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Twelfth Night, Jan. 5, the vigil or eve of Epiphany Epiphany (ĭpĭf`ənē) [Gr.,=showing], a prime Christian feast, celebrated Jan. ..... Click the link for more information. , so called because it is the 12th night from Christmas, counting Christmas as the first. In England, Twelfth Night has been a great festival marking the end of the Christmas season, and popular masquerading parties are typical entertainment. Twelfth Night a. the evening of Jan. 5, the eve of Twelfth Day, formerly observed with various festal celebrations b. the evening of Twelfth Day itself c. (as modifier): Twelfth-Night customs How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Scrooge had observed this change, but never spoke of it, until they left a children's Twelfth Night party, when, looking at the Spirit as they stood together in an open place, he noticed that its hair was grey. |
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