Twelfth Night. Twelfth Night is a festival in some branches of Christianity that takes place on the last night of the Twelve Days of Christmas, marking the coming of the Epiphany.
Different traditions mark the date of Twelfth Night on either or, depending on which day one considers to be the first of the Twelve Days: 25 or. A belief has arisen in modern times, in some English-speaking countries, that it is unlucky to leave Christmas decorations hanging after Twelfth Night, a tradition originally attached to the festival of Candlemas, which celebrates the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple. Other popular Twelfth Night customs include singing Christmas carols, chalking the door, having one's house blessed, merrymaking, as well as attending church services.
The main event for this holiday was to have a cake in the center of a table. Every one would take a piece of this cake and two pieces had a dried pea and bean.
Who ever had this in their slice would be royalty for one day no matter their position. In most Western ecclesiastical traditions, Christmas Day is considered the First Day of Christmas and the Twelve Days are 25 December - 5 January, inclusive, making Twelfth Night on, which is Epiphany Eve.
In older customs the Twelve Days of Christmas are counted from sundown on the evening of until the morning of, meaning that the Twelfth Night falls on the evening of and the Twelfth Day falls on
Different traditions mark the date of Twelfth Night on either or, depending on which day one considers to be the first of the Twelve Days: 25 or. A belief has arisen in modern times, in some English-speaking countries, that it is unlucky to leave Christmas decorations hanging after Twelfth Night, a tradition originally attached to the festival of Candlemas, which celebrates the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple. Other popular Twelfth Night customs include singing Christmas carols, chalking the door, having one's house blessed, merrymaking, as well as attending church services.
The main event for this holiday was to have a cake in the center of a table. Every one would take a piece of this cake and two pieces had a dried pea and bean.
Who ever had this in their slice would be royalty for one day no matter their position. In most Western ecclesiastical traditions, Christmas Day is considered the First Day of Christmas and the Twelve Days are 25 December - 5 January, inclusive, making Twelfth Night on, which is Epiphany Eve.
In older customs the Twelve Days of Christmas are counted from sundown on the evening of until the morning of, meaning that the Twelfth Night falls on the evening of and the Twelfth Day falls on
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