From magi to kings
The Three Kings have inspired countless customs and traditions, and no nativity scene would be complete without them. A look at the newborn baby Jesus’ three wondrous visitors and their backstory. In Christmas cribs, they are always the last figures to appear: Caspar, Melchior and Balthasar, the Three Kings bearing their gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh who followed the star of Bethlehem to find the Christ Child, arriving at the scene of the nativity on 6 January, marking the end of the Christmas period. Читать дальше...