It's now the 5th Day of Christmas - yes, that's the 5 Golden Rings day in the Christmas song, "The Twelve Days of Christmas." It's not just a song, but one of our family traditions.
In our family, December 25 is the first day of Christmas, not the end of the season. We count down to January 6th, the Epiphany - the day the wise men found the baby Jesus and gave him gifts. This is also called, "Little Christmas."
We also do not put up Christmas decorations until December 22 (or there about depending on when it works out, but never before December 20th!)
On January 6th, we celebrate "Little Christmas" with a grand dinner out and exchanging small gifts to symbolize the gold, Frankincense and myrrh brought by the wise men for Jesus. We also burn Frankincense and myrrh and inscribe the sign of the magi over our front door threshold. This sign stays there all year to remind us to also seek the Messiah daily.
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