{"id":5502,"date":"2020-01-10T14:51:52","date_gmt":"2020-01-10T09:21:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/?p=5502"},"modified":"2020-01-10T14:51:52","modified_gmt":"2020-01-10T09:21:52","slug":"epiphany-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/epiphany-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Epiphany festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Relevance: Mains: G.S paper I: Art and Culture<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Epi.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5503\" src=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Epi.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"270\" height=\"186\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Why in news?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Epiphany festival was celebrated in parts of India, such as Goa and Kerala.<\/li>\n<li>In Goa, the celebration is known by its Portuguese name \u2018Festa dos Reis\u2019, and in parts of Kerala by its Syriac name \u2018Denha\u2019.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Why is Epiphany or Three Kings\u2019 Day celebrated?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Epiphany is among the three oldest and major festival days in Christianity, the two others being Christmas and Easter. It is celebrated on January 6 by a number of Christian sects, including Roman Catholics, and on January 19 by some Eastern Orthodox churches.<\/li>\n<li>In the West, the duration between December 25 and January 6 is known as the Twelve Days of Christmas.<\/li>\n<li>Epiphany is a feast day, or a day of commemoration, which in Christianity marks the visit of the Magi (meaning the Three Wise Men or Three Kings) to the Infant Jesus (Christ from his nativity until age 12).<\/li>\n<li>According to Christian belief, the Magi \u2014 Balthasar, Melchior, and Gaspar (or Casper), the kings of Arabia, Persia, and India, respectively \u2014 followed a miraculous guiding star to Bethlehem, where they paid homage to the Infant Jesus.<\/li>\n<li>The three are said to have brought gifts for Jesus: gold by Melchior, myrrh by Balthasar, and incense by Gaspar. The visit is believed to signify Jesus\u2019 physical manifestation to the Gentiles (non-Jewish people).<\/li>\n<li>The day also commemorates the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Epip.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5504\" src=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Epip.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"812\" height=\"541\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Celebrations in India<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In Goa, the Magi or Three Kings are called \u2018Reis Magos\u2019 in Portuguese. The Reis Magos fort, and church, in Bardez, and the Three Kings Chapel in Cansaulim, get their name from the belief. Communities in Bardez, Chandor, Cansaulim, Arossim, and Cuelim are known to celebrate Epiphany.<\/p>\n<p>Cansaulim, Arossim, and Cuelim together celebrate \u2018Festa dos Reis\u2019 at the Our Lady of Remedios chapel in an elaborate ceremony, in which three youths selected from local communities travel on horseback dressed in religious wear to the chapel, stopping at many points on the way to bless devotees.<\/p>\n<p>In Kerala, at the St. Mary\u2019s Orthodox Syrian Cathedral in Piravom, \u2018Denha\u2019 is an important annual celebration, in which a big congregation takes part. Three priests wearing ecclesiastical robes and holding golden crosses move with a procession for 5 km from the Peppathi Chapel to the Piravom church.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Relevance: Mains: G.S paper I: Art and Culture Why in news? 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