Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Three Kings day (Epiphany)

Today we had some special visitors come to our door in celebration of Three Kings day (or Epiphany). Three adorable wise men that sang us a song and gave us a blessing! In return, it is customary to give a small donation and a treat for the kids. 
Sternsinger (star singers) are kids dressed up as the three wise men, and they go around to people's homes singing a song and collecting money for charity. Usually they chalk your door with C+M+B and the year on your doorway. Many people think that this stands for the names of the three wise men, Caspar, Melchior, and Balthazar, but it's actually "Christus Mansionem Benedicat" which means "Jesus bless this house."

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