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1-2: Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the King, behold there came wise men' from the east to Jerusalem,
“Saying, where is he that is hom Kng of die Jews? for we have seen his star Jn the east, and are come to worship him.”
During the Middle Ages, Epiphany, or Twelfth Night, was commemorated with plays presented in churches. Solemn observances largely disappeared in Elizabethan England, and they became a time for revelry.
Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night" reflects this mood. It was probably presented in a command performance at Whitehall Palace on January 6, 1601, according to historians.
Today child “kings” crowned with golden paper coronet? roam the streets of Europe on Epiphany, singing hymns and carols. Iri Italy, millions of children awake to find their stockings filled with presents from Le Befana, the good-hearted witch who takes the place of Santa Claus. I
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