"Chalking the door" is an ancient custom associated with the Feast of the Epiphany, also known as "Three Kings Day," which this year falls on Monday, Jan. 6 in the United States.

Epiphany, also called Little Christmas, Theophany, or simply Three Kings' Day, ... Chalking The Door. A tradition known as "Chalking the Door” is also done to bless one’s home.

"Chalking the door" is an ancient custom associated with the Feast of the Epiphany, also known as "Three Kings Day," which ...

Chalking the door is performed on or near the feast of the Epiphany, which comes on January 6. The day itself celebrates the moment when God became man in the form of Jesus Christ.

It is about time for the “12 lords a-leaping,” meaning that it is near the end of the traditional 12 days of Christmas. In many churches, the festival that follows Christmas is Epiphany, Jan ...

This so-called ‘Holy graffiti’ has grown in England amid Covid-19 restrictions as Christians use it to mark their Epiphany celebration. Jump to content. UK News Website of the Year 2024 ...

Traditionally on the feast of Epiphany, Catholics bless their homes by writing the letters C, M, and B and the numbers of the year on either side — so this year it would look like “20+C+M+B+25.” ...

Epiphany Blessing: Chalk It Up to the Three Wise Men Ask your parish priest to bless the main door’s lintel with the Epiphany blessing. ABOVE: Edward Burne-Jones (1833–1898), Cartoon for ...

The Epiphany 2020 is today, Monday, January 6, which is 12 days after Christmas. However, some people start counting from Christmas Day itself, which would make the Twelfth Night fall on January 5.

Chalking up the initials of the Three Kings on your front door is one of those great bits of family religion that can be found all over Europe. Blessing the Chalk. In Church the chalk is presented to ...

The age-old custom of Chalking of the Door took place with the letters CMB and the year chalked above the main door. The letters come from the traditional (9thC) names for the three 'kings ...