After a mandatory stop due to the pandemic, the traditional auto sacramental of January 6 in Hvca was resumed.
In this celebration, the arrival of the Three Kings is commemorated with a staging carried out throughout the city, which had two important parts, the act in Herod’s palace and the adoration of the child in the Bolognesi park.
Around 1:00 p.m., the three Wise Men set out in search of the Son of God, from the Yananaco neighborhood, arriving first at the Martínez family home, the next rest was at the Portales of the Plaza de Armas.
In that place, and with a snake in his hand, King Herod’s slave, Zingo, invited them to the king’s palace so they could visit him.
:quality(75)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/elcomercio/KD5BKCH22FBR7AZPHZ3OHER5PA.jpg "Three Wise Men visit Herod and then go to adore the Child God in Huancavelica")
After the invitation, Melchor, Gaspar and Baltazar went to the atrium of the Cathedral Church, where the scenery of the palace of said king was set up, who, angry, waited for the Magi to tell him where that Child who was born to be king is. , since he also wanted to worship him.
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After the conversation with the malevolent king, the Three Wise Men go with their gifts, gold, incense and myrrh, loaded in alpacas, to the Bolognesi square where the anda del Niño Occe is located, an effigy from colonial times, next to Saint Joseph and the Virgin Mary.
In said adoration, the Tana Tana dance is also performed, in which the little shepherds adore the Child Jesus, the quichcamachos are also an essential part of the party, adding humor and security.
