[MR] Twelfth Night

[Vernon Willet]

Twelth Night is also the twelth night of Christmas, the eve of the Feast of
the Epiphany, marking the arrival of the Magi at Bethlehem and the later
baptism of Jesus, the beginning of His ministry.  In ancient (and, I believe
modern) Jewish practice, the day begins at sundown of the previous night.
This is why there are twelve days of Christmas.

Rauri Macdonald, of the Isles


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeanne" <jeanne at atasteofcreole.com>
To: <Atlantia at atlantia.sca.org>
Sent: Friday, January 07, 2005 11:57 AM
Subject: RE: [MR] Twelfth Night


> Twelfth Night
>  Twelfth Night, the eve of January 5, is in English folk custom the end of
> Christmas merrymaking and in ancient Celtic tradition the end of the
12-day
> winter solstice celebration.