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clivers at Tarpon Springs, Florida. The bishop throws his gold crucifix into the water to signify the baptism of Christ. Young men dive after the cross; whoever retrieves it is specially blessed.
Latin Americans consider Epiphany both a solemn religious festival and the beginning of the pre-Lenten carnival season.
Mexicans salute Twelfth Night with firecrackers, masked revelry feasting, and candlelight processions.
In Christian tradition, whatever the form of observance, Epiphany, or “appearance,” commemorates the three proofs of Christ’s divinity which occurred on that date: the visit of the Three Wise Men to the infant Jesus; His baptism; and the first miracle, changing water to wine for wedding guests at Cana.
Even early Christians apparently celebrated Epiphany on the twelfth day of Christmas. During the Middle Ages, the occasion prompted plays staged in churches. But solemn observances largely disappeared in the bawdy atmosphere of Elizabethan England.
Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night” reflects the merry mood. The play probably was first presented in a command performance at Whitehall Palace on January 6, 1601, when Queen Elizabeth entertained a distinguished Italian guest, the Duke of Bracciano.
A popular tradition was to bake a Twelfth Night cake. A bean, coin, or china figure was baked inside the rich “cake of kings.” Whoever found the prize was king for the day. Sometimes the king picked a queen and ordered everyone to drink and dance all night.
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