What is Epiphany, and when is it?
January 6, or Sunday, January 3Epiphany is January 6, a Tuesday in 2026 and a Wednesday in 2027, when Western churches remember the wise men reaching the Christ Child. Most US Catholic dioceses keep it on the Sunday between January 2 and 8, which was January 4 in 2026 and is January 3 in 2027. Orthodox churches keep it as Theophany, with the focus on Jesus' baptism, and those on the old calendar mark it January 19.
Advent and the Christmas story
What do the four Advent candles mean? 
How many wise men were there? 
When do you put baby Jesus in the nativity? 
What are the 12 days of Christmas? 
What is a short prayer for Christmas dinner? 
Is Christmas a holy day of obligation in 2026? - What does the word mean?
- It comes from a Greek word for a shining forth or appearance. Orthodox churches often call the feast Theophany.
- What are the chalk letters over some doors?
- At Epiphany some Catholic homes mark the door with the year and C, M and B, the traditional initials of the three wise men.
See the whole Christmas Checklist
Last checked Monday, November 9, from US Catholic diocesan calendars and the United Methodist Church.
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