Epiphany (holiday)

Epiphany
The Adoration of the Magi by Edward Burne-Jones (1904)
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	In Eastern Christianity: commemoration of the Baptism of Jesus only In Western Christianity: commemoration of the Adoration of the Magi, with subordinate commemorations of the Baptism of Jesus and the Wedding at Cana
Date	January 6 (Gregorian calendar) January 19 (Gregorian equivalent of Julian calendar January 6) Second Monday of January (Colombia)
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
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.