The details in this story are slim, and so it raises more questions than it answers. Where were the wise men actually from? Why were they interested in Jesus? And, above all, who were they?

Within the New Testament, the story of the wise men is found only in the Gospel of Matthew. It spans 12 short verses, and is simpler than most readers likely remember. The wise men arrive in ...

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The three kings and others gifted New Haven children presents and celebrated the holiday with music, arts and crafts and a petting zoo.

It’s believed the tradition of giving presents began with the three wise men. Yet the Romans also had a custom of exchanging gifts on the day of the solstice, December 21.

For example, the wise men brought two valuable gifts, tree resins from frankincense and myrrh; these plant extracts were likely both welcomed and expected by the young woman who had just given birth.

For the past 50 years, Canada Life, formerly the Great-West Life Co., has displayed three 15-foot-tall wise men statues above the entrance to its Winnipeg building during the Christmas season.

For the past 50 years the Canada Life Building, formerly the Great West Life Building, has displayed the three four-metre-tall wise men statues to mark the Christmas season.

Campbell — who also cowrote both 2022’s Three Wise Men and a Baby and 2024’s Three Wiser Men and a Boy — was in total agreement with Hynes about their onset dynamic.