Puerto Rican Three Kings Day (Día de los Tres Reyes Magos) Feast

January 6—Epiphany, Día de los Tres Reyes Magos—is a major celebration in Puerto Rico, often surpassing Christmas for children. The table overflows with traditional dishes:

Savory Mains & Sides

• Arroz con gandules – Rice with pigeon peas, sofrito, annatto oil.
• Pasteles – Plantain-based masa (not corn) filled with seasoned meat, wrapped in banana leaves, boiled.
• Lechón asado – Whole roast pig, slow-roasted over charcoal.
• Pernil asado – Roast pork shoulder, garlic-marinated, crisp skin.
• Morcillas – Blood sausage with rice, spices.
• Salchichas – Puerto Rican sausages.

Sweets & Drinks

• Dulces: Flan, coconut pudding (tembleque), tres leches cake.
• Coquito – Coconut-based holiday "eggnog" with rum, cinnamon, condensed/evaporated milk, egg yolks. Served chilled.

Families gather, children leave grass for the Kings' camels, and the feast extends the Navidad season to its joyful climax.