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GUEST,Matthew Folklore: Holy Three Kings (17) RE: Folklore: Holy Three Kings 09 Jan 04


While waiting for Wilfried's return I found this bilingual text of Goethe's Epiphanias here: Die heiligen drei König mit ihren Stern.

Regarding English Twelfth Night traditions; according to The Oxford Dictionary of English Folklore "...the recurrent feature is that there is invariably mention of cake and alcohol." There were ceremonies for selecting a King and a Queen for the night, and wassailing and straw-burning were other customs associated with the date. No specific customs relating to the three kings /wise men /magi however seem to have existed.


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