Three Kings January 2024. The name comes from the three kings or wise men sent by herod to locate the baby jesus. Charles hutton’s mathematical and philosophical dictionary from 1796 mentions that the stars are sometimes “the three kings,” so it must have been known since the eighteenth.

If you’re in gran canaria during the first days of january, don’t miss the three kings parade. Three kings day celebrates the day in the story of the three wise men — los tres reyes magos — who gave gifts to jesus christ.