Derico From Argentina, joined Dec 1999, 4233 posts, RR: 13 Posted (6 years 4 months 2 weeks 6 days 23 hours ago) and read 907 times:
Hello everyone!
I was in a chat forum in this hot saturday afternoon ready to head on my vacation, and a controversy started about when people give gifts in each country for the holidays. It became rather confusing, so it left me wondering... Is it correct that in some countries the gifts are given today, in the day of Los Reyes Magos, and not Christmas day?
And in other countries, there are no gifts given today at all, only in Christmas.
In Argentina kids get gifts on both holidays! The Christmas gift tends to be the more expensive one by far, while the gifts today tend to be two or three smaller gifts. I always thought people, specially kids, got gifts on both Dec 25th and Jan 6th.
How is it where you are from?
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Carmenlu15 From Guatemala, joined Dec 2004, 4689 posts, RR: 35 Reply 1, posted (6 years 4 months 2 weeks 6 days 20 hours ago) and read 895 times:
Over here the big holiday is Christmas. In fact, I didn't notice today was Día de Reyes until I was cooking lunch and looked at the calendar in the kitchen. However, when I was a child my mom used to give us something small on this day; I usually got a book and a can of Pringles.
From what I've seen on TV, this day is more celebrated in Mexico than it is here. Also, I believe it's a "big day" in Spain too.
I have to say, though, that I still get a gift on Oct. 1st (Día del Niño).
ReguPilot From Puerto Rico, joined Jan 2004, 490 posts, RR: 27 Reply 2, posted (6 years 4 months 2 weeks 6 days 19 hours ago) and read 885 times:
Here in Puerto Rico, the big day is Christmas, although Reyes is extremely important. Turns out that it used to be the big day before the Americans brought the Santa Claus culture.
In the Dominican Republic, however.. Reyes is the main thing, but Santa Claus is steadily catching up.
Something else to note, is that in Puerto Rico, Christmas are not officially over until 8 days after Three Kings day (called Octavitas), from which in the las four days takes place the Fiestas de la Calle San Sebastian (in old San Juan) to officially end the Christmas season.
Marcus From Mexico, joined Apr 2001, 1721 posts, RR: 2 Reply 4, posted (6 years 4 months 2 weeks 4 days 23 hours ago) and read 846 times:
In northern Mexico the big day is Christmas by far......the further south you travel the more important "Dia de Reyes" becomes, it used to be that Reyes was the big day for giving gifts to kids, but this has been changing over the years to Christmas.
When I was a kid I got my presents for Christmas and a small one in Reyes.
Kids!....we are going to the happiest place on earth...TIJUANA! signed: Krusty the Clown
N405MX From Mexico, joined May 2004, 1378 posts, RR: 11 Reply 5, posted (6 years 4 months 2 weeks 4 days 21 hours ago) and read 839 times:
Quoting Marcus (Reply 4): When I was a kid I got my presents for Christmas and a small one in Reyes.
You get the big ones in december, the small ones -and the guy inside the cake- in january, unfortunately if you got the "monito" you´ll have to pay the tamales for february.
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