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January Blues... Javea style!
It's true. Blue skies and blue sea is our signature here by the Med in January. There's plenty still to celebrate as we enter a new year.
New Year’s Day, January 1st ‘Año Nuevo’ is pretty much the same on the Costa Blanca as in the UK, but with sunshine if we’re lucky! Then before you can say "turkey sandwiches" it's January 5 – The Eve of the Three Kings’ Day!
This is the morning of Spain’s second Christmas lottery ‘Lotería del Niño’, so called because later today an important event takes place, it’s the most magical night of the year, when the Three Royal Magi (kings) followed the star to baby Jesus. Spain celebrates the occasion with colourful street parades and children watch in awe as the three Kings arrive – Melchior, Gaspar, and Balthazar passing by in their ornate carriages, or riding camels, and most likely accompanied by Santa too! The procession dates back to 1855 on the Costa Blanca, being the oldest, and one of the most spectacular of its kind in Spain!
Traditionally kids leave their new shoes or Christmas stockings underneath the windows before they go to bed, and drinks and nibbles are left out for the Kings and camels, who bring presents during the night for all good children, and a lump of black coal for the naughty ones!
January 6 – Epiphany or Three Kings’ Day On Three Kings’ Day ‘Dia de los Reyes Magos’ children, and adults across Spain, excitedly wake up on this bank holiday morning to loads of presents. It’s a day to spend with the family.
Finish off the festive season on the Costa Blanca with afternoon tea and a slice of traditional ‘Roscón’, a large sweet bun ring sprinkled with sugar and candied angelica. Baked inside there will be a hard haricot bean – the person who finds this foots the bill – and a lucky ceramic King for the fortunate one. The plain bread cakes are often cream filled nowadays, and there are even bakeries which conceal prize tickets inside the dough as a publicity gimmick.
For now, we'll wish you all a very Happy New year. We can't wait to see what 2023 brings!
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