For this reason, Three Kings' Day became the Christmas Day on which family and friends exchange gifts. In France, Epiphany is primarily a religious event. In other countries, it is more of a ...

the Twelve Days of Christmas is the period between Christmas Day, when the birth of Jesus is celebrated, to Three Kings Day, when the manifestation of Jesus’ divinity is marked as it occurred at ...

Taking down decorations after Little Christmas marks a transition from the festive season, signaling the conclusion of holiday celebrations. Three Kings Day, also known as Epiphany or the Feast of ...

But what are its origins and what are the lyrics? ‘We Three Kings’ (or ‘We Three Kings of Orient Are’) is an Aeolian mode Christmas carol dating from 1857. The carol was composed by American clergyman ...

Three Kings Day, or Epiphany, is celebrated today, Jan. 6. On Jan. 6 each year, children around the world wake up to gifts, much like on Christmas Day, to celebrate and commemorate the three wise ...

On Monday, millions across the globe are celebrating Three Kings Day, also known as "Día de los Reyes," the Epiphany, Old Christmas and Little Christmas...but what exactly does the holiday ...

they think of Christmas and New Year’s Eve. But millions of Christians also celebrate another holiday that extends past the new year. It’s known as the Feast of the Epiphany, or Three Kings ...

National Geographic explores notable biblical figures in our ongoing series People in the Bible, as part of our coverage of the history of the Bible and the search for sacred texts. Many Christmas ...

I would wager that the “three kings” have been familiar characters in your core Christmas memories as well. Perhaps you were cast to play the part of Caspar, Melchior or Balthazar in your ...