January 6, Three King's Day Photo

Photographer’s Note

January 6, Three King's Day

While most of the world has already begun packing up the Christmas ornaments, throwing out the tree, and finding a place for all of their gifts, Spaniards are continuing the celebration.
January 6, Three King’s Day, is the long awaited day in which the three Kings (Melchior, Gaspar and Baltazar) bring their gifts.
The Three Kings come on their camels from the East. They travel across great distances leaving presents behind for all the children.
On January 5, children go to a parade where they see the three kings arrive to their city, and take the opportunity to ask them for gifts. Later, before going to bed, children leave their shoes out in a visible spot in the house or on their balcony, go to bed hoping that when they wake up they will find gifts left by Mechior, Gaspar, and Balthasar. For breakfast or after lunch, families often have the typical dessert of the day, the “Roscón de los Reyes”, a large ring shaped cake that is decorated with candied fruits, symbolic of the emeralds and rubies that adorned the robes of the three kings. Somewhere inside the cake there is a surprise, and the person to find it will be crowned King or Queen of the house for the remainder of the day.

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PeterC (2242) 2006-01-05 12:16

Oscar,
Great festive shot. I love the silhouettes marching across the desert. Excellent note too! I would have preferred to see a touch more of the shadows. But still great work

Philippe (11787) 2006-01-05 12:18

Hi, Oscar. The silhouettes of the camels stand out very well on the orange sand of the desert. The palm trees and the scarce vegetation complete this typical view of Morocco. Your note fits very well with your picture.

timleahy (2189) 2006-01-05 12:28

Great shot Oscar, and very interesting note - I learnt something new today!
The colour of the sand is lovely, and the shadows of the camels give the impression of movement.
They remind me of the three wise men! The trees give scale to the shot. Well done!

...tim

moxon (457) 2006-01-05 12:40

What a terrific idea and a great note. Love the silhouettes and how you've framed them in the corner. A perfect holiday shot!

BAKO (1683) 2006-01-05 14:12

Hello Oscar,
superb idea and very good balanced composition with the little oasis trees.
I like it.
Also thanks for your excellent note...

Regards
BAKO

berseph (1758) 2006-01-05 14:27

Very creative shot. I like the way in which it is framed, and the tree gives good perspective. Nice job! ~Amber

Alberto_Trek (258) 2006-01-05 17:25 [Comment]

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alimo3 (6826) 2006-01-05 17:27

Hello Oscar,
a beautiful and graphic picture,
i like the tones and the perfect composition.
feels good to see that, when it is so cold in Europe.
Bravo.

Tom
PS: Feliz año nuevo !

quillo (7266) 2006-01-05 17:32

Oscar, te felicito por la nota y una foto muy oportuna, las siluetas de los camellos con los tres Reyes Magos.... ¿tu cual eres? ... déjame que lo adivine, ... Melchor.

Bromas aparte enhorabuena y que seas feliz este día de Reyes (que te traigan salud, amor y viajes) un abrazo ... Paco

saigon (5507) 2006-01-05 23:19

bravo pour les rois mages!!
fantastique image!
feerique desert!
good shot!
amitiés....aldo.

rbcy1974 (20746) 2006-01-06 5:14

Hola Oscar
Felices reyes,
una foto muy biuen escogida para la ocasion, bonito contraste entre el dorado de l'arena y las sombras,
buen hecho
saludos
Daniel

tinamunk3 (6382) 2006-01-07 4:12

Hi Oscar,

What a nice image. So simple and yet so many details. Really well composed with the shadows in the front and the green in the back.

Really nice.

:) Tina

Furachan (0) 2006-01-07 10:29

Perfect timely shot, Oscar. Beautiful sesert shadow scene wnderfully captured.
Cheers!
Francis

dolin (15647) 2006-01-08 13:44

Hello Oscar.
Une belle prise avec un cadrage judicieux.
Ces ombres sur ce sable orangé, les traces de pas, le vert dans le fond pour bien équilibré l'image....tip-top.
Bien fait.
Fred

maciekda (19599) 2006-01-12 14:35

very nice image, i like the composition very much - very clever with those shadows at the bottom surrounding the green palms above. so you were the third king i guess, nice work

loryuno (304) 2006-01-30 14:47

Fantastique!

Lorenza

pattabe (417) 2009-10-15 1:26

Dear Oscar,
This is a very nice Photo, excellent combination, and beautiful colors of the sand, I like it very well.
I wish u all the best and make more great shots for Trekearth.
Regards Freddy,