Twelfth Night

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Twelfth Night is a holiday marking the end of Christmas and the start of Carnival.

  • Twelfth Night Merry Making in Farmer Shakeshaft's Barn

  • Here the Broardwood Morris Men are enacting the ancient West Country tradition of Wassailing the Apple trees on twelfth night to ensure a good harvest.

  • Twelfth Night performance in London.

  • Holly Man at a Twelfth Night performance in London.

  • Twelft Night performers drinking from a wassail bowl.

12th night celebrations in New Orleans [edit]

  • Phunny Phorty Phellows maskers in front of streetcar

  • costumers

  • wine and refreshments

  • costumeres

  • Revelers imitating Laurel & Hardy

  • Maskers

  • Masker

  • Costumers

  • Costumers

  • Masker

  • Costumers

  • Costumer at bar

  • Masker on streetcar

  • Revelers

  • Home made hats honoring local brand-names

  • Honoring krewe royalty at ball

  • Brass band

  • Brass band

  • Brass band and confetti

  • Invitation to 12th Night Carnival party, 1912

  • 1874 invitation

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