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What is Epiphany?
Original Article by Jessica Van Roekel first appeared on Christianity Today and can be found at https://www.christianity.com/wiki/holidays/is-epiphany-three-kings-day-a-biblical-holiday.html Epiphany – while many know it as the day marking 12 days after Christmas and the time to take down the Christmas tree and decorations, it’s actually a holiday with significant meaning. Let’s take a look at the origin and traditions of this holiday today. What is Epiphany? Epiphany means “appearance or manifestation.” Throughout the world, Christians celebrate it on January 6 -…
What Are the 12 Days of Christmas?
Originally Posted on howstuffworks.com, read the original post here During the holiday season, “The Twelve Days of Christmas” is heard everywhere from shopping malls to television commercials to church functions. Everywhere you go, you can hear about Two Turtle Doves, Seven Swans-a-Swimming and Eleven Pipers Piping. But what does any of this mean? What does a song about doves, hens and geese have to do with Christmas? The carol has its roots in 18th-century England, as a memory-and-forfeit game sung by British children. In the…
