Reyes Magos 2024   

Public Holiday Spain   

Epiphany - Epifanía - Reyes - Reis - Three Kings Day

Event date: 6th January 2024
Event location: Barcelona and Spain

Reyes Magos. ¡Felices Reyes! Día de los Reyes Magos - Kings' Day is a public holiday in Barcelona and Spain on 6th January every year. The 6th is the biggest Christmas gift giving day in Spain and the day when children open their Christmas presents.

On Día de los Reyes Magos Spanish and Catalan families enjoy a sweetbread Kings cake called 'Tortell de Reis' in Catalan language - 'Roscón de Reyes' in the Spanish language. The cake's name the 'Kings' ring.'

Roscón bakers hide a tiny toy or trinket and a fava bean inside the roscón cake. The person who finds the toy is King or Queen of the feast. The person who gets the fava bean has to buy the Tortell de Reis cake next year.

Most shops are closed on the 6th, but some stores might be open to start the January sales early.

Generally the January sales - rebajas - start on 7th January on the day after Reyes.

Read about the Three Kings and Christmas in Barcelona on links below.

Public holidays Barcelona/Spain
Kings parade Barcelona
Guide things Christmas Barcelona

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