It reduces the presence of children with toys

A shy presence of children was observed yesterday at sidewalks and streets, playing with the gifts received on the day of Kings, date which is traditionally on January 6, but the holiday has been transferred to the next Monday.

During a tour of LISTÍN DIARIO was able to observe the decrease in the Marines in some sectors of the upper part of the capital, where residents say that this is because the parents are working and do not have the time to enjoy the gifts together with their children.

Developing some sectors such as agricultural Villas, Villa Juana and Villa María, among other neighborhoods of the National District, yesterday were few children with toys, but with exceptions, some Yes enjoy gifts which have received from their parents, relatives or godfathers.

"The godfathers of my grandchildren are those who gave them because we still do not have money to buy them, said Adams Elias, who u000aIt ensures that the day was "cold" in neighborhoods by the change of the holiday were made by the authorities.

However, sector Villa Juana, the MP for the constituency number 3, Gustavo Sánchez, handed various gifts to some three thousand children residing in this place.

Sanchez said that delivered toys are donations from various institutions, and some purchased with their own resources.

While the Dominican Institute of Dermatology also conducted its traditional delivery of toys to children with congenital diseases because of held yesterday the day of the Kings Magi.

Silvia Mars, responsible for the Department of Pediatric Dermatology, said that for 10 years this institution performs this activity involving children of scarce resources that are served at the centre care.

Also noted that 160 Marines participated in the celebration of the day u000aReyes, who enjoyed clowns, music, and various gifts.

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