The Hill of Vaws was a legendary meeting place for these people, who are celebrated in Spanish winter parades called cabalgatas. In Eastern Orthodoxy, the Great Blessing of Wa
The Hill of Vaws was a legendary meeting place for these people, who are celebrated in Spanish winter parades called cabalgatas. In Eastern Orthodoxy, the Great Blessing of Water is said on a feast remembering them. St. Eustorgius moved their relics to Milan, though Frederick Barbarossa had them moved again. In Germany, their initials are marked above doors in chalk by boys called Sternsinger, and their bones are allegedly in a gilded shrine in Cologne Cathedral. Legendarily, St. Thomas blessed them while en route to India. In the Gospel of Matthew, their words lead to the Massacre of the Innocents perpetrated by Herod. The names Caspar, Balthasar, and Melchior are often given to, for 10 points, what men celebrated on Epiphany, who bring gifts to baby Jesus after following a star?