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	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Twelfth Day
		It is the day, according to some traditions, when the magi or wise men came to visit Jesus.
		The Twelfth Day of Christmas, celebrated as the Feast of Epiphany in many parts of the world is often as important as Christmas.
		Twelfth Night parties are similar to a masquarade in that participants wear costume and may often be masked.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Twelfth-Day (222 words)

	Twelfth Night and Decorations
		Twelfth Night is when all Christmas Decorations should be removed so as not to bring bad luck upon the home.
		Twelfth Night itself was a traditional day for plays or "mummings," and it is thought that Shakespeare's play took its name from the fact that it was first performed as part of Twelfth Night celebrations about 1601.
		Twelfth Day is the last day of Christmas and marks the end of the Christian festivals As its name tells us, it is the sixth of January - just twelve days after Christmas Day.
	www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk /customs/Xmas/twelfth.htm (992 words)

	On the Twelfth Day of Christmas
		This carol was actually composed as a catachism code during the days of the Roman persecution of Christians.
		The Twelfth Day of Christmas, celebrated as the Feast of Epiphany in many parts of the world is often as important as Christmas.
		Twelfth Night parties are similar to a masquarade in that participants wear costume and may often be masked.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/folklore/86684 (512 words)

	The Epiphany Season
		Epiphany is the climax of the Advent/Christmas Season and the Twelve Days of Christmas, which are usually counted from the evening of December 25th until the morning of January 6th, which is the Twelfth Day.
		In traditions that only observe a single day for Epiphany, the colors are often changed after Epiphany to the colors of Ordinary Time, usually green or thematic sanctuary colors, until Transfiguration Sunday, the last Sunday before the beginning of Lent.
		The day is now observed as a time of focusing on the mission of the church in reaching others by "showing" Jesus as the Savior of all people.
	www.cresourcei.org /cyepiph.html (1049 words)

	GradeSaver: ClassicNote: About Twelfth Night
		Twelfth Night is one of the most commonly performed Shakesperean comedies, and was also successful during Shakespeare's lifetime.
		Although the title of the play is Twelfth Night, it is not certain that this title means that the play takes place on the "Twelfth Night" itself, or the twelfth day after Christmas.
		Several 16th century Italian plays with this name survive, and all of them with the same basic plot as Twelfth Night: a woman disguises herself as a page and woos a woman for her master, whom she loves, but the woman falls in love with her, and accidentally marries her twin brother.
	www.gradesaver.com /classicnotes/titles/twelfth/about.html (1031 words)

	Twelfth day 1 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: )
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	Twelfth Day (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Twelfth Day is one of the traditional names in Ireland for January 6.
		It is so called because it is the last or twelfth day of the Christmas season.
		The previous evening of January 5 is Twelfth Night.
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Twelfth_Day.html (118 words)

	Twelfth Day Ceremonies
		The various customs on this day are to commemorate the manifestation of our Saviour to the Gentiles, and have numerous references to the Magi, Wise Men of the East, or Three Kings as they are commonly called.
		Wee are now paste Zante: had wee beene there this day, wee had seene a greate solemnity; for this day being 12 day, the Greeke Bishop of Zante doth (as they call it) baptise the sea, with a great deale of ceremony; sprinkling their gallys and fishing-tackle with holy water.
		But wee had much myrth on board, for wee had a greate kake made, in which was put a beane for the king, a pease for the queen, a cloave for the knave, a forked stick for the coockold, a ragg for the slutt.
	www.hymnsandcarolsofchristmas.com /Hymns_and_Carols/Images/Sandys/twelfth_day_ceremonies.htm (767 words)

	Catholic Culture : Liturgical Year : Twelfth Cake (Recipe)
		Twelfth Night, also known as Twelfth Day Eve, Epiphany and Old Christmas Eve, falls on January fifth, the twelfth day after Christmas.
		Originally the Twelfth Night Cake, baked with a bean and a pea inside, was accompanied by generous supplies of "Lamb's Wool" (an ale, seasoned with sugar, nutmeg and the pulp of roasted apples.for the wassail bowl), as well as various kinds of sweetmeats.
		In Herrick's day the Twelfth Cake was similar to ordinary plum cake.
	www.catholicculture.org /lit/recipes/view.cfm?id=1534 (633 words)

	Annie's Twelfth Night Page
		Twelfth Night, and the day itself is sometimes referred to as Twelfth Day.
		Twelfth Night was originally celebrated in the Middle Ages at the end of the 12 days of
		"Twelfth Night" or "Epiphany" were not found in the Bible.
	www.annieshomepage.com /twelfthnight.html (865 words)

	Twelfth Night History & Cartoon Fun by Brownielocks (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Twelfth Night or Epiphany Eve is celebrated either on January 5 or January 6.
		This custom of lighting bonfires on the Twelfth Night is gaining in popularity in the U.S. Appointing a king to rule over the Twelfth Night festivities goes all the way to the reign of King Edward II in England.
		A description of a Twelfth Night cake from 1620 states that it was made from a mixture of flour, honey, ginger and pepper.
	www.brownielocks.com /twelfthnight.html (1442 words)

	Twelfth Night - School of the Seasons
		This twelfth night of the twelve days of Christmas is the official end of the winter holiday season and one of the traditional days for taking down the Christmas decorations (see also January 13 and February 1).
		In southern and western England, revelers gathered in orchards where they sang to the trees, drank to their health, poured hot cider over their roots, left cider-soaked toast in their branches for the birds and scared away evil spirits with a great shout and the firing of guns.
		This final day of the Christmas season, was considered the beginning of Carnival in Italy, where it was associated with jokes and tricks.
	www.schooloftheseasons.com /twelfthnight.html (986 words)

	The Twelfth Day of Christmas & Three King's Day - Associated Content
		It is on this day that families, across the World, celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ and the beginning of the new church.
		It is on Three King's Day that wise men visit the nativity, present gifts and acknowledge the birth of Jesus as a historical event.
		It is on this day that final celebrations may take place such as a family meal, visiting homeless shelters, visiting nursing homes and even volunteering in a local school.
	www.associatedcontent.com /article/103012/the_twelfth_day_of_christmas_three.html (652 words)

	EPIPHANY - THREE KINGS
		The twelve days of Christmas end with the Feast of Epiphany also called "The Adoration of the Magi" or "The Manifestation of God." Celebrated on January 6, it is known as the day of the Three Kings (or wise men/magi): Caspar, Melchior and Balthasar.
		According to an old legend based on a Bible story, these three kings saw, on the night when Christ was born, a bright star, followed it to Bethlehem and found there the Christchild and presented it with gold, frankincense and myrrh.
		It is believed that this change in date gave rise to the tradition of the "12 Days of Christmas." While the Western Christian Church celebrates December 25th, the Eastern Christian Church to this day recognizes January 6 as the celebration of the nativity.
	www.serve.com /shea/germusa/3kings.htm (846 words)

	Twelfth Night - Holidays - Reference - Christchurch City Libraries
		Twelfth Night is usually observed on the evening and night of 5 January, based on an old custom of observing sunset as the start of a new day.
		They were taken down on Twelfth Night and eaten for the feast of Epiphany on 6 January.
		This day, the day after Twelfth Night, is traditionally celebrated by a feast.
	library.christchurch.org.nz /Reference/Holidays/TwelfthNight (593 words)

	Reka, traditions Twelfth Day - Vodici in Bituše (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The celebration of Vodici (the Twelfth Day) and St. Jovan’s [John the Baptist] winter feasts is a tradition that has existed for generations, and is accepted by everyone.
		The official beginning of the festivity is on St. Vasilie (Vasilica) day, January 14, when the new godfathers, accompanied by a great number of people from Bituše, go to take water for making bread.
		The same day, visit is payed to the houses where Jordanje is celebrated, as well as to the houses where there was new marriage between the two festivities of Vodici.
	www.reka.org.mk /tekst.asp?lang=eng&tekst=30 (844 words)

	Ø Wilson's Almanac free daily ezine \| Book of Days \| January 6 Part 2 \| Epiphany Twelfth Day Twelfth Night ...
		The last of the mystic twelve days is Epiphany or Twelfth Night, and it has been selected as a proper season for the expulsion of the powers of evil in various parts of Europe.
		At Twelfth Night parties all across Europe, a mock king and queen used to be elected, as well as all the members of the royal court, all of whom held their roles throughout the evening for a night of hilarity.
		NB: The Christian Church moved the Magi's feast day to July 23 (qv), which happens also to be a day in antiquity for the Rising of the Nile, and the bright star, Sirius.
	www.wilsonsalmanac.com /book/jan6a.html (4296 words)

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		Twelve days after Christmas Day, December 25, twelve days after the birth of Christ, is January 6, the Day of Epiphany.
		Therefore, the Twelfth Day of Christmas is the commemoration of the day upon which Jesus appeared to the Gentiles, as Christ the Savior.
		One of their beliefs concerning the Day of Epiphany was that a person should never lend anything to anybody on Old Christmas Day, because the lender would never get it back.
	www.telliquah.com /OldXmas.htm (542 words)

	King Cake History - "King Cake: A Rich Tradition." - Complete History of the New Orleans King Cake
		In the kingdom of Twelfth Night, the Bean King and the Lord of Misrule were in many ways kindred spirits, as both were expected to infuse the ceremonies with a lively esprit de corps.
		And "Twelfth cake" continued to be a source of enchantment, as the holiday became an occasion for bakers to promote their art—not only in shop windows but also by parading their creations through the streets.
		In 1870, the Twelfth Night Revelers debuted with a procession of floats, or tableaux roulants (rolling tableaux), followed by a ball at the New Opera House, where the first queen in New Orleans Carnival history was due to be anointed.
	www.mardigrasunmasked.com /mardigras/king_cake.htm (3091 words)

	Catholic Culture : Liturgical Year : Twelfth Day Cake (Recipe)
		During the crusades these relics were taken to Milan and later to Cologne where today they are to be found in the cathedral of that city in a chest of gold encrusted with jewels.
		The article of food which comes first to mind for this feast is the famous Twelfth Day cake, baked and eaten in many lands.
		In Greece this is a double feast day for it is also that of Saint Basil, and the first piece of cake is cut for Christ, the next for Our Lady, and the third for Saint Basil.
	www.catholicculture.org /lit/recipes/view.cfm?id=15 (657 words)

	Twelfth Night
		The eve of Epiphany is called Twelfth Night, and the day itself is sometimes referred to as Twelfth Day.
		In England, the sovereign commemorates the day by offering gold, frankincense, and myrrh at the altar in the Chapel Royal, at Saint James's Palace.
		In the Eastern church, at Epiphany, the holy water is blessed, a ritual customarily taking place on Holy Saturday (the day before Easter) in the Roman Catholic church.
	www.nyu.edu /classes/jeffreys/TwelfthNight/12nightAnswer.htm (297 words)

	Argent by the Tiber: Twelfth Night
		In some traditions it is taken to mean the evening of the Twelfth Day itself, the sixth of January.
		Therefore Twelfth Night would have been considered as occurring on the twelfth day, though in present day custom it is the previous day.
		The punch called wassail is consumed especially on Twelfth Night, but throughout Christmastime, especially in the U.K. Around the world, special pastries, such as the tortell and king cake are baked on Twelfth Night, and eaten the following day for the Feast of the Epiphany celebrations.
	sognodargento.blogspot.com /2007/01/twelfth-night.html (387 words)

	The Twelfth Day of Christmas: Epiphany Day - Sokwanele
		Hence the link with Christmas, marking the birth of the Christ child, and hence too the tradition that remembers, on the twelfth day, the coming of the "wise men" from the East to witness that miracle for themselves.
		On the twelfth day of course all the Christmas decorations come down and life returns to "normal".
		There is therefore in "The Twelve Days of Christmas" a message of hope for all, and a challenge to all, to show a God-like concern for the victims of injustice and oppression.
	www.sokwanele.com /articles/sokwanele/twelthdayofchristmas_6jan2005.html (1032 words)

	SparkNotes: Twelfth Night: Act II, scenes iii–iv
		Twelfth Night is full of music, which is linked to romance from Orsino’s command in the play’s very first line: “If music be the food of love, play on” (I.i.
		But Twelfth Night is a play that ultimately celebrates chaos—whether it is brought on by romantic ardor, by alcohol, or simply by general enthusiasm—over the straitlaced order that Malvolio represents.
		The play’s title refers to the Feast of the Epiphany, the twelfth day after Christmas, which in Shakespeare’s England was a time for revelry and even anarchy—a day when servants impersonated their masters, alcohol flowed freely, and all of the customary social hierarchies were turned upside down.
	www.sparknotes.com /shakespeare/twelfthnight/section5.rhtml (1531 words)

	BBC - Beds Herts and Bucks - Read This - Twelfth Night - time to get lucky!
		Twelfth Night is the evening of the 5th January and all day of 6th January.
		Twelfth Night is so called because it is the twelfth night from Christmas.
		Twelfth Night is an important day in the Christian calendar as it marks the Feast of the Epiphany when the three wise men arrived in Bethlehem.
	www.bbc.co.uk /threecounties/content/articles/2006/01/04/twelfth_night_feature.shtml (499 words)

	Ø Wilson's Almanac free daily ezine \| Book of Days \| January 6 Part 1 \| Epiphany Twelfth Night 12th night Magi ...
		At twelfth day, the days are lengthened a cock’s stride.
		The early Christians celebrated the twelve days of the Nativity; Christmas day was the greater Epiphany, and January 6, Twelfth Day, was the lesser Epiphany.
		The feast day of the whole group of Japanese martyrs is held on February 5; six of them were European Franciscans, and Peter was their leader.
	www.wilsonsalmanac.com /book/jan6.html (4204 words)

	NATRUM ARSENICATUM. - THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PURE MATERIA MEDICA By TIMOTHY F. ALLEN, A.M., M.D.
		Respiratory sounds not clear (tenth day); respiratory sounds in upper half of chest are heard moderately clear, but those of the lower half are quite dull; there is, however, the usual resonance on percussion all over the chest (twelfth day); respiratory sounds becoming natural (twenty-second day),
		Several times to-day, sharp stitching pains, moderately severe, in both sides of chest, in space between fourth and seventh ribs (twelfth day); one turn of stitching pain through right side of chest, about fifth rib, near the cartilage, reaching back to scapula, and lasting but for a minute (nineteenth day),
		For the past five days a weary aching on raising the arm; an aching is felt through the whole left arm; the aching is worse from pressure and motion (thirty-sixth day),
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	the twelfth day of Christmas : All information.and gifts for Christmas
		The French the twelfth day of Christmas of Santa, P?re No?l, evolved along agnate lines, eventually adopting the Santa the twelfth day of Christmas some cultures Santa Claus character, and was the twelfth day of Christmas Santa Claus or Saint Nick.
		The celebration known as Mithraism was also the date of April 3, the twelfth day of Christmas which was also the date of the twelfth day of Christmas abbe except administer the twelfth day of Christmas Mass.Mexicans allocate many traditions with the spanish.
		The whole admixture was ceiled in a the twelfth day of Christmas deadweight.
	allchristmassite.us /merry-christmas/the-twelfth-day-of-christmas.html (330 words)

	Texas Monthly: Textalk
		The celebration is designed to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for Children's Miracle Network, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping children's hospitals, and the Shriners Hospitals for Children, a network of 22 pediatric hospitals throughout North America that provides all services free of charge.
		Guests on this day are invited to enjoy a free short stack of IHOP's signature buttermilk pancakes from 7 a.m.
		The real truth is that these days virtually ALL school districts may be considered poor because legislators still don't want to fix an ailing school financing system that doesn't work.
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