Twelfth Night 2023
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Epiphany Eve as it is known falls on January 5.
Twelfth Night marks the coming of Epiphany which is the Christian feast celebrating the manifestation of the divine nature of Jesus to the Gentiles as represented by the Magi and is traditionally held on January 6.
Some traditions say Christmas decorations should be taken down on the Twelfth Night to avoid bad luck. Alternatively, you may keep them up until Candlemas on February 2, or the Twelfth Night of the following year. Seems rather involved.
I took ours down on Boxing Day, aka Saint Stephens Day.
Twelfth Night (also known as Epiphany Eve) is a Christian festival on the last night of the Twelve Days of Christmas, marking the coming of the Epiphany.
Some traditions mark the date of Twelfth Night as either 5 January or 6 January, depending on whether the counting begins on Christmas Day or the day afterward.
Popular customs of Twelfth Night include eating king cake, singing Christmas carols, chalking the door, having one's house blessed, merrymaking, and attending church services.
I likely won't be doing any of that either ...