It was Christmas until Candlemas in old England
It was Christmas until Candlemas in old England John Dunphy FacebookTwitterEmail In our era, Jan. 2 is the day when we usually get around to de-Christmasing our homes and yards. However, a few true Christmas season aficionados – and we have such folks in the Riverbend – choose to keep their Yuletide decorations up until Jan. 6. The Feast of the Epiphany, also called Twelfth Night, is observed on that day. It celebrates the arrival of the “wise men from the east,” as they’re called in ...
Source: thetelegraph.com