Roman Catholic Church
The Roman Catholic Church does not have an Epiphany season as such, but continues to celebrate the Christmas season until the end of the feast of the Baptism of the Lord (the Sunday or Monday after the Epiphany). The period between the Baptism of the Lord and Ash Wednesday is Ordinary Time, but the liturgy continues to look back towards Christmas for several weeks.
Until 1955 the feast of the Epiphany had an octave, and was therefore celebrated from the vigil mass on 5 January until 13 January.
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