This week was Three King's Day or Epiphany, which was on January 6th. Those that celebrate this holiday often choose to exchange gifts then rather than on Christmas. This is appropriate as it is a celebration of the day the Three Magi arrived from the East and gave gifts of gold, Frankincense and myrrh to the baby Jesus. We read The Third Gift.
In many Spanish speaking countries, the Wise Men or Three King's are said to be the ones that deliver gifts to the children. In Italy, however, La Befana is the one that delivers gifts. The legend says that the Three Wise Men stopped by her hut to ask directions on their way to Bethlehem and invited her to join them. She was busy cleaning her house and said she would catch up. When night fell, she saw the great star in the sky and lamented her decision to stay behind. She gathered some toys and left to find the Wise Men. She could not find the stable, but continues her search every year and leaves presents for the children she finds.
In celebration, we decorated crowns. The rest of the week was quiet books, workbooks, coloring, and games as we had a bout of the flu working its way through the family. We read My Robot and I gave her a cardboard tube to create her own robot. She decided to color it.
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