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Mobile’s Mardi Gras is a massive cultural event today, with 40 parades rolling through downtown, from the Twelfth Night on January 6 up until Fat Tuesday, which falls on March 4 in 2025.
—Jenny Adams, AFAR Media, 23 Jan. 2025
Her other credits included Boeing-Boeing (2008), La Bête (2010), Twelfth Night (2013), Richard III (2013) and Farinelli and the King (2017), which all starred Rylance.
—Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Jan. 2025
Sebastian is Viola’s twin brother in Twelfth Night.
—Kara Nesvig, Parents, 14 Oct. 2024
Monday is also Twelfth Night, the start of Carnival season in New Orleans.
—Kate Selig, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of Twelfth Night was
before the 12th century
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“Twelfth Night.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Twelfth%20Night. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
Kids Definition
Twelfth Night
noun
: the evening or sometimes the eve of Epiphany
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