Three Kings Day Parade in New York City
Three Kings Day Parade in New York City
Three Kings Day Parade in NYC, New York, USA
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Three Kings Day Parade 2013
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Three Kings Day Parade 2013
4 January, 2013
The Three Kings Day Parade is a colourful and festive Christmas affair, Latin American-style, that fills the streets of Spanish Harlem every year. A community celebration offering family entertainment is held a few days later at el Museo del Barrio. 2013 marks the 36th Anniversary of this annual tradition.
In Latin America, as in Puerto Rico, the Caribbean and Spain, the Three Kings Day is a festive day of the Nativity season. It commemorates the day the three kings visited baby Jesus. Arriving on camels, elephants and horses, Melchior, Caspar and Baltazar brought gifts for Jesus and declared him the Messiah. In celebration today, children leave hay by their bedsides the night before as a treat for the animals and anxiously await the next morning’s presents.
The Three Kings Day Parade in the largely Hispanic neighbourhood of East Harlem New York is organised by Latin museum of art El Museo del Barrio. It starts at 10:30am from the corner of 106th Street and Madison Ave. The parts of the three kings are usually played by local community celebrities and figureheads, who lead the parade for a good two hours around ten or 12 city blocks. The walk is followed by a programme of storytelling, music and toy distribution.
Location
Starting from 106th St and Madison Ave and ending at 115th St and Park Ave.
El Museo del Barrio, New York City
Hours
Starts at 10:30 AM
More Info
threeKings@elmuseo.org
+1 212 831 7272
http://www.elmuseo.org/ 
