Twelfthtide: Word of the day for January 6, 2017
Twelfthtide , proper n :
(archaic or obsolete) The season including Epiphany (the twelfth day after Christmas) and the evening of the preceding day (Twelfth Night), regarded as the end of the Christmas season; Epiphany itself. In Western Christianity, today is Epiphany, which commemorates the visit of the Magi to the Christ child.
(archaic or obsolete) The season including Epiphany (the twelfth day after Christmas) and the evening of the preceding day (Twelfth Night), regarded as the end of the Christmas season; Epiphany itself. In Western Christianity, today is Epiphany, which commemorates the visit of the Magi to the Christ child.