ATLANTIC CITY -- Atlantic County's Hispanic Alliance threw a 3 Kings Day party for children at the Atlantic City Convention Center.

On the twelfth day of Christmas, these kids got… Elmo?

The original Magi: Caspar, Melchior and Balthatsar came bearing gold, frakincense and myrrh, but on this 3 Kings Day, gifts were age and gender appropriate.

3 Kings Day is actually Sunday.

It marks the end of Epiphany, the time on the Christian calendar when wise men from the East came to give the baby Jesus gifts and warn Mary and Joseph of danger.

And in many Hispanic countries it's a big part of celebrating Christmas.

"What we used to do as a child we would take a little shoe box, put it under the bed, we would have a little hay and that would be for the 3 kings to come and they would leave us presents," said Manny Aponte of the Atlantic County Hispanic Alliance.

Toys for Tots, Catholic Charities and Atlanticare were among the contributors that supplied more than 500 kids with a fun morning, topped with gifts.

"I think it reflects the Hispanic community in Atlantic City and Atlantic County in general, we have some families that are needy and were not able to provide gifts around Christmas time," said Jorge Coombs of the Atlantic County Hispanic Alliance.

More than just presents, organizers hope kids receive a better understanding what they're family's traditions are.

"Children may or may not understand but something tangle like seeing the 3 wise men, they understand," said Aponte.

Community leaders say being American and Hispanic is not the same for every child.

"Even though many people here are used to celebrating certain traditions such as 3 kings, there are people here today that are part of our community that didn't celebrate this tradition," said Coombs.

And while the 3 gift-bearing kings may not look much like Santa, they can deliver the same smiles, and occasional tears.