Dia de la candelaria mexico12/3/2023 ![]() ![]() Pan de Reyes is a bread with a little baby Jesus figurine hidden inside. It’s also 40 days from Christmas which according to Jewish law is how long a women is considered unclean after giving birth.ĭia de los Reyes is the family celebration on Jan 6th, where Pan de Reyes is eaten. To give you a context for the progression of the holidays:įirst, on Christmas Eve, the Niño Dios, or baby Jesus is placed in the nativity scene, on January 6th, King's Day, the baby Jesus is brought presents from the Magi, and on February 2nd, the baby Jesus is dressed in fine clothes and presented in the church.ĭia de la Candelaria is based on the passage in scripture Luke 2:22-39 when Jesus was presented at the temple and was referred to as “a light for revelation to the Gentiles and for glory to your people of Israel” giving significance to the candles. But rather than sit in that self conscious state, I know that I want to be able to teach my children as I dive deep into historical dates and the reasons behind them. I get self conscious when it comes to traditions or holidays I’ve never celebrated or heard of because it’s part of my culture, and I feel like I SHOULD know about this. This is actually the first year I’ve done research on these two events. These two holidays are a follow up to Christmas. I even made Rosca de Reyes the traditional bread for this day. ![]() ![]() And this was the first year that we celebrated (in our own way) Dia de los Reyes which was on Jan 6th. I’ll be honest, and say I’ve never celebrated Dia de la Candelaria. ![]()
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