The Epiphany celebrates the Three Wise Men visiting baby Jesus and Jesus' baptism by John the Baptist.
Traditionally, people believe that you should take your Christmas tree down on the Twelfth Night, so either January 5 or 6. If you forget, some superstitions recommend keeping the decorations up until Candlemas Day on February 2, or even the Twelfth Night the following year.
However, some people believe that taking your tree down early could bring bad luck too. It used to be believed that spirits hid in the holly and ivy of the Christmas tree and to take the tree down before January 6 would affect the harvest.
Pope Francis kisses a figurine of Baby Jesus as he attends the Epiphany Mass at St. Peter's Basilica on January 6, 2020 in Vatican City, Vatican.In Mexico, Epiphany is celebrated with Rosca de Reyes, or King's Cake, that has a figure of baby Jesus hidden inside.In Austria, some people write in chalk on their door to protect their house for the following year. They write the year with the initials, C, M, and B to symbolize the names of the Three Kings, Caspar, Melchior, and Balthazar.
The Epiphany is celebrated in Belgium with children dressing up as the Three Wise Men and going door to door singing. In New Orleans, on January 6, the Christmas tree is decorated with purple, gold and green ornaments and is then called the Mardi Gras tree.
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