Epiphany
The feast on January 6 commemorating the visit of the Magi.
Epiphany is the feast on January 6 commemorating the manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles in the persons of the Magi, the wise men from the east who came to Bethlehem with gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh (Matthew 2). The feast closes the Twelve Days of Christmas in Western Christian practice and opens the brief Epiphany season that leads into Lent. In Eastern Orthodox tradition the parallel feast on January 6 is called Theophany and commemorates the baptism of Christ in the Jordan, not the visit of the Magi. In some Hispanic Catholic traditions (Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban), the Magi (Los Reyes Magos) rather than Santa Claus traditionally bring gifts to children on January 6.