Twelfth Day

noun

1. the 12th day after Christmas, January 6, on which the festival of the Epiphany is celebrated: formerly observed as the last day of the Christmas festivities.

Twelfth Day

noun

1. 1. Jan 6, the twelfth day after Christmas and the feast of the Epiphany, formerly observed as the final day of the Christmas celebrations

   2. ( as modifier )

      Twelfth-Day celebrations

Word History and Origins

Origin of Twelfth Day¹

before 900; Middle English; Old English