Malam Kedua Belas (hari libur)
Malam Kedua Belas (juga dikenal sebagai Malam Epifani tergantung pada tradisinya) adalah perayaan Kristen pada malam terakhir dari Dua Belas Hari Natal, yang menandai datangnya Epifani.[1] Tradisi yang berbeda menandai tanggal Malam Kedua Belas sebagai 5 Januari atau 6 Januari, tergantung pada apakah penghitungan dimulai pada Hari Natal atau 26 Desember.[2][3][4] Tanggal 6 Januari dirayakan sebagai perayaan Epifani, yang menandai dimulainya musim Epifani.[5][6]
| Malam Kedua Belas | |
|---|---|
 Pesta Malam Kedua Belas Mervyn Clitheroe, karya "Phiz" | |
| Nama lain | Malam Epifani |
| Dirayakan oleh | Umat Kristen, orang-orang yang tinggal di negara-negara yang secara budaya beragama Kristen |
| Jenis | Kristen, budaya |
| Makna | malam sebelum Epifani |
| Kegiatan |
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| Tanggal | 5, 6, atau 17 Januari |
| Frekuensi | tahunan |
| Terkait dengan | |
Sebuah takhayul di beberapa negara berbahasa Inggris menyatakan bahwa membiarkan hiasan Natal tergantung setelah Malam Kedua Belas adalah sial, sebuah tradisi yang juga dikaitkan dengan Candlemas (yang menandai berakhirnya masa Epifani pada 2 Februari), serta Jumat Agung, Shrove Tuesday, dan Septuagesima.[7] Kebiasaan populer lainnya meliputi memakan kue raja, menyanyikan kidung Natal, mengapur pintu, memberkati rumah seseorang, bersuka ria, dan menghadiri kebaktian gereja.[8][9]
Lihat pula
suntingReferensi
sunting- ^ Hatch, Jane M. (1978). The American Book of Days
. Wilson. ISBN 9780824205935. January 5th: Twelfth Night or Epiphany Eve. Twelfth Night, the last evening of the traditional Twelve Days of Christmas, has been observed with festive celebration ever since the Middle Ages.
- ^ "Epiphany: Should Christmas decorations come down on 6 January?". BBC News. 6 January 2017. Diakses tanggal 9 January 2021.
- ^ Carter, Michael. "Why it is time for an epiphany over Christmas decorations". The Tablet. Diakses tanggal 9 January 2021.
- ^ McGarry, Marion (6 January 2024). "The roots and traditions of Nollaig na mBan". RTÉ.ie.
- ^ "Epiphany: Should Christmas decorations come down on 6 January?". BBC News. January 6, 2017.
The Church of England celebrates the season of Epiphany from 6 January to 2 February.
- ^ Arcadi, James M. (February 2, 2021). "Candlemas for the Souls". All Souls Anglican Church.
The Feast of the Presentation is considered by many to be the close of the Christmas to Epiphany Season.
- ^ William Alexander Barrett (1868). Flowers and Festivals, Or, Directions for the Floral Decoration of Churches. Rivingtons. hlm. 170–174.
- ^ Mangan, Louise; Wyse, Nancy; Farr, Lori (2001). Rediscovering the Seasons of the Christian Year. Wood Lake Publishing Inc. hlm. 69. ISBN 9781551454986.
Epiphany is often heralded by "Twelfth Night" celebrations (12 days after Christmas), on the evening before the Feast of Epiphany. Some Christian communities prepare Twelfth Night festivities with drama, singing, rituals - and food! ... Sometimes several congregations walk in lines from church to church, carrying candles to symbolize the light of Christ shining and spreading. Other faith communities move from house to house, blessing each home as they search for the Christ child.
- ^ Pennick, Nigel (21 May 2015). Pagan Magic of the Northern Tradition: Customs, Rites, and Ceremonies. Inner Traditions – Bear & Company. hlm. 176. ISBN 9781620553909.
On Twelfth Night in German-speaking countries, the Sternsinger ("star singers") go around to houses carrying a paper or wooden star on a pole. They sing an Epiphany carol, then one of them writes in chalk over the door a formula consisting of the initials of the Three Wise Men in the Nativity story, Caspar, Melchior, and Balthasar, with crosses between them and the year date on either side; for example: 20 +M+B 15. This is said to protect the house and its inhabitants until the next Epiphany.
Bacaan lebih lanjut
sunting- "Christmas". Catholic Encyclopedia. Diakses tanggal 22 December 2005. Primarily subhead Popular Merrymaking under Liturgy and Custom.
- Christmas Trivia edited by Jennie Miller Helderman, Mary Caulkins. Gramercy, 2002
- Marix-Evans, Martin. The Twelve Days of Christmas. Peter Pauper Press, 2002
- Bowler, Gerry. The World Encyclopedia of Christmas. McClelland & Stewart, 2004
- Collins, Ace. Stories Behind the Great Traditions of Christmas. Zondervan, 2003
- Wells, Robin Headlam. Shakespeare's Humanism. Cambridge University Press, 2006
- Fosbrooke, Thomas Dudley c. 1810, Encyclopaedia of Antiquities (Publisher unknown)
- J. Brand, 1813, Popular Antiquities, 2 Vols (London)
- W. Hone, 1830, The Every-Day Book 3 Vols (London), cf Vol I pp 41–61.
Sumber berbahasa Inggris awal
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- Vox Graculi, 4to, 1623: 6 January, Masking in the Strand, Cheapside, Holbourne, or Fleet-street (London), and eating spice-bread.
- The Popish Kingdom, 'Naogeorgus': Baking of the twelfth-cake with a penny in it, the slices distributed to members of the household to give to the poor: whoever finds the penny is proclaimed king among them.
- Nichols, Queen Elizabeth's Progresses: An entertainment at Sudley, temp. Elizabeth I, including Melibaeus, king of the bean, and Nisa, queen of the pea.
- Pinkerton, Ancient Scottish Poems: Letter from Sir Thomas Randolph to Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester dated 15 January 1563, mentioning that Lady Flemyng was Queen of the Beene on Twelfth-Day that year.
- Ben Jonson, Christmas, His Masque (1616, published 1641): A character 'Baby-cake' is attended by an usher carrying a great cake with a beane and a pease.
- Samuel Pepys, Diaries (1659/60): Epiphany Eve party, selecting of King and Queen by a cake (see King cake).
Pranala luar
sunting- Epiphany on Catholic Encyclopedia
- The Twelve Days of Christmas at The Christian Resource Institute
- William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night