perjantai 6. tammikuuta 2023

Loppiainen / Three Kings' Day / Epiphany

 The three wise men's  (or kings') visit to baby Jesus is remembered on Epiphany.
Sent by Nadie, Santiago de Chile, received 1990

Three Kings by Josef Lada , Czech artist



Sent by a family friend in 2000



Three Kings
Christmas 1970s


Three Kings
Christmas 1960s
Illustration Eero-Einari Nurmela, Finnish

On January 6. we celebrate Epiphany.  In Finland it is called loppiainen, a name which means "ending of Christmas time" and the Christmas tree is traditionally taken out of the house on Epiphany.



For children it means the end of Christmas holidays.
Sent by Mariel,  Purmerend, The Netherlands.
Photo Mariel. 

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