"After Animax's arrival in 2005, numerous series were translated and dubbed into Spanish and Portuguese languages, including ""Blood+"", ""The Twelve Kingdoms"", ""Steel Angel Kurumi"", ""Noir"", ""Wolf's Rain"", ""Martian Successor Nadesico"", ""Galaxy Angel"" and others. Animax (Latin America) Animax was the Latin American version of Animax. It replaced the Locomotion TV channel on 31 July 2005, which was acquired by Sony in 18 January of the same year. Animax was divided into four feeds: three in Spanish (Venezuela, Mexico and Panregional) and one in Portuguese (Brazil). The channel was replaced by Sony Spin on 1 May 2011, which continued airing anime"
"the Three Kings was traditionally commemorated on January 6 but is now celebrated on the first Sunday after the New Year. Some children leave their shoes out, in the belief that the Three Kings will leave gifts like candy or money inside. But the celebrations do not end there, since 2011, as mandated by the Catholic Church, they are on the second Sunday of January in honor of the Lord Jesus's baptism in the Jordan (the Solemnity of the Lord's Baptism or in Spanish ""Solemnidad de Bautismo del Señor""). The final salvo of these celebrations is marked by the feast"
"referred as ""Dia de Los Tres Reyes Magos"", or ""Three Kings' Day"". It is traditional for children to fill a box with fresh grass or hay and put it underneath their bed, for the Wise Men's camels. The three kings will then take the grass to feed the camels and will leave gifts under the bed as a reward. These traditions are analogous to the customs of children leaving mince pies and sherry out for Father Christmas in Western Europe or leaving milk and cookies for Santa Claus in the United States. On the day before the feast (January 5),"
"lentils, wheat and more. While agriculture is no longer the main economic activity, these seeds represent abundance. Because of the large quantity of clothes and other items, it takes up to two trucks to move the image from one house to another. 2011 was the first time that the Archbishop of Mexico (Norberto Rivera Carrera) participated in the event. The image receives gifts year round but especially on Three Kings’ Day on January 6 and on the International Day of the Child on April 30. Most of these gifts are later distributed among children from poor families. On April 30,"
"Intramuros in Manila, and the island of Marinduque. Another dying custom is children leaving shoes out on Epiphany Eve, so that they may receive sweets and money from the Three Kings. With the arrival of American culture in the early 20th century, the Three Kings as gift-givers have been largely replaced in urban areas by Santa Claus, and they only survive in the greeting ""Happy Three Kings!"" and the surname ""Tatlóngharì"". The Three Kings are especially revered in Gapan, Nueva Ecija, where they are enshrined as patron saints in the National Shrine of Virgen La Divina Pastora. In Paraguay, Puerto"
"in the world, having started in 1886. The Mystery Play of the Three Magic Kings is also presented on Epiphany Eve. There is also a ""Roscón"" (Spain) or ""Rosca de Reyes"" (Mexico) as explained below. In the Philippines, beliefs concerning the Three Kings (Filipino: ""Tatlóng Haring Mago"", lit. ""Three Magi Kings""; shortened to ""Tatlóng Harì"" or Spanish ""Tres Reyes"") follows Hispanic influence, with the Feast of the Epiphany considered by many Filipinos as the traditional end of their Christmas season. The tradition of the Three Kings' ""cabalgada"" is today done only in some areas, such as the old city of"
"them almonds, dried figs, nuts, cookies or other good things that they have at home. In Spain and some Latin American countries, Epiphany day is called ""El Día de los Reyes"" i.e., the day when a group of Kings or Magi, as related in the second chapter of the Gospel of Matthew, arrived to worship and bring three gifts to the baby Jesus after following a star in the heavens. This day is sometimes known as the ""Día de los Tres Reyes Magos"" (The day of the Three Royal Magi) or ""La Pascua de los Negros"" (Holy Day of the"
"Black men) in Chile, although the latter is rarely heard. In Spanish tradition on January 6, three of the Kings: Melchior, Gaspar, and Balthazar, representing Arabia, the Orient, and Africa, arrived on horse, camel and elephant, bringing respectively gold, frankincense and myrrh to the baby Jesus. Before going to bed on the eve of January 6, children polish their shoes and leave them ready for the Kings' presents to be put in them. The next morning presents will ""appear"" under their shoes, or if the children are deemed to have misbehaved during the year, coal (usually a lump of hard"
"and Nuevos Pasos. The Holy Week festivities are amongst the most popular celebrations in Alcantarilla. The Holy Week processions consist of the marching of colourful brotherhoods bearing elaborate sculptured scenes depicting the most important events in the life of Jesus from the day he arrived in Jerusalem until his resurrection as told by the Bible. Like numerous towns and cities in Spain, these festivities feature the so-called Three Kings Procession. According to Hispanic tradition, gifts are exchanged on Epiphany rather than Christmas Day and children eagerly await the ""Reyes Magos"" (or Three Wise Kings), who bring them presents if they"
"and fiestas either religious, traditional or modern. Starting off with the Three Kings cavalcade on 5 January, then the raucous fun of Carnaval around the beginning of Lent; the solemn devotion of the Semana Santa processions during Easter; the Manilva International Festival, around the end of May, during which the municipality’s international community takes the opportunity to show off its varying culture, cuisine and traditions; the Eve of San Juan during the summer solstice with its pagan tradition of bonfires, fireworks and partying till dawn; the fishermen’s celebration of their patron, the Virgen del Carmen in mid-July, and then rounding"
"With the invention of pan dulce in Mexico, other significant breads were produced to celebrate special occasions and traditions, such as rosca de reyes and pan de muerto. These special breads are part of the traditional customs that have been around for centuries. The stories behind these special occasional breads derive from religious beliefs, the dominant being Roman Catholic. Rosca de reyes ('kings' crown') is a treat in addition to a gift that is given on Three Kings Day, ""Dia de los Reyes Magos"", which is held twelve days after Christmas, the celebration date of the birth of Jesus Christ."
"the first to call Lima ""Ciudad de los Reyes"" (City of the Kings) because the date of the Epiphany coincided with the day he and his two companions searched for, and found, an ideal location for a new capital. Even more popular in Peru than gift giving is the custom of the ""Bajada de Reyes"" when parties are held in honor of the taking down of family and public nativity scenes, and carefully putting them away until the next Christmas. In the Philippines, this day is known as ""Araw ng mga Tatlóng Harì"" (""Three Kings' Day""; Spanish: ""Día de los"
"merengue, hip-hop, and other styles, with participants receiving tutoring and additional support services. In 2005, the newspaper wrote about Sociedad Latina’s tobacco control campaign that drafted and helped pass a city ordinance, raising fines for selling tobacco to minors and doubling the annual fee merchants pay the city for selling tobacco. The additional revenue collected was appropriated to enforcing underage smoking laws. In 2008, the newspaper wrote about Sociedad Latina’s annual Three Kings Day Celebration, which began in 1992, a tradition that provides a free holiday meal and toys for hundreds of community families. In 2009, the newspaper covered Sociedad"
"also traditional to prepare food and drink for the camels, because this is the only night of the year when they eat. In Spain, Argentina, Mexico, Paraguay and Uruguay, there is a long tradition for having the children receive presents by the three """"Reyes Magos"""" on the night of January 5 (Epiphany Eve) or morning of January 6. Almost every Spanish city or town organises ""cabalgatas"" in the evening, in which the ""kings"" and their ""servants"" parade and throw sweets to the children (and parents) in attendance. The ""cavalcade of the three kings"" in Alcoy claims to be the oldest"
"by a pre-Hispanic wind instrument called a “tunkul,” which is similar to the “teponatli” used in other states such as Guerrero and Puebla. Another Christmas Eve tradition is for children to write letters to the Christ child, typically to ask for things like toys and clothes. Candlemas (in Spanish, Candelaria), 2 February, marks the end of the Christmas season and nativity scenes generally remain intact in the home until this date. Preparation for Candelaria can begin on 6 January, known as ""Three Kings Day"". On this day, a ring-shaped sweet bread called a Rosca de Reyes is shared. Inside the"
"this launch, but two days have been added. On January 5, a 5 km parade with floats in honor of the Three Kings is held, and on January 6 the local convention center hosts musical groups, clowns and other forms of entertainment for the city. The Festival de la Iluminación (Lights Festival) or Villa Iluminada (Lighted Village) begins on November 20 with large lighted figures that adorn the city’s streets. This event was begun in 2010, with the lights placed along a corridor of a km and half. The event draws over 500,000 visitors to the city during the 46"
"and sometimes, Asian immigrants moved into historic barrios to become mostly Asian-American areas. Starting in the late 1980s, Downey has become a renowned Latino majority community in Southern California, and the majority of residents moved in were middle or upper-middle class, and second and third generation Mexican-Americans. Mexican Americans from Los Angeles have celebrated the Cinco de Mayo holiday since the 1860s. They, along with other Spanish-speaking peoples, celebrate the Day of the Three Wise Kings as a gift giving holiday. Another holiday that they celebrate would be Dia de Los Muetros (the day of the dead), which typically lasts"
"April. In Panama, Children's Day or Kid's Day was formerly held on 1 November, but was changed by Vivian Fernandez de Torrijos, the wife of President Martin Torrijos (2004–2009), to the third Sunday of July. In Paraguay, Children's Day is celebrated on 16 August, day of the Battle of Acosta Ñu, where it is said that 20,000 men from the Triple Alliance were awaited by a Paraguayan force made up of 3,500 children ages six to fifteen, ordered to hold the Alliance forces while the president Solano Lopez could escape. Even though Paraguay had been already completely defeated, it is"
"31 is reserved to honor elderly men with the Fiesta del Hombre Viejo. The next major event in the Christmas season is Epiphany called Día de los Tres Reyes Magos (Three Kings’ Day). This day celebrates when the Three Wise Men arrived to visit the Child Jesus bearing gifts. On the night of January 5, children traditionally leave a shoe by the doorway where the Wise Men will enter, although this is not done in all parts of Mexico. Another variation of this is sending the note in a helium balloon into the sky. Inside is a thoughtful note explaining"
"during Sundays, the celebration of Saints and some important Holidays, where their leaders and companions dressed with clothes appropriate for the royalty and high rank military, while those who participated in the processions and dances wear ""feathered head pieces and African masks with horns and vegetal ornaments."" The Three Kings Day, celebrated in January 6, during the Epiphany, was the most important of those festivities. Another important feast where the Cabildos participated was celebrated during the three days before ""Ash Wednesday"", which at a later time became the Carnestolendas or Carnival. In 1697, the Italian Gemeli Careri mentioned those celebrations:"
"February 2. In countries historically shaped by Western Christianity (Roman Catholicism, Protestantism) these customs often involve gift giving, ""king cakes"" and a celebratory close to the Christmas season. In traditionally Orthodox nations, water, baptismal rites and house blessings are typically central to these celebrations. In Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay, the day is called ""Día de Reyes"" (The Day of Kings, a reference to the Three Wise Men), commemorating the arrival of the Magi to confirm Jesus as son of God. The night of January 5 into the morning of January 6 is known as ""Noche de Reyes"" (The Night of"
"musicians and singers Tito Puente, Johnny Pacheco, Israel ""Cachao"" Lopez, Beny Moré, La India, and news anchor Rafael Pineda. The longest running passion play in the United States has been performed at the Park Performing Arts Center since 1931. In 1997, there was a minor controversy when an African-American actor was cast as Jesus. Three Kings Day, and important holiday in the Hispanic community, is celebrated there annually since the 1980s. The peninsular city of Bayonne, NJ is also home to an annual Hispanic Day Parade which marches through a large Latinized section of the city. ""El Especial"" and ""El"
"peppers, corn and bread and presented. This tradition dates back into the colonial period. In May, there is the Fiesta de Pobres and Labradores (Festival of the Poor and Laborers). It is also known as the Feast of the Holy Trinity. It lasts approximately one month between the months of May and June. Merchants, woodworkers, general laborers, farm workers and flower growers participate in this feast. The festival also has in attendance one of the ""sister"" images of the Virgin of the Remedies brought down from the sanctuary at the top of the pyramid. Another event dedicated to the common"
"Harì""). A dying tradition is the Hispanic custom of children leaving their shoes out by the window or the door, so that the Three Kings can leave small gifts like candy or money inside upon their descent on Twelfth Night. Since 2011, the Catholic Church mandated that the Christmas season ends on the Feast of the Baptism of Jesus, kept on either the Monday after Epiphany or the second Sunday of the year. The miraculous Black Nazarene, whose cult is centred in Manila and Cagayan de Oro, is borne in procession on January 9 after a novena in its honour."
"recognise a distinction between the date of their arrival and the date of Jesus' birth. The account given in the Gospel of Matthew does not state that they were present on the night of the birth; in the Gospel of Luke, Joseph and Mary remain in Bethlehem until it is time for Jesus' dedication, in Jerusalem, and then return to their home in Nazareth. Western Christianity celebrates the Magi on the day of Epiphany, January 6, the day immediately following the ""twelve days of Christmas"", particularly in the Spanish-speaking parts of the world. In these areas, the Three Kings (""""los"
"of God,"" ""share of the Virgin Mary,"" or ""share of the poor"" was intended for the first poor person to arrive at the home. The ""roscón de reyes"" in Spain or ""rosca de reyes"" in Latin America is traditionally eaten on January 6, during the celebration of the ""Día de los reyes magos"" (Epiphany or the ""Day of the Three Wisemen""). In most of Spain, Mexico and in Latino communities in the United States, this is the day when children get presents from the Three Wise Men. Before going to bed, children in Mexico leave a shoe outside their home,"
"Three Flags Day Three Flags Day commemorates March 9 and 10, 1804, when Spain officially completed turning over the Louisiana (New Spain) colonial territory to France, who then officially turned over the same lands to the United States, in order to finalize the 1803 Louisiana Purchase. The ceremony in St. Louis cleared the way for Lewis and Clark to begin their exploration. France had ruled Louisiana from its founding until the Treaty of Paris (1763) which ended the Seven Years' War (whose North American phase was the French and Indian War), in which treaty Spain received the French land west"
"horns. Other traditions and beliefs include encouraging children to jump at the stroke of midnight to increase their height; displaying circular fruit such as oranges; wearing clothes with dots and other circular designs to symbolise coins and money; eating twelve grapes at midnight for good luck in the twelve months of the year (a Spanish custom); and opening all windows and doors to let in the blessings on the first day of the year. Christmas officially ends on the Feast of the Epiphany, more commonly known as Three Kings' Day (Spanish: ""Día de los Tres Reyes""; Tagalog: ""Araw ng Tatlóng"
"as part of the Cultural Heritage of Puebla. The Festival de la Ilusión (Illusion Festival) was started in the 1990s by two teenagers to reinforce the tradition of Three Kings’ Day in Mexico, January 6. At that time, many fathers and other family members went to the United States to work, leading to foreign influences such as Santa Claus. To give January 6 precedence, the teens took a collection from local businesses to buy thousands of balloons and envelopes so that children could have a mass launch, sending their requests for toys. The fourth of January is still dedicated to"
"Cavalcade of Magi The Cavalcade of Magi is a traditional parade of kings coaches, practically in all Spanish cities and also in some cities and towns in Mexico. The Magi (of which tradition holds there were three: Melchior, Gaspar, and Baltasar) ride through the streets, as their page boys throw candies to children. It is celebrated every January 5 (the day preceding the feast of Epiphany) in the evening. When the night comes the children must go to bed early after cleaning their shoes and the following morning they have the gifts of the Magi that they have requested before"
"3 July. According to a poll in the newspaper ""El Mundo"" in November 2005, 77.5% of Spaniards thought Juan Carlos was ""good or very good"", 15.4% ""not so good"", and only 7.1% ""bad or very bad"". Even so, the issue of the monarchy re-emerged on 28 September 2007 as photos of the king were burnt in public in Catalonia by small groups of protesters wanting the restoration of the Republic. In November 2007, at the Ibero-American Summit in Santiago de Chile, during a heated exchange, Juan Carlos interrupted Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, saying, """"¿Por qué no te callas?"""" (""Why don't"
"of the cross and recite a thanksgiving prayer. In Lopinot, Trinidad, parang is performed at the Cruz de Mayo (May Cross) festival, a ritual whose performance strongly mirrors the contemporary Santa Rosa Festival and was likely the source of its patterning. The Cruz de Mayo celebrates the month of Mary, and is also when the maypole is performed, which has even more significance for the Caribs as it was amalgamated into their traditions of weaving the sebucán, their cassava strainer (the dance around the maypole, weaving the ribbons together, is seen as mimicking the weaving of the sebucán). Fiesta de"
"""Tatlóngharì"". The Spanish name for the holiday has survived to the present in the Philippines as the masculine given name ""Epifanio"" (e.g. Epifanio de los Santos). Due to American influence, the position of the Three Kings as gift-givers has been supplanted by Santa Claus. In Poland, Epiphany, or ""Trzech Króli"" (Three Kings) is celebrated in grand fashion, with huge parades held welcoming the Wise Men, often riding on camels or other animals from the zoo, in Warsaw, Poznań and other cities. The Wise Men pass out sweets, children process in renaissance wear, carols are sung, and living nativity scenes are"