Baptism of the Lord · Eyd-e Ta'mid-e Masih

Culture of origin: Christian · Cultural

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The Baptism of the Lord recalls Jesus being baptised by John the Baptist in the Jordan, when, as the Gospels tell, the Spirit came down on him like a dove and a voice from heaven called him the beloved Son. A separate Catholic feast since 1955, it falls on the Sunday after January 6, between January 7 and 13, and ends the Christmas season; Anglicans and Lutherans keep it too. Where Epiphany is moved to a Sunday that falls on January 7 or 8, it is kept on the Monday after; that case is not shown.