Epiphany holiday

By Ginny Thompson

Ideas for Celebrating Epiphany with Children! Special ways to play, eat, sing, and craft on Three Kings Day!

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EPIPHANY In Western Christianity, the feast of Epiphany commemorates principally (but not solely) the visit of the Magi to the Christ Child, and thus Jesus' physical manifestation to the Gentiles. It is sometimes called Three Kings' Day, and in some traditions celebrated as Little Christmas. In many Western Christian Churches, the eve of the feast is known as Twelfth Night (Epiphany Eve) with the Monday after Epiphany known as Plough Monday. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epiphany_(holiday)

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The Feast of Epiphany is one of the earliest holidays of the Church of Christ, and therefore carries many archaic traces and interesting liturgical features that may raise certain questions. Let us try to resolve some of them. Read full: https://blog.obitel-minsk.com/2020/01/whats-so-special-about-the-epiphany-eve-service.html