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Why is Three Kings Day celebrated more as a Hispanic holiday although it is Christian?

Why do many Christian Hispanics look at Three Kings Day as the end of the Christmas holiday, while many Christian Americans who are not of Hispanic descent do not celebrate it?

http://www.pacificpearl.com/archive/2000/january/feature2.htm

This is a pretty good link you might want to look at. Also, there is an article on Three Kings’ Day that is on Wikipedia that is pretty good.

Most Hispanics can or do trace their roots to Mexico, Spain or another Spanish colony which more likely than not would have been established as a "Catholic" colony as well. Three Kings Day is basically a Catholic holiday. I have yet to meet a non-Hispanic, non-Catholic Christian who has even ever heard of Three Kings Day. You can’t celebrate what you have never heard of. BTW, three kings day is not the end of the Christmas Holiday, Candlemas on February 2 is. When you celebrate Three Kings Day tomorrow, don’t let the person who finds the baby Jesus in the Rosca de Reyes get out of making tamales and atole on Candlemas. :) I am not aware of how Catholic non-Hispanics celebrate Three Kings Day. It would be interesting to know.

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2 Responses to “Why is Three Kings Day celebrated more as a Hispanic holiday although it is Christian?”

  1. julia Says:
    July 28th, 2009 at 12:37 am

    I am Spanish and celebrate three kings… not sure… Some of them even exchange their gifts on Three Kings, and not on Christmas. I know Santa comes from Saint Nick, but the image of the jolly guy dressed up in red giving out gifts really has no religous conotation…
    Maybe it’s more part of our religous traditions…
    References :

  2. patty_loves_to_travel Says:
    July 28th, 2009 at 12:54 am

    http://www.pacificpearl.com/archive/2000/january/feature2.htm

    This is a pretty good link you might want to look at. Also, there is an article on Three Kings’ Day that is on Wikipedia that is pretty good.

    Most Hispanics can or do trace their roots to Mexico, Spain or another Spanish colony which more likely than not would have been established as a "Catholic" colony as well. Three Kings Day is basically a Catholic holiday. I have yet to meet a non-Hispanic, non-Catholic Christian who has even ever heard of Three Kings Day. You can’t celebrate what you have never heard of. BTW, Three Kings Day is not the end of the Christmas Holiday, Candlemas on February 2 is. When you celebrate Three Kings Day tomorrow, don’t let the person who finds the baby Jesus in the Rosca de Reyes get out of making tamales and atole on Candlemas. :) I am not aware of how Catholic non-Hispanics celebrate Three Kings Day. It would be interesting to know.
    References :

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