Shannon's Corner

SHANNON’S CORNER January 2018 Happy New Year!  The month of January in the Dominican Republic has three main holidays.  New Years Day on January 1 st , Three Kings Day on January 6 th and Juan Pablo Duarte Day on January 26 th .  In understanding the Dominican culture it is important to understand the reasons why they celebrate various holidays.  Some holidays are very similar to ours and others are specific to those nations who were conquered by the Spaniards and still others are specific to their own country.  I want to share with you about these holidays. Three Magi Three Kings Day or “D í a de Los Reyes,” is a holiday that was brought to the Dominican Republic when it was a Spanish colony.  This day represents when the Wise men came to celebrate the birth of Jesus in Matthew 2:1-11.  The traditional way this holiday was celebrated had been the children would write a letter to the wise men and leave it ...