The festivity that takes away the others is the Epiphany.
It is the first festivity of the new year and I hate it, not just because before that generaly we have to wait a long period to have new holidays, but also because it is represented by an old witch.
No one is afraid by her, because she's not bad.. she's simply old and decrepit.. nothing better to begin the New Year with this stuff :-)
But I'm happy to discover what there is in the sock...
And you?