[Albrecht Durer (1504)The Adoration of the Magi] Epiphany is the day we celebrate the appearance of Jesus Christ to the Magi (representing the world). The date is celebrated traditionally is January 6, which is the day after the twelfth day of Christmas.
http://www.orlutheran.com/html/epiph.html
http://www.cresourcei.org/cyepiph.html
http://cyberbrethren.typepad.com/cyberbrethren/2008/01/how-beautifully.html
http://weedon.blogspot.com/2008/01/epiphany.html
Unrelated note sort of:
My son had a band concert today (January 6) that was rescheduled from December 16. He attends a Lutheran school. We had a snow issue on December 16. The band director renamed the concert and it was the Epiphany Concert. The musicians played "We Three Kings".
