The arrival of Their Majesties The Three Wise Men from the East is special. In Xàbia, this appointment is celebrated with two horseback rides: one through the Duanes de la Mar area (port) and another through the historic center (town). Both parades are a continuation of each other, so they share a parade and music.
Next you have an index with all the points that we are going to deal with.
Date and Time
The Cavalcade of the Magi from the East is one of the important events on Christmas days. This event is held every January 5 in the afternoon. The Parade begins with the arrival of Their Majesties around 17:00 p.m. in the Port of Xàbia. Later, at 19:00 p.m., the second part of the parade starts from Avenida del Puerto (in front of the Asilo Hermanos Cholbi) towards the historic center of Xàbia.
Itinerary
The Cavalcade of the Port of Jávea
The Three Wise Men arrive in Xàbia by boat. Once they are on land, they begin their parade accompanied by their pageantry, of which the quintos (the festeros of the festivities of Fogueres). Melchor, Gaspar and Baltasar are received by the boys and girls of the town together with their families.
After welcoming and being greeted by the municipal authorities, Their Majesties, accompanied by their pages, occupy the floats and begin their journey through the fishing district of Duanes de la Mar accompanied by bands of music and children's atmosphere.
During the itinerary, the kings, their pages and the pageantry distribute sweets to the entire audience. Upon arrival at the esplanade of Avenida de Jaime I, the Three Wise Men stop on a stage, where they give a welcome message to the little ones and receive each of the boys and girls who want to share a few minutes with them.
The Horseback Riding through the old town of Xàbia
While the little ones talk with the magicians, the floats and the rest of the parade, they continue their journey without them and arrive at the Asilo Hermanos Cholbi. There they wait again for the Three Wise Men to pay a visit to the nursing home and resume the parade in the direction of the historic center of Jávea.
In this part, they will pass through Juan Carlos I avenue, Alicante avenue, Ronda Norte and Príncipe de Asturias street (actually, it is a long straight line, but the roads are changing names).
The destination of the parade is Placeta del Convent, although the final location has been changing over the years. Once in the placenta, the Kings receive the children again and talk about how they have behaved in the last year.
An attractive act found in this final part of the parade is the living nativity scene.
Organization cavalcade
The organization of the procession of the Three Wise Men is the responsibility of the festival department of the Town hall, which has the collaboration of different festive entities such as the Fogueres festival commission and a commission of kings created for the parade itself.
Royal camp
In Xàbia, the days before the arrival of the Three Wise Men are also filled with magic for the little ones. On the one hand, from December 26 to the same day 5, real mailboxes are installed in the three urban centers of the town so that the boys and girls can deliver their letters.
On the other hand, when there are barely two days until the arrival of Their Majesties, the pages go to the municipality to attend to the hundreds of boys and girls who come to speak with them and deliver their wishes in hand.
Photos Horseback riding in Duanes de la Mar
-
The Three Wise Men arrive at Port de Xàbia (Cavalcade of the Kings of 2019)
-
Arrival of Melchor, Gaspar and Baltasar at the port of Jávea
-
Melchor greets his arrival at the Port of Jávea (2020)
-
Music at the Three Kings Parade of Jávea
-
Landing of the Magi in Jávea (2020)
-
Pages with gifts in the Three Kings Parade of Jávea
-
Detail of the parade of the Parade of the Kings of Jávea 2020
-
Xàbia Kings Parade float (2020)
-
Jávea Kings Parade (2019)
-
The Three Wise Men greet the children of Xàbia (Cavalcade of Kings of 2019)
Photos Horseback riding in the historic center
-
The Virgin Mary and Saint Joseph in the Cavalcade of the Kings of Jávea, on their tour of the historic center
-
The helpers of the Magi go up to the houses of Jávea
-
Parade of the Magi through the old town of Xàbia
-
Three Kings Parade in the center of Jávea
-
Living nativity scene in the Cavalcade of the Magi of Jávea
-
Portal de Belén in the Placeta del Covent de Xàbia, during the Three Kings Parade
Very sad!!! I remember those days when I took my children to the parade, and it was nice to see her. The procession has been reduced over the years, until it reached the point where there were four tiny floats and the Three Wise Men went together. Of course, there is something good... They don't have to clean up the confetti afterwards!!!
What a pity that the Three Wise Men cannot make a stop in the Arenal. I hope that next year my wish comes true and that the tour arrives through the streets of Arenal and that the parade goes through the three urban centers, both the Port and the Arenal and the village.