"Hundreds gathered in Milan on Tuesday for the annual Procession of the Magi, one of the city's oldest and most popular traditions marking the close of the festive season. Footage shows participants marching through Piazza del Duomo to the sound of bagpipes, dressed in colourful costumes. The procession ended at the Basilica di Sant'Eustorgio, where spectators watched the 'Three Wise Men' symbolically offer their gifts to complete the Nativity scene. The Magi procession in Milan has deep historical roots, tracing back to the fourth century, when Bishop Eustorgio is believed to have brought the relics of the Three Kings from Constantinople to what was then the Lombard capital. The parade itself dates to 1336, when celebrations honouring the Three Kings were officially established. In 1347, the 'School of the Three Magi' was founded at the Church of Sant'Eustorgio, tasked with organising the sacred representation associated with the event. The procession was later suppressed by Saint Charles Borromeo, reportedly during a period when it had lost much of its religious character. The tradition was later revived in the late 1950s and has since remained a fixture of Milan's cultural calendar."