But look at what the Magi offer : gold, frankincense and myrrh ... rank and status (the gold), something easily portable as a gift to hand out to others of similar rank (frankincense is a present ...

In the second dance session the children offer their gifts to the baby Jesus then celebrate with skipping and star-jumps. The Kings are almost at the end of their journey following the star.

Cultures all over the world have tales of winter wizards and snow maidens who bring gifts to good children, many of them far pre-dating Santa Claus, who first appeared in the 1823 poem 'A Visit ...