Today is Epiphany on the Christian Calendar

To many of us, to have an "epiphany," in the broad sense of the word, means to have a sudden moment when the true essence of something you've been wondering about becomes crystal clear. It's a "wow" moment, a "why didn't I see that before?" moment, when something becomes obvious.

That's because the word comes from the French and Greek, meaning appearance or manifestation.

Within the Christian church, the day of Epiphany—Jan. 6 each year—is a commemoration of the story of "wise men," following a star to what they believed was the embodiment of an ancient prophecy—a baby born in a manger in a foreign land—Jesus. In the Christian tradition, the story represents the appearance or manifestation of what had been prophesied.

Christians around the world are celebrating Epiphany, the 12th day of Christmas, today in a variety of ways, as shown in this Huffington Post story.

To see how some people in Ramona may be celebrating today and this weekend, you can read this Patch story from —the Day of the Three Kings— among the Hispanic community to learn more about Rosca de Reyes—"Kings' Bread" or "Kings' Ring."