to give the baby?
Three symbolic gifts
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What kind of landscape did they have to cross to get to the baby?

Desert

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What were the 3 kings names?
Melchior, Caspar, Balthazar
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Mention Two different names for three kings day
12 days of Christmas and the feast of epiphany
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Where were the 3 kings from?

Melchior- Europe Caspar- Arabia Balthazar- Africa

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What were the three gifts?
Gold, frankincense, myrrh
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Every year thousands of people gather in Mexico for what?
To taste the mile long "rosca de Reyes)
500
What did the gold represent?
Royal, standing for king of Jews.
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What did the frankincense stand for?
The Devine nature of the baby's existence. (He was the son of god)
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What did the myrrh stand for?
Symbol of Jesus mortality.