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• Epiphany (holiday) — This article is about the feast day. For the feeling, see Epiphany (feeling). Epiphany, (Koine Greek: ἐπιφάνεια, epiphaneia, manifestation , striking appearance ,[1]) or Theophany, (Ancient Greek (ἡ) Θεοφάνεια, Τheophaneia,[2]) meaning vision of… …   Wikipedia

• epiphany — epiphanic /ep euh fan ik/, epiphanous, adj. /i pif euh nee/, n., pl. epiphanies. 1. (cap.) a Christian festival, observed on January 6, commemorating the manifestation of Christ to the gentiles in the persons of the Magi; Twelfth day. 2. an… …   Universalium

• Eve of a Feast — • In the first ages, during the night before every feast, a vigil was kept. In the evening the faithful assembled in the place or church where the feast was to be celebrated and prepared themselves by prayers, readings from Holy Writ (now the… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Epiphany season — The Epiphany season is a liturgical period which begins at the Epiphany and ends at various points depending on usage.Roman Catholic ChurchIn the Roman Catholic Church the Epiphany season begins at the Epiphany vigil Mass on January 5 and runs… …   Wikipedia

• Epiphany (novel) — infobox Book | name = Epiphany title orig = translator = image caption = author = David Hewson cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = genre = Crime, Mystery novel publisher = release date = 1997 media type = Print… …   Wikipedia

• Christmas Eve — For other uses, see Christmas Eve (disambiguation). Julaftonen (Christmas Eve), a watercolor painted 1904–05 by Carl Larsson (1853–1919) Christmas Eve is the day that, according to modern calendars, contains the evening, or first evening, of… …   Wikipedia

• Church of St. Luke and The Epiphany (Philadelphia) — Church of St. Luke and The Epiphany Church of St. Luke and The Epiphany …   Wikipedia

• New Year's Eve — For other calendars, see New Year. For other articles with similar names, see New Year (disambiguation). New Year s Eve Also called Hogmanay (Scotland), Calennig (Wales), Silvester (Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary,… …   Wikipedia

• Christmas Eve National Speech — The Christmas Eve National Speech or Discurso Nacional de S.M el Rey is broadcast by King Juan Carlos I to Spain every Christmas since 1975. The speech is aired by all the Spanish TV channels.[1] Recurrent topics King Juan Carlos I usually refers …   Wikipedia

• Fasting — is primarily the act of willingly abstaining from some or all food, drink, or both, for a period of time. An absolute fast is normally defined as abstinence from all food and liquid for a defined period, usually a single day (24 hours), or… …   Wikipedia

• Public holidays in Puerto Rico — [cite web |url=http://welcome.topuertorico.org/descrip.shtml |title=Puerto Rico description |accessdate=2007 09 22 |author= |date= |work= |publisher=WelcometoPuertoRico.org] and a large number of other which are official holidays established by… …   Wikipedia