Tag: Melchior
Only Hot Air Balloon for the Three Wise men at Seville this time, no Parade
The Three Wise Men flew over Seville in a hot air balloon on Tuesday morning, after traditional street parades on the eve of the Epiphany were canceled throughout Spain to avoid drawing big crowds amid the coronavirus pandemic. Melchior, Caspar, and Balthazar are widely celebrated in Spain on Epiphany (Jan. 6), when they are said to have visited the infant Christ with gold, frankincense, and myrrh. On that day children get presents their parents tell them have been brought by the Three Wise Men, and not Santa Claus – even if the latter has also become increasingly popular in Spain. ... Read more