Catholic Epiphany

The festival of the Three Kings in Portugal is accompanied by costumed processions, noisy and colorful, in many cities of the country. And everywhere, of course, children receive gifts on this day. Moreover, while it was previously believed that a naughty child could receive potatoes instead of gifts, in modern Portugal, boys and girls no longer recognize such substitution in the most categorical way.

By the way, Christmas nursery - bleach - that is, models of the scene of the birth of Jesus Christ - often include among the presepios (figures) of the Magi Gaspar, Melchor, Balthazar instead of shepherds. Manufacturing and selling "whitewalls" and figurines for them is a very, very profitable business, since its products are in absolute demand.