Costa Blanca South • Issue No. 2061 • 2 - 8 January 2025
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Image: Ayuntamiento de Alicante
ON the eve of the much-anticipated Three Kings’ Day, Spain gets ready to welcome Melchor, Gaspar, and Baltasar with a parade that has been celebrated for centuries. The Three Kings’ Parade has its origins in the Christian celebration of the Epiphany, which commemorates the visit of the Three Wise Men to baby Jesus in the manger. Although the tradition of the Epiphany was established in the second century, the custom of the Parade in Spain was consolidated during the 19th century. The Three Kings Parade is set to take place on January 5 in Alicante and various other towns and cities across the Costa Blanca. The route for Alicante’s parade has been confirmed, and is expected to draw large crowds. Based on previous years, the council estimates that over 60,000 people will attend the event and enjoy the parades and entertainment that accompany it.
Image: Age Concern Costa Blanca Sur
“Costa Blanca prepares for arrival of the Three Kings”
The Three Kings Parade has been celebrated for centuries.
To help with visibility, 6,000 seats will be installed along the parade route. These seats are priced at €4. Seats can be reserved online through the vivaticket.es website, with a maximum of eight seats allowed per person. Tickets are also available at the Bullring box office until January 4, if they have not sold out by then. The parade will begin at Plaza de los Luceros and make its way to the town hall, passing along
Avenida de Alfonso El Sabio, Rambla de Méndez Núñez, and Calle Altamira. One of the main attractions of the parade is the distribution of 5,000 kilogrammes of sweets and 2,000 toys, which will be thrown from the floats for children to collect. Entertainment will include performances by three dance groups accompanying the floats depicting biblical scenes. Melchor will be joined by
the other kings, Gaspar and Baltasar. In Alicante, festivities begin at 5.00pm on January 5, with children’s entertainment at the bullring. At 6.00pm the Three Kings will be officially received at the bullring. The parade will start at 7.00pm when the Three Kings arrive at Avenida de la Estación, and will conclude at 9.30pm with their greeting from a stage in Town Hall Square.
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