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Play of the Three Kings of Vianos

Vianos, Sierra de Alcaraz y Campo de Montiel, Albacete

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Play of the Three Kings of Vianos

Activity · Vianos, Sierra de Alcaraz y Campo de Montiel, Albacete

The Auto de los Reyes Magos de Vianos is a popular theatrical performance of medieval origin, whose text was found in a 12th-century codex kept in the Library of the Cathedral Chapter of Toledo. It stages more than 400 polymetric verses in assonant rhyme spread over eight scenes, performed by villagers at different spots around Vianos. Traditionally it was held in the early hours of 6 January, although nowadays it is performed on 5 January at six in the evening. It is one of the few Christmas performances of this kind preserved on the Iberian Peninsula, and the only one of its kind in Castile-La Mancha.

5 y 6 de enero

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