Posts Tagged ‘Epiphany’
History of Epiphany and Twelfth Night: Ending the 12 Days of Christmas?
Reading Time: 3 minutesHISTORY OF TWELFTH NIGHT AND EPIPHANY Podcast version Twelfth Night is on January 5, the eve of Epiphany, which falls on January 6 in the Christian calendar. piphany signifies the event of the Magi, or Wise Men, visiting the baby Jesus. In some Latin cultures, it is known as Three Kings Day.
Read MoreHistory of the 12 Days of Christmas: They’re after Christmas?
Reading Time: 3 minutesTHE HISTORY OF THE 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS: THEY’RE AFTER CHRISTMAS? Podcast version he 12 Days of Christmas are the dozen days in the liturgical (ecclesiastical) calendar of the Western Church between the celebration of the birth of the Christ Child (December 25) and the eve of the coming of the Wise Men, or…
Read MoreHistory of Childermas: Feast of the Holy Innocents
Reading Time: 3 minutesHISTORY OF CHILDERMAS: FEAST OF THE HOLY INNOCENTS Podcast version hildermas, from an Old English word meaning the Mass of the Infants, is a festival in the church calendar that began in the fifth century. It is celebrated in the Western Church on December 28 and in the Eastern Church on December 29. It…
Read MoreHistory of Christmas: Nativity Season – Snow in Bethlehem?
Reading Time: 2 minutesHISTORY OF THE NATIVITY SEASON ou’ve no doubt seen those greeting cards showing Joseph with Mary on the back of a donkey making their way to Bethlehem in the wintry snow. Have you ever wondered if Jesus could have been born during the year’s close, perhaps even with snow on the ground?
Read MoreHistory of the 12 Days of Christmas: they follow Christmas?
Reading Time: 2 minutesTHE HISTORY OF THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS The Twelve Days of Christmas are the dozen days in the liturgical calendar of the Western Church between the celebration of the birth of the Christ Child (Christmas, December 25) and the coming of the Magi to visit at his house in Bethlehem (Epiphany, January 6). The…
Read MoreHistory of Nativity Season: snow in Bethlehem?
Reading Time: 2 minutesNATIVITY SEASON Greeting cards depict Joseph along with Mary on the back of a donkey making their way to Bethlehem in the wintry snow. But could Jesus have been born during that time of the year, perhaps with snow on the ground? While it is uncommon it does snow in this part of Palestine sometimes…
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