Freely you have received, Freely Give. I have always known that it was a title of a Shakespeare play but that was the extent of my knowledge. As you can tell from the background and the image of the wisemen above it does have something to do with Christmas. So let's learn about it together. Marks end of the 12-day season of Christmas festivities.
Children leave their shoes in front of the door to be filled with sweets.
On the Twelfth Night Christmas decorations are usually taken down. The eve of Epiphany is called Twelfth Night, and the day itself is sometimes referred to as Twelfth Day. The 12th day after Christmas , when the three Wise Men visited Jesus. Observed as Christmas in Spain and as Befana Day in Italy. Also called Epiphany and Three Kings Day.