A friend and I were looking at a calendar of next January. I noted that January 6 is a Friday, and said, “January 6th is something, but I can’t remember what.”
She looked at her computer and said, “Epiphany.”
I said, “Oh, that’s right. Epiphany.”
She asked, “What’s Epiphany?”
I said, ‘you know, it’s the three kings visiting Jesus, the nativity, that whole thing.’ She didn’t seem familiar with it. And the conversation moved on.
I was a little surprised that she didn’t know, as I assumed it’s a widely known event/observance throughout Christendom. She is Evangelical Free, and in her 40s.
Would this be a common unfamiliarity among Christian non-Catholics? (I know that Episcopalians and Lutherans know Epiphany).
