Twelve Days of Christmas
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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.
Twelve Days of Christmas | |
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Observed by | Christians |
Type | Christian |
Observances | Varies by denomination, culture, and nation |
Date | 25 December – 5 January, inclusive |
Frequency | annual |
Related to | Christmas Day, Christmastide, Twelfth Night, Epiphany, and Epiphanytide |
Christmas Day is the First Day. The Twelve Days are 25 December to 5 January, counting first and last. The Octave, or Eighth Day, is New Year's Day and the Feast of the Circumcision, the day Jesus was circumcised according to the faith. The evening of the last day is Twelfth Night or Epiphany Eve,[1][2] the next morning being Epiphany.
For Christian denominations such as the Anglican Communion or the Lutheran Church, the Twelve Days are identical to Christmastide.[3][4][5] For the Roman Catholic Church, however, Christmastide lasts longer, running through the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord.[6][7] For some, the Twelve Days are considered December 26 to January 6,[8] thus including Epiphany.