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1、CircumcisionofJesusTheCircumcisionofJesusisaneventfromthelifeofJesusofNazareth.TheGospelofLukestatesinverse2:21thatJesuswascircumcisedeightdaysafterhisbirth(traditionallyJanuary1).ThisisinkeepingwiththeHalakha,Jewishlawwhichholdsthatmalesshouldbecircumcisedeightdaysaft
2、erbirthduringaBritmilahceremony,atwhichtheyarealsogiventheirname.ThecircumcisionofChristbecameaverycommonsubjectinChristianartfromthe10thcenturyonwards,oneofnumerouseventsintheLifeofChristtobefrequentlydepictedbyartists.Itwasinitiallyseenonlyasasceneinlargercycles,butb
3、ytheRenaissancemightbetreatedasanindividualsubjectforapainting,orformthemainsubjectinanaltarpiece.TheeventiscelebratedastheFeastoftheCircumcisionintheEasternOrthodoxChurchonJanuary1inwhichevercalendar(OldorNew)isused.ItiscelebratedbyRomanCatholicsastheFeastoftheHolyNam
4、eofJesus,inrecentyearsonJanuary3asanOptionalMemorial,thoughitwasforlongcelebratedonJanuary1,assomeotherchurchesstilldo.Anumberofrelicsclaimingtobetheholyprepuce,theforeskinofJesus,havesurfaced.Epiphany(holiday)Epiphany(fromKoineGreek(ἡ)ἐπιφάνεια,epiphaneia"appearance",
5、"manifestation")[1]isaChristianfeastdaythatcelebratestherevelationofGodtheSonasahumanbeinginJesusChrist.ItfallsonJanuary6or,inmanycountries,ontheSundaythatfallsbetweenJanuary2andJanuary8.[2][3]SincetheJulianCalendar,whichisfollowedbysomeEasternChurches,isatpresent13day
6、sbehindtheGregorianCalendarandtherevisedJulianCalendar,6Januaryinthatcalendarcorrespondsatpresentto19Januaryinwhatistheofficialcivilcalendarinmostcountries.Onthisfeast,WesternChristianscommemorateprincipallythevisitationoftheBiblicalMagitotheBabyJesus,i.e.,hismanifesta
7、tiontotheGentiles;EasternChristianscommemoratethebaptismofJesusintheJordanRiver,seenashismanifestationtotheworldastheSonofGod.ItisalsocalledTheophany,especiallybyEasternChristians.EpiphanyseasonIntheRomanCatholicChurchtheEpiphanyseasonbeginsattheEpiphanyvigilMassonJanu
8、ary5andrunsuntileitherJanuary13orSeptuagesima.Differenttextsapplydifferentusestotheterm,althoughtheyareessentiallythe
