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Why was l’Epiphanie celebrated on jan 6th

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It is a Christian celebration to honor the arrival of the three wise men or Magi – Balthazar, Gaspard and Melchior. ... In France, the “Fêtes des rois”, or Kings Day is mostly celebrated with a very special kind of dessert.
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