The 12 days of Christmas run from Dec. 25 through Jan. 5, with that last evening called Twelfth Night—the evening before Epiphany. It’s a time for skits, with a Lord of Misrule appointed to ...

The Lord of Misrule and the Christmas Prince. The Lord of Misrule was a medieval tradition in England and Scotland that involved appointing a peasant to be in charge of winter festivities to turn ...

And that means today, January 5, is the twelfth day of Christmas — which makes tonight Twelfth Night. This was traditionally an evening of skits and parties, with a Lord of Misrule leading the ...

There are many different ways people from all around the world celebrate Christmas and the winter season. But these rituals—which typically vary from place to place—have not always stayed the ...