For centuries the church was the governing agent in the Scandinavian countries and the priest was in charge of recording any and every event that happened in their parish; births and christenings, marriages, deaths, probates, move-ins, and outs, etc. All of these things were recorded in the church books in accordance with the church calendar AKA the Feast Day Calendar. The Scandinavian Lutheran churches (and several other Lutheran churches) based almost all of their dates on

January 6th is a day of many names; Three kings' day, Epiphany, and the 13th day of Christmas. It is considered to be the day the (3) kings, or wise men if you'd like, visited Jesus in the stable. Because they bore three gifts; gold, myrrh, and frankincense, it has generally been assumed that there were 3 visitors though the Bible gives no indication of such. It is also considered to be the day deity (Christ) met the gentiles (the world). This event is called Epiphany. In nex