Imágenes de la Epifanía y celebración de los Reyes Magos

La Epifanía del Señor es una fiesta religiosa del catolicismo, que se celebra dos domingos después de la Navidad. La Epifanía es la manifestación del Señor, de Cristo, a todo el mundo, y ocurre cuando, en la Biblia, Jesús se encuentra con diferentes personas y en diferentes momentos.

La Iglesia Católica considera epifanías tres acontecimientos: la Epifanía de los Magos de Oriente que se celebra el 6 de enero, la Epifanía de Juan el Bautista en el río Jordán llegando el Espíritu Santo hacia Jesús a través de la paloma blanca, y la Epifanía de Cristo con la que se hizo famoso y comenzó su ministerio con el milagro de Caná.

Horse riders wave to the crowd during the traditional Epiphany parade in Malaga

A bishop prepares to lower a cross in the sea during a water blessing ceremony on Epiphany Day at Faliro suburb near Athens

A Greek Orthodox woman lights a candle during a ceremony to commemorate Epiphany in Istanbul

Bulgarian men dance and sing in the icy waters of the Tundzha river during a celebration to commemorate Epiphany Day in the town of Kalofer

A girl from the shanty town settlement of El Gallinero reacts as she sits on the lap of one of the Three Wise Men during a distribution of donated toys in Madrid

Konstantopoulos holds a cross as an orthodox faithful kisses it, after a competition to retrieve it from the water during Epiphany day celebrations at Faliro suburb near Athens

Pope Francis kisses the statue of baby Jesus as he leads the Epiphany mass in Saint Peter's basilica at the Vatican

Men jump into the waters of a lake in an attempt to grab a wooden cross on Epiphany Day in Sofia

A bishop holds a cross after a water blessing ceremony on Epiphany Day at Faliro suburb near Athens

A man holds a cross after a competition to retrieve it from the water during Epiphany day celebrations in the port village of Zygi

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