new calendar was introduced in 1752. Wales shares other Twelfth Night customs with its neighbor, England, including the Yule log, and the wassail to wish farmers a good harvest in the coming year, but here the Yule log's ashes were saved then buried along with the seeds planted in the ensuing spring to ensure a good harvest, while the wassail bowl was taken to the house of newlyweds or to a family which had recently come to live in the district and songs sung outside the house door. Those inside the house would recite or sing special verses, to be answered by the revelers outside. Another Welsh custom associated with Epiphany was the Hunting of the Wren. A group of young men would go out into the countryside to capture a wren (the smallest bird in the British Isles after the goldcrest/firecrest). The bird would then be placed in a small, decorated cage and carried around from house to house and shown in exchange for money or gifts of food and drink. (If a wren could not be found then a sparrow would have to undergo the ritual.) References Sources Further reading External links The Epiphany Season at the Christian Resource Institute Rev. Fr. Leonard Goffine's The Church's Year: "On the vigil and feast of the Epiphany" Christian processions Christian terminology Christmastide January observances Greek traditions Eastern Orthodox liturgical days Public holidays in Greece Public holidays in Croatia Public holidays in Sweden Public holidays in Finland Public holidays in Poland Public holidays in Italy