Why the Episcopalians do not sing Christmas carols before sundown on December 24th?

Question

Why the Episcopalians do not sing carols before sundown on December 24th, and will sing carols right up until Epiphany, at least two weeks after the rest of America has abandoned them?

Answer 1

We sing starting on Dec 25 because that's his birthday. It is kind of hard to sing about someone who is not here yet. Then we sing from Dec 25 - Jan 5 (12 days of Christmas). Jan 6 is Epiphany - the date set aside for the wise men's gifts,

Answer 2

For the four weeks prior to Dec. 25th, there is the season of Advent. This is preparation for the coming of the infant Christ. And there are hymns that we sing regarding this preparation. (Oh, Come, Oh, Come, Emmanuel)Then we have Christmas and Epiphany. Christmas is actually recognized over a 12 day period. Remember the carol... 12 Days of Christmas? Epiphany is celebrated Jan 6, as 3 kings day. That is when the greens come down and we enter the next season of the church year. I don't know about Episcopalians, but for Lutherans, we usually don't take our own trees down until the 6th, either.

Answer 3

I'm an episcopalian... umm... we don't sing carols before Dec 24th??? Say's Who???? Ohh you mean in church... well, because Jesus was born Dec. 24th so we don't celebrate something until it happened (like we don't celebrate Jesus's resurrection until Easter day). But we as "regular people" do well before then. Now Epiphany, that is a wonderful thing. Why give one day to celebrate, when you should be SOOO happy you give 2 weeks? Well, the real reason is that the praising happened for a whole year afterwards (when the wise men came, Jesus was like, 1-2 years old. It takes a long time to travel by camel through the desert!) But we can't celebrate it all year long so we go for 2 weeks. There is more reasons but i'm much to tired to remember them.

Answer 4

Do you ever verify your facts before you shoot off your mouth. Wrong as usual.