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Introduction Epiphany, which traditionally falls on 6 January, is a Christian feast day that celebrates the revelation of God the Son as a human being in Jesus Christ. Western Christians commemorate principally the visitation of the Biblical Magi to the Baby Jesus. Who are the three kings? The three kings named Melchior, Baltassar , Caspar came from the east, following the guidance of unusual star to Bethlehem . And they found the birthplace of Jesus who was called the new Jewish King. They were into the stable to see the parents of Jesus - Mary and Joseph, bowed to Jesus and presented three gifts of gold, myrrh and frankincense . The origin of the three kings remains unclearly . In people ‘s heart, they were wealthy、 erudite but wondered around. These the mysterious Magi enriched people’s imagine on Christmas. The three gifts presented : Melchior went to the gold represented honor, acknowledging that Jesus is the king. Baltassar ‘s frankincense stood for holiness ， admitting that Jesus is the son of holiness. Gaspar presented myrrh which was the symbol of painkillers, indicating that Jesus was about to be subjected to misery for the people of the world. Thank You * customs In the holiday ,everybody eats big and round bread , which calls The kings pie. It’s a typical French tradition, It has been popular since the fourteenth century. The kings pie will be divided into several parts ,the divided parts should be one more than the number of the people who eat the king’s pie . This extra one is called god’s or virgin’s, which is left for the person who go to sea , expedition away from home and the poor who beg for food first. There is always a bean in the king’s pie, the one who can eat the bean may be recommended as the king of the festival and ask others to eat the kings pie during the next Epiphany holiday. The history of the festival At the moment of the birth of Jesus , the sky appeared a vision，three Magi of the