Definitions for twelfth night
twelfth night

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1. Twelfth nightnoun

   eve of Twelfth day; evening of January 5

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1. Twelfth Night

   Twelfth Night, or What You Will is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written around 1601–1602 as a Twelfth Night's entertainment for the close of the Christmas season. The play centres on the twins Viola and Sebastian, who are separated in a shipwreck. Viola (who is disguised as Cesario) falls in love with the Duke Orsino, who in turn is in love with Countess Olivia. Upon meeting Viola, Countess Olivia falls in love with her thinking she is a man. The play expanded on the musical interludes and riotous disorder expected of the occasion, with plot elements drawn from the short story "Of Apollonius and Silla" by Barnabe Rich, based on a story by Matteo Bandello. The first documented public performance was on 2 February 1602, at Candlemas, the formal end of Christmastide in the year's calendar. The play was not published until its inclusion in the 1623 First Folio.

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1. twelfth night

   Twelfth Night refers to both a traditional festival and a famous play by William Shakespeare. 1) Traditionally, it is a festival in some branches of Christianity that marks the coming of the Epiphany, which is observed on the twelfth night after Christmas Day (January 5). During this festival, various customs and festivities are performed. 2) "Twelfth Night" is also a comedy play written by William Shakespeare. The play's full title is "Twelfth Night, or What You Will" and it focuses on themes of mistaken identity, love, and comedy, making it one of Shakespeare's most popular comedies. It is believed to have been written as a Twelfth Night's entertainment for the close of the Christmas season.

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1. Twelfth Night

   Twelfth Night were an English neo-progressive rock band of the 1980s, reformed between 2007 and 2012.

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1. Twelfth Night

   That which brought the Christmas holidays and festivities to a close in former days. In the morning the people went to church to celebrate the Feast of the Epiphany, afterwards they gave themselves up right merrily to indoor amusements.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of twelfth night in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of twelfth night in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of twelfth night in a Sentence

1. David Guas:

   Current king cake rituals in New Orleans evolved from the late 1800s when Mardi Gras Krewes( a term for parade and party organizing society groups) used King Cakes to choose queens and kings to preside over weekly balls, beginning with the Twelfth Night Ball.

2. David Guas:

   King cake is to Mardi Gras as pumpkin pie is to Thanksgiving — without it, the holiday just would not be the same ! Every table in every home, office, cafeteria and lounge will be graced by a king cake at some point between Twelfth Night on Jan. 6, and Fat Tuesday, when Lent begins.

3. David Guas:

   One fanciful tale traces it to Western European, pre-Christian societies in which whoever found a coin or bean in a special cake was crowned King for the year, whether the story was true or what you believe, Christians have long served King Cakes containing coins or gilded beans for the Feast of the Epiphany or Twelfth Night, a celebration of the visit of the three wise men — the Magi or Kings — to the infant Jesus 12 days after his birth.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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2. ^ Wikipedia
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4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=twelfth night
5. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=twelfth night