The 12 Days
of Christmas
After Advent, traditionally,
Christmas celebrations started on Christmas Day and lasted for 12 Days - so
they were known as The 12 Days of Christmas! The celebrations finished on the
evening of 5th January, which is better known as Twelfth Night.
Throughout history, the 12 Days of
Christmas were a time of feasting and fun.
Following Twelfth Night, on 6th
January, is Epiphany, when people remember the Wise Men (also sometimes called
the Three Kings) who visited Jesus and/or the Baptism of Jesus.
Epiphany/Twelfth Night is also the
time when it was traditional to take your Christmas decorations down - although
some people leave them up until Candlemas.
12 Days Of Christmas
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