The year that the screams and the sound of the candies did not resonate on the asphalt of Paseo de la Castellana and Paseo de Recoletos,

Melchor, Gaspar and Baltasar did not miss their appointment with the children of Madrid

.

The year that the frost of the night of January 5 was replaced by the coldness of the television screens, Their Majesties appeared laden with their gifts.

The year that a pandemic claimed thousands of lives, the Magi once again sowed a minimum of illusion among the pain of the coronavirus in the houses.

Six flashes of light in different parts of the city, the angelic choreography of Studio Festi and

the notes of the violin of Ara Malikian were the harbinger of the royal appearance

.

Escorted by five cherubs and a retinue of a dozen pages, Their Highnesses ascended surrounded by snowflakes to the stage of the Conde Duque Cultural Center to be received by the mayor, José Luis Martínez-Almeida, and the spokespersons of the municipal groups.

Like a magical storm that predicts the atmospheric one that will make an appearance in Madrid during these days.

And, at this point, look at your children, nephews, cousins ​​... or remember them if they are not physically by your side.

Make Melchior's words your own: "

If you are accompanied, you will get where you want

."

A face-to-face or sentimental company.

“We know that 2020 was a bit difficult.

That is why this year we have decided to come not only with a lot of gifts but also with tons of enthusiasm and hope, so that 2021 is much better, so that it will be a fantastic year that you will never forget.

All that will be what the Three Wise Men will leave in Madrid homes.

«This year we feel warm from home»

But before the trio from the East began their nocturnal journey, the walk at the mercy of the star of Bethlehem arrived throughout the city, which led to the improvised luminous portal installed in a silent courtyard of Conde Duque.

"This is a year that we will not feel the warmth of the children by our side, but we know that they give it to us from their homes," predicted a page.

Stage in Conde Duque for the reception of the ReyesJ.

BARBANCHO

A path that began with six luminous kites projected every 25 minutes in various parts of the capital -Madrid Río, the Palacio de Cibeles, the Parque de la Bombilla ...-.

In one of them, in front of the Madrid City Council, eight-year-old Arturo waited with his family to launch his last wish:

"Let the coronavirus end

,

" he

told Telemadrid microphones.

After the journey of Their Majesties, the royal procession waited at the gates of the Malasaña cultural center to direct them on the last stretch.

A retinue led by Ara Malykian's violin, which Jorge Blass's magic made appear from inside a giant gift

.

The artist of Lebanese and Armenian origin performed his melody

Madrid

, designed exclusively for the reception of the Magi, together with one of the great European dance companies, the Italian Studio Festi.

Madrid children, «an example»

"The example of Madrid's children has been extraordinary this year because they have been mainly the light of their elders," said the mayor of the capital, José Luis Martínez-Almeida, to receive the Three Wise Men before transmitting his last two requests: "

That there is no coal for any Madrilenian because they do not deserve it

" and "that next year we can do the parade to which we are so used to because we have overcome the pandemic."

But it was not only the first mayor who had a memory for the elderly in the capital, Melchor, flanked by Gaspar and Baltasar, in his traditional speech he also had a memory for one of the groups most physically and emotionally hit by the Covid.

«Thanks in a very special way to the grandmothers and grandfathers who for so many years have supported thousands and thousands of families with their wisdom and their daily effort,

you are essential for this city and for this country, and that is why now together we are going to take care

, because we do not forget everything you have done, "he said.

The mayor heads the political representation in Conde DuqueJ.

BARBANCHO

"Gaspar, Baltasar and I know that magic does not last only tonight, but that it continues to be here each and every minute, hour and day of the year," continued the most veteran of the Magicians of the East before remembering also to health workers, teachers or security forces, "each of the people who think of others" and

are "the shoulder to lean on, the hand to squeeze and the generous smile

.

"

And, as a culmination, Melchor launched a final warning: "Don't forget to leave your shoe under the tree tonight."

There, after a long night that began with a display of fireworks over the Madrid sky, the gifts of Kings will appear tomorrow.

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