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Twelfth Night (also known as Epiphany Eve depending upon the tradition) is a Christian festival on the last night of the Twelve Days of Christmas, marking the coming of the Epiphany. [1] Different traditions mark the date of Twelfth Night as either 5 January or 6 January , depending on whether the counting begins on Christmas Day or 26 December .
Christmastide, commonly called the Twelve Days of Christmas, lasts 12 days, from 25 December to 5 January, the latter date being named as Twelfth Night. [12] These traditional dates are adhered to by the Lutheran Church and the Anglican Church. [1] However, the ending is defined differently by other Christian denominations. [13]
Twelfth Night (The King Drinks) by David Teniers c. 1634 –1640. In England in the Middle Ages, this period was one of continuous feasting and merrymaking, which climaxed on Twelfth Night, the traditional end of the Christmas season on 5 January (the last night before Epiphany which started 6 January).
[120] [121] In Ireland, certain traditions celebrate Epiphany to conclude the Twelfth Night of Christmas, and Christmas decorations should not be removed before this day. [ 121 ] The Epiphany celebration serves as the initial setting for – and anchors the action, theme, and climax of – James Joyce 's short story " The Dead " in his 1914 ...
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The house-visiting wassail, which traditionally occurs on the twelfth day of Christmastide known as Twelfth Night or Epiphany Eve (January 5), is the practice of people going door-to-door, singing and offering a drink from the wassail bowl in exchange for gifts; this practice still exists, but has largely been displaced by carol singing.
Aldi still expects to sell over 2.3 million Christmas puddings this year, with single-serve options flying off the shelves. Apparently, some holiday classics are too iconic to cancel. ac_bnphotos ...
Curling up on the couch and watching the best Hallmark Christmas movies. Per usual, the network is releasing 40 new original movies as part of this year’s annual Countdown to Christmas event.