The Cavalcade of Magi is a typical parade of coaches, in all Spanish cities, even in the smallest, and also Mexican some, in that the Magi (Melchior, Gaspar and Baltasar) and his page boys and assistants throw candies to the children who fill the streets. The Wise Men are given the names Gaspar, Melchior, and Balthasar in this Romanesque mosaic from the Basilica of St Apollinarius in Ravenna, Italy. ... Melchior can refer to One of the Three Wise Men Malchior, a villain in the Teen Titans animated series. ... The name Gaspar can be used as: an alternate spelling of Casper; a males given name a city in Brazil; Gaspar, Santa Catarina a character in Chrono Trigger; Gaspar This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ...
It is celebrated every January 5 in the evening-night. When the night comes the children must go to bed early and the following morning they have the gifts of the Magi that they have requested before in a letter. According to the tradition the children who have behaved badly during the last year receive coal of candy, though this is not in the habit of happening.
The cavalcade of Madrid is re-transmitted live on TVE (spanish broadcaster). The cavalcade of Alcoy's city is the most ancient all over the world and is considered to be a International Turist Interesting Party. TVE may stand for: Televisión Española Township and Village Enterprise This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...