The Three Magical Kings

In Christian tradition the Magi also referred to as the (Three) Wise Men, (Three) Kings, or Kings from the East, are said to have visited Jesus after his birth, bearing gifts. In the Gospel of Matthew, the only one to describe the visit of the magi, it states that they came “from the east” to worship the Christ, “born King of the Jews”. Although Matthew does not mention their number, because three gifts are recorded as having been given to the Christ Child, traditionally there are thought to have been three Magi. The Magi, as the “Three Kings” or “Three Wise Men” are regular figures in traditional accounts of the nativity and in celebrations of Christmas.The identification of the Magi as kings is linked to Old Testament prophesies such as that in Isaiah 60:3, which describe the Messiah being worshipped by kings. Early readers reinterpreted Matthew in light of these prophecies and elevated the Magi to kings.There is so many different traditions around the world about The Three Magical Kings, in Mexico is the 5th in the night or the 6th of January, in the morning when children receive their toys from Los Reyes Magos, representing therefore the gifts received by the Kings to the Jesus boy. 

In Mexico they have a ring-shaped cake named Rosca de Reyes (Kings Bagel or Thread), it contains figurines of the baby Jesus. The figurine of the baby Jesus is typically hidden inside the cake. Whoever gets a figurine is supposed to take the figurine to the local church and buy tamales for the Candelaria feast on February the second, which is the feast of the presentation of Jesus at the Temple.