Epiphany season Epiphany season The Epiphany season, also known as Epiphanytide, is in some churches recognized as a liturgical period following the Christmas season (Christmastide). It begins on the day of Epiphany, and ends at various points as defined by those churches. In Advent 2000, the Church of England introduced into its liturgy an optional Epiphany season by approving the "Common Worship" series of services as an alternative to those in the "Book of Common Prayer", defining Epiphanytide as lasting from the feast of the Epiphany to Candlemas. An official publication of the Church of England states: "The Christmas season is often
Epiphany (holiday) dough with cardamom and pearl sugar in the same seven bun crown shape. These varieties are most typically purchased in supermarkets with the trinket, and gold paper crown included. As in other countries, the person who receives the piece or bun containing the trinket or whole almond becomes the king or queen for a day. Epiphany is also an especially joyful occasion for the young and young at heart as this is the day dedicated to "plündern" – that is, when Christmas trees are "plundered" of their cookies and sweets by eager children (and adults) and when gingerbread houses, and