In the morning, the children are excited to see that the "Kings" have eaten the sweets, the camels have eaten the straw, and next to their shoes are the gifts waiting to be opened. The special day ends with another Spanish Christmas tradition: the typical breakfast with Roscón de Reyes, a circular cake decorated with fruits that symbolize the precious stones that adorned the clothing of the three Kings. In addition, there are two plastic-wrapped figurines inside the cake: a faba bean and a small king. Whoever gets the slice of the cake with the small king in it is crowned the king or queen of the celebration, while the one who finds the bean has to buy the Roscón next year. When my host family and I celebrated, my host niece was crowned Queen, and my host mom found the bean, so she has to buy the Roscón next year.
Spain is a very religious place with most people coming from a tradition that is either Christian or Catholic. This holiday is similar to Christmas but instead of celebrating a mythical figure (Santa Claus) they celebrate the biblical figures who gave gifts to Jesus in the story of his birth.
This tradition is connected to Spain's environment because it is connected to the culture. Most Spanish-speaking countries celebrate this holiday as well.
