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Epiphany is celebrated by both the Eastern and Western Churches, but a major difference between them is precisely which events the feast commemorates.

For Western Christians, the feast primarily commemorates the coming of the Magi, with only a minor reference to the baptism of Jesus and the miracle at the Wedding at Cana.

Eastern churches celebrate the Baptism of Christ in the Jordan.

In both traditions, the essence of the feast is the same: the manifestation of Christ to the world ( whether as an infant or in the Jordan ), and the Mystery of the Incarnation.

The miracle at the Wedding at Cana is also celebrated during Epiphany as a first manifestation of Christ's public life.