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1、CircumcisionofJesusTheCircumcisionofJesusisaneventfromthelifeofJesusofNazareth.TheGospelofLukestatesinverse2:21thatJesuswascircumcisedeightdaysafterhisbirth(traditionallyJanuary1).ThisisinkeepingwiththeHalakha,Jewishlawwhichholdsthatmalesshouldbecircumcisedeightday
2、safterbirthduringaBritmilahceremony,atwhichtheyarealsogiventheirname.ThecircumcisionofChristbecameaverycommonsubjectinChristianartfromthe10thcenturyonwards,oneofnumerouseventsintheLifeofChristtobefrequentlydepictedbyartists.Itwasinitiallyseenonlyasasceneinlargercyc
3、les,butbytheRenaissancemightbetreatedasanindividualsubjectforapainting,orformthemainsubjectinanaltarpiece.TheeventiscelebratedastheFeastoftheCircumcisionintheEasternOrthodoxChurchonJanuary1inwhichevercalendar(OldorNew)isused.ItiscelebratedbyRomanCatholicsastheFeast
4、oftheHolyNameofJesus,inrecentyearsonJanuary3asanOptionalMemorial,thoughitwasforlongcelebratedonJanuary1,assomeotherchurchesstilldo.Anumberofrelicsclaimingtobetheholyprepuce,theforeskinofJesus,havesurfaced.Epiphany(holiday)Epiphany(fromKoineGreek(ἡ)ἐπιφάνεια,epiphan
5、eia"appearance","manifestation")[1]isaChristianfeastdaythatcelebratestherevelationofGodtheSonasahumanbeinginJesusChrist.ItfallsonJanuary6or,inmanycountries,ontheSundaythatfallsbetweenJanuary2andJanuary8.[2][3]SincetheJulianCalendar,whichisfollowedbysomeEasternChurc
6、hes,isatpresent13daysbehindtheGregorianCalendarandtherevisedJulianCalendar,6Januaryinthatcalendarcorrespondsatpresentto19Januaryinwhatistheofficialcivilcalendarinmostcountries.Onthisfeast,WesternChristianscommemorateprincipallythevisitationoftheBiblicalMagitotheBab
7、yJesus,i.e.,hismanifestationtotheGentiles;EasternChristianscommemoratethebaptismofJesusintheJordanRiver,seenashismanifestationtotheworldastheSonofGod.ItisalsocalledTheophany,especiallybyEasternChristians.EpiphanyseasonIntheRomanCatholicChurchtheEpiphanyseasonbegins
8、attheEpiphanyvigilMassonJanuary5andrunsuntileitherJanuary13orSeptuagesima.Differenttextsapplydifferentusestotheterm,althoughtheyareessentiallythe
