It was another stellar holiday for the Three Kings.
El Puente, a Latino community center in Williamsburg, hosted its annual Three Kings celebration, which included a play and plenty of music.
“It is huge, a great pleasure to do this every year,” said Rose Rivera, who used to perform in the celebration when she was a child and acted as backstage manager for Sunday’s show. “We have such extremely talented kids in this program.”
This year, El Puente’s celebration focused on the theme of remembering one’s roots. Community member Jana Lynne Umipig wrote and directed a play that featured the character Rafael, a young man who emigrated from the Dominican Republic to New York City and learns that it is important to keep the cultural practices of his people.
“He realizes that many Hispanic forget where they came from,” said Rivera. “He showed what his country was like and how they celebrated.”
The festival, which had 106 child and teen performers, also featured Puerto Rican conga drummers and, of course, plenty of food, drink and community.
