The Magic of the Cities.

Zen promotes the rediscovery of the obvious, which is so often lost in its familiarity and simplicity. It sees the miraculous in the common and magic in our everyday surroundings. When we are not rushed, and our minds are unclouded by conceptualizations, a veil will sometimes drop, introducing the viewer to a world unseen since childhood. ~ John Greer

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Los Reyes Magos / Three Wise Men



The city of León, is the fifth most populous city in Mexico and the first in the state of Guanajuato. It is also the seat of the municipality of León. It has a strong leather industry, offering shoes, boots, belts, jackets, and other leather accessories both to national and international markets.

Here, photography for kids cost $ 2.00 Dlls. in Main Square.

In Christian tradition the Magi (Greek: μάγοι, magoi), Three Wise Men, Three Kings or Kings from the East are said to have visited Jesus after his birth, bearing gifts. They are mentioned only in the Gospel of Matthew (Mt 2) , which says that they came "from the east to Jerusalem" to worship the Christ, "born King of the Jews". Because three gifts were recorded, there are traditionally said to have been three Magi, though Matthew does not specify their number.

[ Los Reyes Magos (también conocidos como los Magos de Oriente) es el nombre por el que tradicionalmente se denomina a los visitantes que, tras el nacimiento de Jesús de Nazaret, acuden desde países extranjeros para rendirle homenaje y entregarle regalos de gran riqueza simbólica: oro, incienso y mirra. En muchos países (en especial los hispanohablantes) existe la tradición de representar a los tres Reyes trayendo los regalos que los niños les han pedido en sus cartas durante la noche anterior a la Epifanía -Enero 6- ].

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Gracias por su visita / Thanks for visiting.

4 comments:

Bob Crowe said...

There are so many CDPBs these days thate are many I have not seen. I was skimming the portal just now and was pulled in by the thumbnail of the top picture. Superb work for composition, clarity and representation of Mexican life. I prefer the B&W much more of the two. Very impressed by your other work. I will be visiting again.

Llama said...

I was there when the reyes mago were taking pix! how funny

great pix I esp love the leon hills image

Unknown said...

Seguimos con esta gran tradición de los reyes magos
En la Plaza de Los Fundadores junto a la Fuente de los Leones
En la ciudad de León,Gto.México
Ven saluda a los reyes y tomate la foto.....

Unknown said...

Seguimos con esta gran tradición de los reyes magos
En la Plaza de Los Fundadores junto a la Fuente de los Leones
En la ciudad de León,Gto.México
Ven saluda a los reyes y tomate la foto.....