Epiphany season season of Epiphany when the Transfiguration of our Lord is celebrated; and green, reminiscent of living plants and suggests spiritual growth. Green is used in the season of Epiphany beginning with the second week after the Epiphany until the week before the Transfiguration of our Lord is celebrated. The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America used the terms "Time after Epiphany" to describe this period. The expression with "after" has been interpreted as making the period in question correspond to that of Ordinary Time. The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) states that neither Epiphany nor Pentecost are seasons, and that it is a
Epiphany (holiday) "Tatlóngharì". The Spanish name for the holiday has survived to the present in the Philippines as the masculine given name "Epifanio" (e.g. Epifanio de los Santos). Due to American influence, the position of the Three Kings as gift-givers has been supplanted by Santa Claus. In Poland, Epiphany, or "Trzech Króli" (Three Kings) is celebrated in grand fashion, with huge parades held welcoming the Wise Men, often riding on camels or other animals from the zoo, in Warsaw, Poznań and other cities. The Wise Men pass out sweets, children process in renaissance wear, carols are sung, and living nativity scenes are