How Many Days Until Three Kings Day 2027? (Epiphany)

Three Kings Day, also called Epiphany, falls on Wednesday, January 6, 2027. It commemorates the arrival of the three wise men in the nativity story and marks the true end of the Christmas season: the thirteenth day after Christmas, the morning after Twelfth Night, and in much of the Spanish speaking world, the biggest gift day of the entire year.

The twelve days actually point here

The Twelve Days of Christmas from the song are not the days before Christmas; they are the days after it, running December 25 through January 5. That final evening, January 5, is Twelfth Night, the traditional deadline for taking down decorations. Epiphany dawns the next morning and closes the season. If you have ever wondered when Christmas officially ends, this is the answer most of the Christian world has used for over a thousand years.

How January 6 is celebrated

• Spain and Latin America: El Dia de los Reyes is the main event. Children leave shoes out on the night of January 5, parades of the three kings roll through cities, and families share Rosca de Reyes, a ring shaped sweet bread with a figurine baked inside.
• Italy: La Befana, a kindly witch, delivers candy to children on Epiphany eve, arguably beating Santa to the chimney concept.
• France: galette des rois, a frangipane pastry; whoever finds the hidden charm is king or queen for the day.
• Germany and Austria: star singers chalk the year and the letters C M B above doorways for blessing.
• New Orleans: king cake season opens, running from Epiphany to Mardi Gras.

The end of one countdown, the start of another

Epiphany 2027 arrives 12 days after Christmas 2026 and 5 days after New Year’s Day. The next morning, January 7, is Orthodox Christmas, so the season gets one final encore. And once the decorations come down, the countdown to Christmas 2027 is already running. It never really stops.

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