The Magi remain a familiar and enduringly enigmatic presence in stories about the first Christmas and their visit is celebrated in countless school Nativity plays and again at Epiphany.

All we know is magos, the Greek word used for Magi, means “a sorcerer, a magician, a wizard” and scholars believe they came from the East, mostly like Persia (modern-day Iran). The actual ...

The nativity, also known as the Christmas pageant ... followed by a visit from the magi (the wise men).' 1. Jesus was not born on a 'silent night' The Christmas story paints Bethlehem as a ...