Chalking the door

Epiphany season door chalking on an apartment door in the Midwestern US
A Christmas wreath adorning a home, with the top left-hand corner of the front door chalked for Epiphany-tide and the wreath hanger bearing a placard of the archangel Gabriel

Chalking the door is a Christian Epiphanytide tradition used to bless one's home.[1] The practice of chalking the door originated in medieval Europe, though it has spread worldwide throughout Christendom.[2][3]

  1. ^  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainChisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Chalking the Door". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 5 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 807.
  2. ^ "A Catholic Dictionary". The Macmillan Company. 1958.
  3. ^ "Why are more Christians "chalking the door" during lockdown and what is it?". The Church of England. January 5, 2021.

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