Spain customarily devotes the first week of January to prepare for Wise Men night. In spite of Santa Claus' fierce, almost ruthless competition, most of us Spaniards still hold on to the original tradition of delivering our presents on the night of the 5th when the Wise Men visit each house. As far as we know, all trustworthy reports state that the Three Wise Men were present in Bethlehem to hand their gifts, so they deserve their credit, while that jovial, white-bearded chap was nowhere to be seen at the time.
Indeed the Wise Men arrived and brought us a brilliant football week and the biggest snow storm I can remember in Madrid.
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