Audience, consisting mostly of Hispanic American children and some adults, watches two clowns and a group of adults at the Three Kings' Day celebration at La Alianza Hispana, Roxbury, Mass.
Audience, consisting mostly of Hispanic American children and some adults, watches two clowns and a group of adults at the Three Kings' Day celebration at La Alianza Hispana, Roxbury, Mass.
Description:
Beginning in 1977 through 1989, La Alianza Hispana hosted a Three Kings' Day celebration, an important religious holiday for Latinos generally observed on January 6, twelve days after Christmas. The event was administered annually by Youth Development Unit of La Alianza Hispana. The Three Kings' Day celebrations at La Alianza Hispana included a reenactment of this event, sometimes with a pageant, party, and gifts. Partially visible on the right in this photograph is the backdrop of a dwelling, used for the reenactment the Epiphany.
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Notes (acquisition):
Donated by La Alianza Hispana.
Notes (funding):
This project was partially funded with federal assistance from the Institute of Museum and Library Services and administered by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.
