Epiphany to Candlemas

Chapter XVI

The Twelfth Cake and the “King of the Bean” —French Twelfth Night Customs —St. Basil's Cake in Macedonia —Epiphany and the Expulsion of Evils —The Befana in Italy —The Magi as Present-bringers —Greek Epiphany Customs —Wassailing Fruit-trees —Herefordshire and Irish Twelfth Night Practices —The “Haxey Hood” and Christmas Football —St. Knut's Day in Sweden —Rock Day —Plough Monday —Candlemas, its Ecclesiastical and Folk Ceremonies —Farewells to Christmas.