Twelfth Night
5 January 2026 — I found the bean! I found the bean! Tonight I am the king of the bean!
Twelfth Night marks the end of the twelve days of Christmas in English tradition. It is commonly observed on the evening of 5 January, though some places keep it on 6 January, so the exact date depends on local custom. In medieval and Tudor England it was a time of feasting, games and playful role reversal. A well-known custom is the cake with a bean baked inside: whoever finds the bean becomes “king of the bean” for the evening, and in some households a queen is chosen too. Another tradition is taking down the Christmas decorations, as it was thought unlucky to leave them up afterwards. Shakespeare’s play “Twelfth Night” takes its title from the festival. The link to the sky is mostly through the calendar: the twelve days follow Christmas and lead to Epiphany, when Christian tradition remembers the star followed by the Magi.
Flying across the sky: An ethereal, bluish-silver star figure made of bright dots and fine lines, like a constellation drifting across the sky: a cheerful little man with a simple paper crown, holding up a tiny bean-shaped glimmer
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