It recalls the visit of three Magi, or wise men, to the infant Jesus, and their sense of wonder at the encounter. It is the 12th day after Christmas and closes the Christmas season.

The Magi saw Jesus as worthy of their worship, which is considered proof Jesus was the manifestation of God on earth. So, to put it simply, Epiphany is the celebration of the moment when Jesus was ...

Christians around the world will mark the Epiphany on Jan. 6 with a series of celebrations that go from parades and gift-giving for children to the blessing of water. The holiday is also called the… ...

Epiphany was one of the earliest Christian feast days. In the early church, Christmas and Epiphany were the same day. The birth of Jesus and the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River were ...

With Jesus and the three wise men being the focal point of Epiphany, many celebrations recognize these figures. The star that guides the three wise men to Christ also symbolizes Epiphany, as do ...

Christians around the world will mark the Epiphany on Jan. 6 with a series of ... Jan. 6, 2020. Epiphany, the 12th night of Christmas, marks the day the three wise men visited baby Jesus. (AP ...

In Eastern Orthodoxy, the Epiphany celebrates the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan where in Mark's Gospel, a voice from the heavens announces, "You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased." ...

Deacons carry crucifixes during the annual Epiphany celebration in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The celebration, called "Timket", commemorates Jesus Christ's baptism in the Jordan River by John the Baptist.

But it opens the church’s “season of Epiphany,” a time when sermons and lessons focus on the miracles of Jesus; the season ends on the Sunday before Ash Wednesday (this year on March 1), the ...

Epiphany, the 12th night of Christmas, marks the day the three wise men visited baby Jesus. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte, File) Greeks celebrate Epiphany with blessing of the waters ceremonies across ...

Christians around the world will mark the Epiphany on Jan. 6 with a series of ... Jan. 6, 2020. Epiphany, the 12th night of Christmas, marks the day the three wise men visited baby Jesus. (AP ...