Feast of The Epiphany Jan 6

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/06/epiphany-three-kings-day-photos_n_805245.html#s219869&title=Cyprus_

The celebrations go on until Sunday

EPIPHANY means manifestation,of Our Lord


Arise, be enlightened, O Jerusalem: for thy light us come….And the gentiles shall walk in thy light, and kings in the brightness of thy rising….All they from Saba shall come, bringing gold and frankincense, and showing forth praise to the Lord. (Isaias 60, 1-6)

One of the kings was an Ethopian from Sheba


There is a lot of history concerning Saba too much to print here...there is a connection to the Israelites in Arabia, under Moises, the real Mt. Sinai
It seems to prove the connection, the ancient trade routes to the East and the wealth and gold that was brought in...there are two accounts, when thhe trade route moved further north, the southern fell into disuse.

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On the Julian Calendar  Christmas is celebrated on Jan 06