Bring down the holly, the mistletoe and the sparkling lights - Christmas is officially over, proclaims Neddy.

Church of the Epiphany
Today, the Day of Epiphany, marks the official end of the Christian tradition of “Twelve Days of Christmas”. The celebration of Christ’s life begins with Christmas day, December 25th, and ends on Epiphany, January 6th. The word “Epiphany” means “manifestation in Greek and refers to God manifesting or revealing himself to mankind by coming to earth as a physical being in the person of Jesus. The tradition has come down from the centuries that Christmas, marks the birth of the baby Jesus, and Epiphany, the twelfth day, recognizes the coming of the “wise men” from the East to witness that miraculous birth.

The twelve days between the two special Christian holidays are days of joyous celebration. January 6th, the twelfth day, marks the end of Christmas, and in our modern times it is when we remove all Christmas decorations to their storage boxes and the new year begins in earnest.

Although Christmas and Epiphany are festivals of Christiandom, all the world can celebrate their significance - that the God of the universe loves each and every one of his children.