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Article: Twelfth Night traditions in danger of dying out; Most of us know that the last day of Christmas is the time to take down the decorations but we're confused about the date and what to celebrate.(Features)
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- Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales)
- Article date:
- January 5, 2002
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Byline: TOMOS LIVINGSTONE
AS most of us have struggled back to work for the first time after the Christmas and New Year festivities this week it might be surprising to know that the festival does not officially come to an end until tomorrow - Twelfth Night.
But while many of us are familiar with songs such as The Twelve Days of Christmas and the convention that decorations are to be taken down on January 6, few of us, it seems, still celebrate the day itself.
One reason for the decline is that the link with the Christian calendar - January 6 marks ...