Talk:Epiphany (holiday)

message: I think that the section  Eastern Orthodox Christian churches should be split into a separate page called Feast of Theophany. There is a big difference between the event being celebrated: the East celebrates the baptism of Jesus, while the West celebrates the three wise men's arrival. To me, this seems like a major enough difference that the contents should be split.  Also, it is a redlinked article on this list of required articles for WikiProject Eastern Orthodoxy. A more brief summary should still be included, with a link to the new article below the header. I would like to get consensus before doing anything, as a new editor. Thurm64talkmy edits 05:38, 25 January 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: User:Thurm64, rather than creating a new article, why not expand the article that currently exists about the Baptism of the Lord? Right now, information regarding the feast is already present in this article, as well as in the Baptism of the Lord and Theophany articles. For now, I have redirected the Feast of Theophany article to Baptism of the Lord, though if consensus is to create a new article, that redirect can easily be removed and replaced with content. I hope this helps. With regards, AnupamTalk 06:13, 25 January 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Splitting proposal 

message: “Piparkakut or Finnish gingerbread cookies, in the shape of a star, are a treat typically served on this day. These cookies are broken in the palm of one's hand, while making a silent wish. If a piparkakku star should break into three pieces, and all three are eaten without speaking a word, it is said that the wish will come true.” I am Finnish, but this does not sound familiar. Is this somebody’s family tradition or a complete fabrication? --Silvonen (talk) 06:32, 22 December 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Based on some googling, there may be such a tradition in Sweden, but I don’t know if it is associated with Epiphany there either. --Silvonen (talk) 06:55, 22 December 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: While I'm not originally Finnish, an acquaintance of mine stumbled upon this wiki article and in the subsequent conversation five different Finns stated that they've never heard of this before. Moreover, there is no citation and the edit has been made by someone who has made other low-quality edits both here and elsewhere. I think this should be removed. Ashela (talk) 14:29, 5 January 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Finland 

message: The section "Finland" says:
:Piparkakut or Finnish gingerbread cookies, in the shape of a star, are a treat typically served on this day. These cookies are broken in the palm of one's hand, while making a silent wish. If a piparkakku star should break into three pieces, and all three are eaten without speaking a word, it is said that the wish will come true.
I have lived in Finland all my life and have never heard of this tradition. Neither apparently has any other Finn. This came to my attention because of a question at the reference desk on the Finnish Wikipedia, where a user asked if anyone had ever heard of this tradition. Apparently the mention about this tradition was added ten years ago and marked as unsourced eight years ago, and it has been unsourced ever since. Has anyone ever heard of this tradition or can it finally be removed as unsourced for almost a decade? JIP | Talk 01:06, 6 January 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Gingerbread tradition in Finland