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It's not over! Rediscovering Christmas pt. III

Hello wonderful friends...

Did you know that Christmas ISN'T OVER? Well, I didn't. Not until early this year when I learned lots about the liturgical calendar & seasons of the church.

Remember the song "The 12 Days of Christmas"?

It's real.

There are 12 days.

And they start on Christmas day.

Not end.

"What??!?" you say?

It is true.

Part of rediscovering Christmas for Joel & I has been realizing that there is a whole Christmas season in the church, starting on December 25th and ending on January 6th.

January 6th is Epiphany - a holiday I had never even heard of before.

It is the day that we celebrate the three kings showing up to worship Jesus. They were the first Gentiles to worship Him, thus revealing Him as Savior for all of mankind.

Gentile.

That's me.

So happy 9th day of Christmas.

One more quick thing...

That slightly annoying song about the 12 days? It potentially has roots in the 16th century & is a mnemonic for 12 of the important tenets of the Christian faith.

Joel & I plan to teach our children each of those tenets.

And thus, our Christmas season will end on January 6th.

Joy to the world, the Lord has COME.

Merry Christmas, dear friends!