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The Three Kings in Brazil

Postby edumelo » Mon Jan 09, 2006 6:04 pm

Hello all my friends, today I'm coming back from my vacation. How are you? I'm happy to write you again.

I'd like to tell you we celebrate the Three Kings day here in Brazil too. But it's a bit different from Mexican celebration.

Here people use to tell the Three Kings story like a play. They wear beautiful costumes and go house to house singing and playing. The owner of the house give them some cakes, or candies or other foods. After the visit all the houses and tell people Christ was born, they make a kind of party next to the church, with the food they get in the houses they visited.

See some pictures for the "Folia de Reis", as this tradition called here in Brazil:

http://www.unicamp.br/folclore/relatori/Image88.gif

http://www.qub.ac.uk/sa-old/resources/B ... _folia.jpg

http://www.life.com.br/naomi/imagens/folia.jpg


Moreover, did you know Santa Claus' story? There is a story which tell that Nicolau (Santa) was the fourth king that must visit Jesus. But he went late, when he arrived in Belem, Jesus' parents had gone way because of Herodes. Nicolau was so sad he couldn't give his present to Jesus that he promissed give presents to all children in the world every year.


Well, that's all. I'm happy to be back. :D

See you friends!!!
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Postby Lalee » Tue Jan 10, 2006 4:01 am

Dixie wrote:
Lalee wrote:Yeah, I've seen it. He's so cute. Does he have a brother?


No, just two sisters... One of them is single :lol: :lol: Just kidding!

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Malvada!
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Postby Elba » Tue Jan 10, 2006 11:16 pm

Uffffff!
Edumelo, at Brasil all is translate to music and funniest. I think this is the principal characteristic that make fo Brasil a very atractive country for all the world.

How about at Perú Lalee. How children celebrate jenuary 6..?
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Postby Dixie » Tue Jan 10, 2006 11:25 pm

Lalee wrote: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Malvada!


:twisted: :twisted: :twisted:
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Postby Lalee » Wed Jan 11, 2006 1:09 am

Elba wrote:How about at Perú Lalee. How children celebrate jenuary 6..?

Well, most people here don't celebrate that. My family doesn't it either. But I guess there are still some people who do it.
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