After Santa’s Come and Gone: 6 Ways to Celebrate the 12 Days of Christmas

How to make the holiday spirit last a little longer.

Historically, each of the 12 days often included feasts, religious observances, and celebrations in various Christian communities.Biba Kayewich

Different times, different customs.

A case in point: From England’s Middle Ages until the reign of the Tudors, Advent meant four weeks of fasting and preparation. With the arrival of Christmas Day came the 12 Days of Christmas, nearly two weeks of revelry and feasts, ending only on Epiphany in January, that day set aside to remember the wise men who stood ‘round a manger in Bethlehem.