Epiphany (holiday) them almonds, dried figs, nuts, cookies or other good things that they have at home. In Spain and some Latin American countries, Epiphany day is called "El Día de los Reyes" i.e., the day when a group of Kings or Magi, as related in the second chapter of the Gospel of Matthew, arrived to worship and bring three gifts to the baby Jesus after following a star in the heavens. This day is sometimes known as the "Día de los Tres Reyes Magos" (The day of the Three Royal Magi) or "La Pascua de los Negros" (Holy Day of the
Epiphany (holiday) and praise", with words written by Christopher Wordsworth and commonly sung to the tune "St. Edmund" by Charles Steggall. A carol used as an anthem for Epiphany is "The Three Kings". Until 1955, when Pope Pius XII abolished all but three liturgical octaves, the Latin Church celebrated Epiphany as an eight-day feast, known as the Octave of Epiphany, beginning on January 6 and ending on January 13. The Sunday within that octave was since 1893 the feast of the Holy Family, and Christmastide was reckoned as the twelve days ending on January 5, followed by the January 6–13 octave. The