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

Example Sentences

The contest is held annually on the twelfth day of Christmas except when 6 January falls on a Sunday.

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“For the twelfth day, under extreme conditions of heat and strong winds, we are fighting nonstop on dozens of forest fire fronts. … The Greek Fire Service has battled more than 500 fires — more than 50 a day,” said Vassilis Kikilias, the minister for climate crisis and civil protection.

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Other gatherings were due later, including in the United States, where tens of thousands of demonstrators amassed in Washington and other U.S. cities on Saturday for a twelfth day of protest.

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As the partial government shutdown enters its twelfth day, both the president and top Congressional Democrats are standing firm in their positions with Trump demanding funding for the border wall and incoming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif, flatly saying “no” in an interview Wednesday morning.

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On Wednesday, the government shutdown entered its twelfth day and a new post-holiday phase of the standoff where Americans began returning to work, school, and presumably reading and watching the news.

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