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Monday is also Twelfth Night, the start of Carnival season in New Orleans.
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Kate Selig, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
In the room: The feeling was solemn and surreal, with many attendees talking about events earlier in the day for Twelfth Night to kick off the Mardi Gras season.
—Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025
As Good Housekeeping points out, since the 4th century, many Christians have looked upon the Twelfth Night — also referred to as the Eve of the Epiphany — as the formal end of the Christmas season.
—Maria Pasquini, People.com, 1 Jan. 2025
The tradition originated with the medieval European custom of burning a massive hardwood log in the hearth during holidays from Christmas Eve through Twelfth Night.
—Nicole Sours Larson, The Mercury News, 11 Dec. 2024
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Kate Selig, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
In the room: The feeling was solemn and surreal, with many attendees talking about events earlier in the day for Twelfth Night to kick off the Mardi Gras season.
—Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025
As Good Housekeeping points out, since the 4th century, many Christians have looked upon the Twelfth Night — also referred to as the Eve of the Epiphany — as the formal end of the Christmas season.
—Maria Pasquini, People.com, 1 Jan. 2025
The tradition originated with the medieval European custom of burning a massive hardwood log in the hearth during holidays from Christmas Eve through Twelfth Night.
—Nicole Sours Larson, The Mercury News, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Twelfth Night.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Twelfth%20Night. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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