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Look up: Twelfth-day

  1. Twelfth Day
    The 12th and final day of the Christmas celebrations, 6 January; the feast of the Epiphany. ...
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  2. Twelfth Day
    Twelfth Day is the festival of Epiphany, being the twelfth day after Christmas, it is kept as the manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles. It was formerly the occasion for festivities in commemoration of the visit of the three kings to the infant Jesus. A king (the beanking) of the feast was chosen by a bean hidden in the twelfth Cake.
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  3. Twelfth Day
    `Twelfth Day` is the twelfth and last day of the traditional Twelve Days of Christmas which follow Christmas Day. In western Christianity it falls on 6 January, which is also the feast of the Epiphany. Twelfth Day is preceded by Twelfth Night, the evening of 5 January. In some countries, Twelfth Day...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelfth_Day

  4. Twelfth-day
    • (n.) See Twelfthtide.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

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14 February 2012

This day in history:
/calendar/ February 14 is Valentine's Day. Although it is celebrated as a lovers' holiday today, with the giving of candy, flowers, or other gifts between couples in love, it originated in 5th Century Rome as a tribute to St. Valentine, a Catholic bishop. The first Valentine card grew out of this practice. The first true Valentine card was sent in 1415 by Charles, duke of Orleans, to his wife. He was imprisoned in the Tower of London at the time. Cupid, another symbol of the holiday, became associated with it because he was the son of Venus, the Roman god of love and beauty. Cupid often appears on Valentine cards. read more

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