[MR] Twelfth Night

[Julina]

Greetings good gentles,
This month's Il Tempo, Ponte Alto's newsletter, has an article on "Twelfth 
Night", what it is, where it comes from, and some traditions.
There is a very good article "Medieval & Tudor Christmas courts" that can be 
found at http://www.britainexpress.com/History/medieval/christmas.htm.  The 
Britain Express has other medieval articles as well.

Enjoy
Julina de Beaumont
Acting Chronicler, Ponte Alto
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Vernon Willet" <willets at bellatlantic.net>
To: "Jeanne" <jeanne at atasteofcreole.com>; <Atlantia at atlantia.sca.org>
Sent: Friday, January 07, 2005 12:24 PM
Subject: Re: [MR] Twelfth Night


> 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.
>
>
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