The Fiesta of the Three Kings

 Fiesta de los Tres Reyes [reyes magos] (The Festival of the Three Kings)

This is the real Christmas Eve for Spanish children, and in Nerja it is celebrated by a procession of decorated floats with people dressed up as the three Kings and children dressed in costumes, through the town, and the three kings throw boiled sweets, the occasional gift and confetti into the crowds where a mad scrabble takes place to get the sweets.
People line the streets and watch from balconies.
The date is always the same, the 5th of January, and the following day is the Spanish Christmas Day.
The Spanish celebration is of the arrival of the 3 kings to visit the infant Jesus.
Spanish children leave a shoe on the window-sill so the that the three Kings will know where to leave presents.

In 2008 the procession started from Verano Azul around 5ish n the afternoon, and the floats are preceded by a brass band. The procession ended up on the Balcon de Europa at around 8pm.
 

	These 5 pics taken by Stevemul 2008