Tuesday, May 30, 2017

Epiphany Star Pattern For a Chrismon Tree

The Epiphany Star is symbolic for
completeness. 12 Tribes of Israel, 12
Apostles are found in the Bible. An
 Epiphany Star has twelve points.
       Twelfth Night is a festival in some branches of Christianity marking the coming of the Epiphany. Different traditions mark the date of Twelfth Night on either 5 January or 6 January; the Church of England, Mother Church of the Anglican Communion, celebrates Twelfth Night on the 5th and "refers to the night before Epiphany, the day when the nativity story tells us that the wise men visited the infant Jesus". In Western Church traditions, the Twelfth Night concludes the Twelve Days of Christmas; although, in others, the Twelfth Night can precede the Twelfth Day. Bruce Forbes writes:
In 567 the Council of Tours proclaimed that the entire period between Christmas and Epiphany should be considered part of the celebration, creating what became known as the twelve days of Christmas, or what the English called Christmastide. On the last of the twelve days, called Twelfth Night, various cultures developed a wide range of additional special festivities. The variation extends even to the issue of how to count the days. If Christmas Day is the first of the twelve days, then Twelfth Night would be on January 5, the eve of Epiphany. If December 26, the day after Christmas, is the first day, then Twelfth Night falls on January 6, the evening of Epiphany itself.
       A belief has arisen in modern times, in some English-speaking countries, that it is unlucky to leave Christmas decorations hanging after Twelfth Night, a tradition originally attached to the festival of Candlemas (2 February), which celebrates the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple. Other popular Twelfth Night customs include singing Christmas carols, chalking the door, having one's house blessed, merrymaking, as well as attending church services. Read more...

Scripture References for The Epiphany Star Chrismon:
  • "Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him." Matthew 2:2
  • "Just as everyone dies because we all belong to Adam, everyone who belongs to Christ will be given new life." 1 Corinthians 15:22
  • "But like Adam, you broke my covenant and betrayed my trust." Hosea 6:7
  • "I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the "Offspring of David, and the bright Morning Star." Revelation 22:16

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