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Home | World | Pandemic Rains On Glittering Epiphany Parades

Pandemic rains on glittering Epiphany parades

Millions would flock to the streets across Spain to welcome the gift-laden Three Kings

By AFP
Published Date - 06:28 PM, Tue - 5 January 21
Pandemic rains on glittering Epiphany parades
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Madrid: For children, it’s the most wonderful time of the year, when Spaniards turn out to welcome the gift-laden Three Kings. But this year’s glittering parades have been torpedoed by the pandemic.

In Spain, it’s not Father Christmas nor Christmas Eve that beguiles all the children, but the Melchior, Caspar and Balthasar who arrive bearing gifts on the night of January 5.

Every year, millions flock to the streets across Spain to watch the fairytale parades welcoming the royal visitors, with music, dancing and bucket-loads of sweets that are hurled into the excited crowds.

But with all outdoor gatherings banned to slow the spread of the virus this year, local authorities across the country have been scrambling for creative ways to keep the magic of “Reyes” alive.

“It’s a really traditional celebration – total madness, a real family event with dancing, lights, floats and everyone packing the streets to watch,” said Esteve Carames, in charge of Barcelona’s Reyes festivities, which normally sees 700,000 people massed along the three-kilometer (two mile) route.

This year, however, the Three Kings arrived by boat. The royal landing was live from Barcelona’s port on TV, after which they screened footage of a parade recorded in advance.

Barcelona has also set up an open-air amusement park based on The Three Kings. With a capacity for 400 visitors, it has lights, music and scenery, but no actors and nothing that can be touched. The 50,000 free tickets to enter the park, which is open from December 28 to January 5, were snapped up in just four hours.

Somewhat surprisingly, this year’s festivities have been more expensive than previous years, coming in at around 1.2 million euros ($1.5 million) compared with 800,000 euros in a normal year, given the extended duration of the events.

“It is the most special night of the year and we wanted the magic to be felt throughout the city,” said Andrea Levy, one of the capital’s top cultural advisers.

 

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