The day I posted the story of Kings' Day my daughter, Jessica, sent me the following article. It answered some unasked questions I didn't know I had. For example: "what is twelfth night?"
The following is an excerpt from an article in the Jan. 6, 2009 edition of The Writer's Almanac with Garrison Keillor:
Epiphany, the 12th day of Christmas. It celebrates the day when the three Magi visited Jesus and gave him the gifts of frankincense, myrrh, and gold.
Christmas Eve begins the 12 days of Christmas, so January 5th, the eve of Epiphany, is called Twelfth Night. William Shakespeare wrote a play for the festivities in 1602, which is why it is called Twelfth Night.
James Joyce's famous short story "The Dead" is set at a party for the Feast of the Epiphany. The story ends: "His soul swooned slowly as he heard the snow falling faintly through the universe and faintly falling, like the descent of their last end, upon all the living and the dead."
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Danny and Denise Stone
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- Denise
- Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- My husband, Danny, and I have been living and working in the Dominican Republic since 1997. We are the proud parents of three marvelous adult children and one fantastic son-in-law. Our four grandchildren are perfect, as you might imagine! And then there is our Yorkshire Terrier, Bonnie. She also brings us a lot of joy. Everything we are and everything we do is by the grace of God, and we consider it a privilege to serve Him here in our adopted nation.
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