Here it is! Sorry, I guess it was uploaded under the wrong date. Contrast between the #Epiphany and #January6thInsurrection, and their connections as #journeys. #pilgrimage #religion #threekingsday #littlechristmas https://sheiladebonis.com/2023/01/06/epiphany-january-6th-reflection/

"The new King, to whom they now paid homage, was quite unlike what they were expecting. In this way they had to learn that God is not as we usually imagine him to be. This was where their inner journey began. It started at the very moment when they knelt down before this child and recognized him as the promised King. But they still had to assimilate these joyful gestures internally."
~Pope Benedict XVI #epiphany #littlechristmas #threekingsday #giftofthemagi #wisemen

Current status: listening to Sinead o Connor, taking down the Christmas decorations, later to have hot whiskeys watching Little Women. It makes a kind of sense. #NollaigNamBan #LittleChristmas #WomensChristmas

Nollaig Shona na mBan duit 💖✨️

Little Christmas or Nollaig na mBan: How the meaning of January 6 has changed over time

Once upon a time it was a day off for housewives but now it is more of a celebration of women  

https://m.independent.ie/life/little-christmas-or-nollaig-na-mban-how-the-meaning-of-january-6-has-changed-over-time-42265247.html #LittleChristmas #IrishMasto #IrishMastodon #Cork #Mastodonie #Christmas #Irish #WomensChristmas #Ireland

IT’S THREE KINGS DAY! To our amazing VNS Health colleagues, and friends, families & patients who celebrate it, Happy Three Kings Day! ¡Feliz día de los Reyes Magos!

In NYC? @elmuseo's 46th Annual Three Kings Parade & Celebration starts 11am. This year's theme: Entre Familia: Mental Health & Wellness of our Communities #vnshealth #Epiphany #losreyesmagos #threekingsday #LittleChristmas #mentalhealth

https://www.elmuseo.org/

I grew up evangelical and #Epiphany wasn't part of that tradition.
I'm still slightly confused about what it's about.
Visit of the Magi, the star, the gifts, all of the above?
And the 'epiphany' is that this child, Jesus, is a bit special?
I have seen it called #LittleChristmas but it is also the last day of #ChristmasTide & #TwelfthNight.
I'll be looking at food traditions associated with Epiphany later.
#exvangelical

In Ireland on Jan. 6 we celebrate Nollaig na mBan (#WomensChristmas), a day to celebrate women for their incredible commitment and service to others. Today we thank all women in our global @miseancara community (members, partners, project participants) for all you do to lift up the lives of those around you. #Nollaignamban #LittleChristmas #MiseanCara

INT. CHURCH; BALKANS - #Epiphany

Now I know.

Of interest, I happen to notice only one man at the service...and he was part of it.
There was me at the back who then found out... :blobnom:

January 6th, termed also Women's Christmas (Irish:
#NollaigNamBan)

#LittleChristmas
#WomensChristmas

To those who celebrate today: I hope you have a great Nollaig na mBan; a merry Little Christmas; and if you do have a Joycean epiphany this evening, I hope it’s positive and useful to you in the new year ahead.
For everyone else: have a great first TGIF of 2023
#NollaignamBan #WomensChristmas #LittleChristmas #epiphany #12thDayOfChristmas #ThreeKings #tgif