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Epiphany means a knew found understanding or knowledge. So, Epiphany is when we celebrate the new born child, Jesus Christ, being revealed to the wise men and, through them, the world. Epiphany is not used for the wise men, the wise men revealed an epiphany.

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its te same time they visited jesus

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