Christmas season

Japanese: 降誕節 - こうたんせつ（英語表記）Christmas season

One of the liturgical seasons in the Christian church calendar. It refers to the season that celebrates Christmas and Epiphany, leading up to the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. The first half refers to the eight-day grand celebration of the Lord's birth until the day before Epiphany, and the second half refers to the period from Epiphany to the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. The Bible readings during this season focus on events that occurred before Christ's public life, as recorded in the first Gospels. [Tsuchiya Yoshimasa]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

キリスト教教会暦の典礼季節の一つ。クリスマスと公現祭を祝い，主の洗礼の祝日に至る季節をいう。前半は主の降誕を8日間盛大に祝ってから公現祭の前日まで，後半は公現祭から主の洗礼の祝日までをいう。この季節の聖書朗読は，福音書の最初に書かれたキリストの公生活前の出来事が中心になっている。【土屋吉正】

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