Feast of Epiphany

Why "The Twelfth Night"? What inspired this title? Shakespeare wrote this play for the end of the Christmas season, for a holiday called the Feast of Epiphany or the Twelfth Night. It is celebrated the eve before the twelfth day after Christmas (January 5th). It is also sometimes celebrated on January 6th.  As the last day of the Christmas season, it is celebrated as a day of festivities and fun.

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