Brandenberry Furniture, a Shipshewana Amish Furniture store specializing in customcrafted wood furniture in the heart of Indiana’s Amish Country will be closed January 6th as owners LeRoy and Ida Weaver celebrate “Old Christmas”.  Epiphany or Old Christmas, as it is referred to by the Amish, is a day to pause and remember the birth of the baby Jesus on the twelfth day of Christmas.

In the northern Indiana Amish community where LeRoy and Ida grew up and still reside the traditions and celebrations vary slightly but the holiday is a day of rest (no work or business is completed on this day).  Old Christmas starts with a period of fasting in the morning.  Later in the afternoon many Amish families will get together to celebrate their family Christmas with a large amount of food, candy and games.

Epiphany is the day the Wise Men visited the baby Jesus in a manger.  Learn more about the history of Epiphany and various traditions and celebrations here.