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This what this season is all about: EXPLAINING LITTLE CHRISTMAS MAIN Holidays Christmas Three Kings - Feast of the Epiphany Epiphany goes by various names in different cultures. Little Christmas, Three Kings Day, or Twelfth Night all remain the official end of the seasons Twelve Days of Christmas --counting from Christmas evening on December 25 to the Ephiphany on January 6. This year, Ephiphany falls on Tuesday, January 6, 2015. Epiphany, from the Greek word Epiphania, meaning revelation is based on the biblical story that tells of the Magi or Three Kings - Caspar, (or Kaspar or Gaspar) Melchior and Balthasar - who saw a bright star on the night Christ was born and followed it to Bethlehem. There they found the Christ child and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. The legendary visit would later gave rise to the custom of gift giving at Christmas on the Feast of the Epiphany, today traditionally observed on January 6.
Posted on: Sun, 04 Jan 2015 05:22:04 +0000

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