HOLIDAY TRADITIONS | CELEBRATIONS
You’ve heard the song “The 12 Days of Christmas,” but you might not know its connection to an actual Christian celebration.
The final “day of Christmas” is known as Three Kings Day (or Epiphany) and it marks the date that three kings (also known as wise men) reached the infant Christ child, as described in the Bible’s Book of Matthew. It’s said that they followed a star to him, then presented gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. This is the traditional end of the Christmas season, particularly in Spanish-speaking countries and former Spanish colonies, and marks the beginning of the pre-Lenten season of Carnival.
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