Twelfth Night celebrates the arrival of the Three Kings to the birthplace of Christ It is on January 5th Eastern Orthodox churches celebrate the Three Kings on a different day The Three Kings are: Caspar, King of Tarsus -The land of Myrrh Melchior, King of Arabia-The land of Gold Balthasar, King of Saba Frankincense flows from trees Three Kings or the Wise Men are vital part of the Nativity scenes and birth of Christ acted again and again in churches at Christmas They travelled for miles to see baby Jesus and brought him the gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh Known as the Magi (scholars, priests or astrologers), these three men were first mentioned in the New Testament as the 'wise men from the East' They followed the divine star that led them to the child Jesus to worship the Messiah and brought gifts for him Since, these men were from different cultures and bore rich gifts that were laden on many camels, they caused quite a stir in Jerusalem and were highly regarded They came inquiring about the newborn 'King of the Jews' What made their arrival even stranger was that coming of the foreign kings and gentiles bearing gifts of gold and frankincense for the promised Messiah was foretold in the scriptures Accord to the legend, there were three Magi and they were so talked about that they attracted the attention of King Herod too Herod the Great was one of the kings sharing a family name of 'Herod' who held the throne at the time of Jesus's birth He was evil, tyrannical and delighted in torturing his Jewish subjects He was very suspicious and levied heavy taxes on his people When he came to know that some distinguished visitors have entered his kingdom, he consulted his priests to know more about the ancient prophecy that predicted the birth of Christ in Bethlehem and he was to be the future ruler of Israel Then, he invited Magi to his court and told them that the Messiah was born in the city of Bethlehem and asked them to find the child and inform his whereabouts to the king so he could also go and worship the child The Magi who were being led by the divine star followed Herod's directions and the Christmas Star and reached Bethlehem There, they found Virgin Mary, Joseph and the Baby Jesus in a lowly stable They worshipped the Child and gave Him the gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh As they fell asleep that night, they were warned in the dream not to go back to Jerusalem and King Herod Similarly, Joseph and Mary were asked to leave Bethlehem immediately with the Holy Child until Herod dies Thus, Magi took a different route to their homes and Joseph and Mary fled to Egypt with the baby before Herod realized that Magi had given him a slip and ordered all the children under two to be put to death True The Three Kings came to visit King Herod They walked and followed a star that showed them the way They found Baby Jesus in a stable with his parents and worshipped him Then they went back to their countries without seeing King Herod again King Herod noticed that he had been deceived by them and was very cruel with the little children False