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Epiphany (holiday)

Epiphany
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Also called Baptism of Jesus, Three Kings' Day, Theophany
Observed by Christians
Type Church service, winter swimming, chalking the door, house blessings, star singing
Significance
Date
Frequency Annual
Related to Epiphanytide, Christmastide, Christmas, Baptism of the Lord, Nativity of Christ
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Al-Maghtas
Name as inscribed on the World Heritage List
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Al-Maghtas ruins on the Jordanian side of the Jordan River are the location for the Baptism of Jesus and the ministry of John the Baptist.

Location Balqa Governorate, Jordan
Type Cultural
Criteria iii, vi
Reference 1446
UNESCO region Arab States
Inscription history
Inscription 2015 (39th Session)

Epiphany (/ɪˈpɪfəni/ ə-PIFF-ə-nee), also Theophany or Three Kings' Day, is a Christian feast day that celebrates the revelation of God incarnate as Jesus Christ. In Western Christianity, the feast commemorates principally (but not solely) the visit of the Magi to the Christ child, and thus Jesus' physical manifestation to the Gentiles. Moreover, the feast of the Epiphany, in some Western Christian denominations, also initiates the liturgical season of Epiphanytide.Eastern Christians, on the other hand, commemorate the baptism of Jesus on both sides of the Jordan River, seen as his manifestation to the world as the Son of God.Qasr el Yahud in the West Bank, and Al-Maghtas in Jordan on the east bank, Al-Maghtas is considered to be the original site of the baptism of Jesus and the ministry of John the Baptist.


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