Countdown to Epiphany

Our should this post be entitled "count-up to Epiphany"?

Two more days until Epiphany. The festival on 6th January follows Twelfth Night on the 5th. Traditionally that is when we take down the Christmas decorations.

Cue the song too - "On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love sent to me........".


I never really thought about it before but even this seemingly fatuous song could have a deeper meaning! According to some it has a religious meaning. This is also an interesting source of information about the song and its associated tradition.

If you want to be truly erudite you may want to re-read this book. I say re-read, as many of you may have been forced to read it at school, when you either liked it or loathed it! Re-reading it as an adult brings a whole new meaning to our most famous playwright.

So why am I burbling on about Twelfth Night? Well this is "proof of the pudding" showing our logic in naming our narrowboat Epiphany. The festival of Epiphany follows Twelfth Night and so our new boat followed on from our previous boat, Twelfth Night!

I suppose too that I could also add a link between the song and canals. Well it does say "six geese" and "seven swans" and I suppose a "calling bird" could also be found on the cut! Now I have given you some clues see if you can do this!

So are you still following the star? - Very wise!