Epiphany or the 12th day of Christmas falls on January 6 and marks the official end to the festivities that mark the Christmas holidays or Christmastide.
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Adoration of the Magi - Leonardo da Vinci (about 1481)
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According to western church traditions Christmas Time runs from First Vespers
(Evening Prayer) of the Nativity of the Lord up to and including the Sunday after
Epiphany or after January 6 and Ordinary Time begins on the Monday which
follows the Sunday occurring after January 6.
