Articles related to "Wise Men"



The Fourth Wise Man
A review of a movie that poses the question, what happened to the fourth wise man?
• jesus • wise men • wise man • magi • catholic

The Three Wise Men
The Three Kings or Wise Men have been immortalised in popular carols and famous paintings. But not much else is known about them.
• three wise men • three kings • wise men from the east • story of the wise men • story of the three kings

"We Three Kings"
Who were the Magi?
• magi • star of bethlehem • three wise men • christmas stories

Book Review: Silent Meditations on a Silent Night
Reviews from readers of "Silent Meditations on a Silent Night," a collection of short stories and poems about Christmas and the miraculous birth in Bethlehem.
• wise men • angels • shepherds • stories • poems

Christmas Hymns: The King the Wise Men Found
For Epiphany I would like to share this Puerto Rican carol found on "Before the Marvel of This Night." May you enjoy it.
• wise men • epiphany • gifts • kings • king

Gift-Givers and The Wise Men
The Wise Men and their journey to Bethlehem by following a bright star to give gifts to the baby Jesus is the origin of many Christmas gift traditions around the world. The accuracy of accounts of the wise men is explored.
• christmas • wise men • gift-giving • customs • three kings

Review—Martin Luther’s Christmas Book
Read a review of "Martin Luther's Christmas Book," a delightful collection of Luther's holiday sermons preached during the Christmas seasons. This book is edited by Luther expert Roland Bainton and includes the text to Luther's Christmas hymn and holiday woodcuts from Luther's day.
• martin luther • christmas • sermons • annunciation • nativity

The Nativity Story - A Review
A review of the movie The Nativity Story. Is it just another cliched retelling or is it something to pay money to see?
• jesus • christmas • mary • joseph • bethlehem

The Seven Wise Men of Greece
Seven Wise Men (or "sages") helped Greece to rise up out of one of the darkest periods of its history. They helped the Greeks learn how to think.
• seven wise men of greece • seven sages of greece • who were the seven wise men • solon of athens • athenian democracy

The Significance of Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh, Gifts from the Wise Men
The Christmas story has been told over the generations and the gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh given to the baby Jesus by the wise men are a familiar part of the story. But why were these gifts given and what were their significance?
• golf • frankincense • myrrh • gift-giving • wise men

This Child
A Scottish Christmas song bring forward the true meaning of Christmas.
• christmas • kerr • scotland • nativity • wise

Wise Men of Gotham
The Wise Men of Gotham is a collection of approximately twenty popular tales of stupidity and foolery which date to 1540.
• animal tales • england • king john • gotham • tales

Jannes and Jambres
Jannes and Jambres. Who in the world were they?
• jannes • jambres • virginia • marin • dubhsidhe

Magi: Gold, Frankincense & Myrrh
History and religion reveal they were Persian Shamans. St. Matthew called them Magi or Wise Men, who weren't at the Nativity scene. Epiphany celebrates their visit.
• magi • shamanic • wise men • oriental kings • persian shamanism

The Operatic Holidays, Part 1
Christmas takes center stage in two 20th-C operas that tell us quite a lot about their composer-lyricists, too.
• christmas • new year's • holiday • opera • menotti

White Witches: Cunning Folk?
Wise women/men didn't practice the witchcraft condemned as working with the devil. They used magick only for good. One of the best examples: Pennsylvania Dutch PowWow.
• white witches • cunning folk • cunning men • cunning women • pennsylvania dutch powwow

<b>Santa Around the World<b>
Santa Around the World talks about Christmas gift-givers from various countries around the world.
• santa • santa claus • christmas • epiphany • st. nicholas

A Partridge in a Pear Tree
The Twelve Days of Christmas once had birds as the gifts on each of first seven days, and may have started out as a game – but why a partridge in a pear tree?
• partridge in a pear tree • christmas carol • twelve days of christmas • memory and forfeits • first day of christmas

Advent: The Start of a New Church Year
A look at the pre-Christmas season of Advent, what it is, what it focuses on, and how Lutherans celebrate it. This column looks at traditions and explains what those traditions mean.
• advent • liturgy • mary • shepherds • magi

Astrology and the Bible
Both astrology and the Bible claim to reveal heavenly knowledge. Are they destined to be at odds or can they work together to reveal God's truth?
• astrology • bible • christianity • religion • astrologers

Frankincense & Myrrh Essential Oil
Three wise men brought gifts to Jesus Christ and his mother, Mary. Gold is valuable... but why Frankincense and Myrrh?
• gold frankincense myrrh • boswellia carteri • commiphora myrrha • gfts magi • christmas birth of jesus christ

Italian Holidays: Befana Festival
Since time immemorial, on Twelfth Night a kind witch riding a broomstick fills stockings left hanging for her by Italian children, with sweets, toys and lumps of coal.
• befana festival • italian holiday • christmas customs in italy • twelfth night • 6th january

The Science of the Christmas Star
Can astronomy provide an answer to the mystery of the Christmas star?
• christmas star astronomical possibilities • star of bethlehem • december 25 • birth of jesus astronomy • science of christmas

Train Travel Times to Cologne
A major transport hub on the German rail network, Koln Hauptbahnhof makes the biggest city in NordRhein-Westfalen accessible to Bremen, Hanover & Essen.
• train travel time • cologne station • german rail network • nordrhein westfalen • online timetable

We Three Kings
Who were the Three Wise Men who visited Jesus, and were they really royal?
• three kings • magi • wise men • nativity • ephiphany

Christmas Celebrations in Spain
Holiday street markets, religious processions, nativity scenes, joyous traditional folk customs and music performances blend into a non-stop Spanish Christmas festival.
• spain christmas celebrations • spanish customs traditions • must-see holiday travels • street markets • religious festival processions


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