Ye Olde Sulphur Spa Historical Society will be holding a Twelfth Night celebration on Sunday, January 8th from 2-4 p.m. at the museum, 408 Main Street in York Springs.  The afternoon event will include traditional Twelfth Night fare (cake, pastries, fruit, nuts and wassail), along with games, music and of course the coronation of our own king and queen!

Tickets are $10 a person, and may be made by calling Elaine at 717-528-4869  or emailing the Society at www.yosshs.org.  Reservations must be made by January 3.  We hope you and your friends will made plans to join us for an afternoon of food and fun to benefit YOSSHS!

Twelfth Night is a traditional celebration to mark the end of the Christmas Season.  In 567 A.D., the Council of Tours established the Christmas Season as the time from Christmas, December 25 to the Feast of Epiphany, January 6; thus, the Twelve Days of Christmas.

During the traditional celebrations, the King’s cake, into which a bean and a pea have been baked, was cut and served to the guests.  The male who received the piece containing the bean was crowned the king.  The female who received the piece of cake containing the pea was crowned the queen.  After the coronation, they reigned over the rest of the evening’s festivities.  These festivities included games, dancing and singing.