If your a Lover of Christmas carols you know that this season has 12 days. December 25 is Christmas. Despite the fact that merchandisers actually been pushing the season to start prior to Halloween. They really start to salivate on the 13th. Problem is that for centuries the twelve days of Christmas are actually supposed to begin on Christmas Day and end on January 6. The twelve days of Christmas end with the Feast of Epiphany also called "The Adoration of the Magi" or "The Manifestation of God." Celebrated on January 6, it is known as the day of the Three Kings. Epiphany, or Theophany means "vision of God". With its origins in the Eastern Christian Churches. Which is a general celebration of Jesus Christ. It included the commemoration of his birth and visit by the magi, or Three Kings. As a matter of fact, the more popular name of this holiday is "Three Kings Day". It included the commemoration of his birth and visit by the magi, or Three Kings. As a matter of fact, the more popular name of this holiday is "Three Kings Day". The Symbolism of the 3 gifts The gold offered by one of the wise men is a symbolic acknowledgment of Jesus' royal standing as "King of the Jews,". The frankincense manifests the divine nature of the baby's existence, since he is not an earthly king but the Son of God. And finally the myrrh, often used to embalm corpses, was gifted to the newborn as a symbol of Jesus' mortality. Predicting his death on the cross. The Commemoration Contained within the commemorations are all of Jesus' childhood events, up through his baptism in the Jordan by John the Baptist. And the miracle at the marriage at Cana. The History In 354ad, The Western Church had separated the celebration of the Nativity of Christ as the feast of Christmas and set its date as December 25. The earliest documented reference to Epiphany as a Christian feast was seen in A.D. 361, by Ammianus Marcellinus. He asserts that January 6 Christ's Birthday and that the miracle at Cana also occured on the same calendar day. In 385, the pilgrim Egeria, also known as Silvia. Described a celebration in Jerusalem and Bethlehem, called "Epiphany" that commemorated the Nativity of Christ. Saint John Cassian says that even in his time at the beginning of the 5th century, Egyptian monasteries celebrated the Nativity and Baptism together on January 6. The Modern Observance Today, the Epiphany of the Lord is celebrated on January 6th. Some Christian cultures, especially those of Latin America. Extend the season to as many as 40 days, ending on Candlemass on February 2. Broken Resolutions and new opportunities During the first week of New Years, most resolutions are being broken. The one resolution you keep with lot of help with is financial independence. If you are among the growing disenfranchised laborers stuck in a cubicle prison, with unappreciative wardens. You can escape all of this and enjoy the freedom of living a laptop lifestyle. Visit us at: http://adziebart.com http://binarygoldrush.com http://binaryeconomy.com http://mazeproductions.biz http://posermation

• published: 06 Jan 2014
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