Once December 25th has passed, the question may arise as to when it will happen Disassemble the Christmas tree. It is one of the Decorations and most prominent symbols of the holidays which takes place in Argentina on December 8th, which coincides with the day of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary. Now we have to wait for another religious date to save it until next year.
In Argentina there is agreement about when Disassemble the Christmas tree. It’s about them January 6th after the passage of Three wise men through houses.
However, Christmas decorations can be removed at any time after Christmas. It is a custom that exists in several countries, including Argentina closed during the holiday season with a religious date.
Another widespread tradition is cut down the tree a month after it was assembled and decorated. In this case it agrees with that January 8thsince it is the moment in which the 30 days after the Day of the Immaculate Conception.
Every year the Epiphany reminds of the January 6th. It is customary for shoes to be left in a common place in the house the evening before Melchior, Gaspar and Baltasar Leave gifts on it. In return, the camels they travel with are provided with water and grass. This year, on this day falls on a Tuesday in the first full week of the first month of the year.
Although it is a religious and children’s celebration day, the date is not included in the calendar official holiday calendar provided for in Law 27.399, which regulates the establishment of public holidays and long weekends. Definitely on the day of Three wise men falls in the time of Summer breakso that the children can enjoy this date without the pressure of having to get up early to go to school the next day.
Although their names are not in the Bible, the characters of Gaspar, Melchior and Baltasar They are associated with Jesus because they were the first to trust that he was the Son of God. Because of this, the group began to follow a star that would lead them to the city of Bethlehem, the birthplace of this divine firstborn.
According to the traditionthe three travelers from Europe, Asia and Africa They asked King Herod for help, a scene that is part of this Gospel according to Matthew. “Some wizard from the East came to Jerusalem and asked, “Where is the newborn King of the Jews?” (…) Then Herod secretly called the Magi to tell him the time at which the star had appeared and sent them to Bethlehem to tell them: “Go and find out carefully what is the matter with the child, and when you find him, tell me, so that I too can go and worship him,” the text says.
However, Herod had other motives because he wanted to kill the newborn to prevent him from usurping his power. But that Three wise men They were unaware of this and contented themselves with following the star, whereupon they Epiphany with Christ: “The star that they saw rising began to guide them until it stood over the place where the child was. When they saw the star, they were filled with great joy.”. They entered the house, saw the child with Mary his mother, and fell on their knees and worshiped him; Then they opened their chests and offered him gifts: Gold, frankincense and myrrh“, as told in the Gospel according to Matthew.
The choice of these gifts was no coincidence, as each one had a symbolic meaning:
According to the sacred text the Holy Spirit He then warned the mages not to reveal the location Jesus to Herod and saved his life at that moment.
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