ÉPIPHANIE (ZJAVENIE PANA)

In the Roman Catholic Church, dominant in Slovakia, the Epiphany is celebrated on January 6. There is no "galette des rois" or special festivities for this religious holiday, which is a national holiday in the country. However, this date is Christmas Eve for the Orthodox Churches and some Eastern Rite Catholic Churches, a minority in Slovakia, which have kept the "Julian" calendar (introduced by Julius Caesar) and its thirteen-day gap.