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     • The 12 days of Christmas is the period in Christian theology that marks the span between the birth of Christ and the coming of the Magi, the three wise men. It begins on December 25 (Christmas) and runs through January 6 (the Epiphany, sometimes also called Three Kings’ Day).
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   What are the 12 days of Christmas?

   • For many Western Christian denominations, the Twelve Days of Christmas, or Christmastide, are a 12-day festive religious season that celebrates the Nativity of Jesus. The 12 days represent the time that it took for the three wise men or kings to travel to Bethlehem to visit baby Jesus and offer him gifts.

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   Do Christians celebrate the 12 days of Christmas differently?

   • While sects of Christianity celebrate the 12 days of Christmas differently, certain ones, such as the Eastern Orthodox Church, consider the Epiphany to be the most important day of the Christmas season. Some exchange gifts on each of the 12 days instead of only on Christmas day.

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   Why do the 12 days start on Christmas Day?

   • The First Day of Christmas The 12 days begin on Christmas Day because this is the day that celebrates Jesus’ birth. In ancient times, the day began with Midnight Mass. (Note that in certain denominations, Christmas begins on December 24 at sundown.) The church bells rang, candles were lit, and the celebrations kicked off.

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   Is 'the twelve days of Christmas' a religious song?

   • It is possible that 'The Twelve Days of Christmas' has been confused with (or is a transformation of) a song called 'A New Dial' (also known as 'In Those Twelve Days'), which dates to at least 1625 and assigns religious meanings to each of the twelve days of Christmas. However, this is not the case for the popular Christmas carol 'The Twelve Days of Christmas'.

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   How do Christians celebrate the twelve days?

   • Christians who celebrate the Twelve Days may give gifts on each of them, with each of the Twelve Days representing a wish for a corresponding month of the new year. They may feast on traditional foods and otherwise celebrate the entire time through the morning of the Solemnity of Epiphany.

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   Why do we celebrate 12 days?

   • The 12 days represent the time that it took for the three wise men or kings to travel to Bethlehem to visit baby Jesus and offer him gifts. In certain Eastern Orthodox denominations, it is instead a celebration of the time from Christ’s birth to his baptism.

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   There are really 12 days of Christmas. Furthermore, Mikkelson writes, “ there was absolutely no reason why any Catholic would have to hide his knowledge of any of the concepts...

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   Dec 15, 2000 · What we do know is that the twelve days of Christmas in the song are the twelve days between the birth of Christ (Christmas, December 25) and the coming of the Magi (Epiphany, January 6)....

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   Oct 22, 2024 · For many Western Christian denominations, the Twelve Days of Christmas, or Christmastide, are a 12-day festive religious season that celebrates the Nativity of Jesus. The 12 days represent the time that it took for the three wise men or kings to travel to Bethlehem to visit baby Jesus and offer him gifts.

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   The Twelve Days of Christmas, also known as the Twelve Days of Christmastide, are the festive Christian season celebrating the Nativity. Christmas Day is the First Day. The Twelve Days are 25 December to 5 January, counting first and last.

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   Oct 22, 2024 · Christians believe that the 12 days of Christmas mark the amount of time it took after the birth of Jesus for the magi, or wise men, to travel to Bethlehem for the Epiphany when they...

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   Dec 11, 2023 · The 12 days of Christmas, in fa­ct, are the days from Dec. 25, celebrated as the birth of Jesus Christ, to the Epiphany, celebrated on Jan. 6 as the day when the manifestation of Christ's glory was realized.