12 Days of Christmas
Nell and I couldn't remember all of the things that went with the days in the song, so I looked it up. Since this is probably a common problem, I thought I'd post them to help everyone out. Also, having a christmas song in your head during finals time may relieve the stress. Maybe.
First day: The Partridge in the pear tree, of course
Second day: Turtle Doves
Third day: French Hens
Fourth day: Calling birds
Fifth day: Golden Rings
Sixth day: Geese a-laying
Seventh day: Swans a-swimmin
Eighth day: Maid a-milking
Ninth day: Ladies dancing
Tenth day: Lords a-leaping
Eleventh day: Pipers piping
Twelfth day: Drummers drumming
Additionally, I have discovered there is religious significance to each of the days. Though not a believer myself, I thought it was a little bit interesting. And its always nice to have some additional context. So here is the christian hook to each day:
1 True Love refers to God
2 Turtle Doves refers to the Old and New Testaments
3 French Hens refers to Faith, Hope and Charity, the Theological Virtues
4 Calling Birds refers to the Four Gospels and/or the Four Evangelists
5 Golden Rings refers to the first Five Books of the Old Testament, the "Pentateuch", which gives the history of man's fall from grace.
6 Geese A-laying refers to the six days of creation
7 Swans A-swimming refers to the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit, the seven sacraments
8 Maids A-milking refers to the eight beatitudes
9 Ladies Dancing refers to the nine Fruits of the Holy Spirit
10 Lords A-leaping refers to the ten commandments
11 Pipers Piping refers to the eleven faithful apostles
12 Drummers Drumming refers to the twelve points of doctrine in the Apostle's Creed
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First day: The Partridge in the pear tree, of course
Second day: Turtle Doves
Third day: French Hens
Fourth day: Calling birds
Fifth day: Golden Rings
Sixth day: Geese a-laying
Seventh day: Swans a-swimmin
Eighth day: Maid a-milking
Ninth day: Ladies dancing
Tenth day: Lords a-leaping
Eleventh day: Pipers piping
Twelfth day: Drummers drumming
Additionally, I have discovered there is religious significance to each of the days. Though not a believer myself, I thought it was a little bit interesting. And its always nice to have some additional context. So here is the christian hook to each day:
1 True Love refers to God
2 Turtle Doves refers to the Old and New Testaments
3 French Hens refers to Faith, Hope and Charity, the Theological Virtues
4 Calling Birds refers to the Four Gospels and/or the Four Evangelists
5 Golden Rings refers to the first Five Books of the Old Testament, the "Pentateuch", which gives the history of man's fall from grace.
6 Geese A-laying refers to the six days of creation
7 Swans A-swimming refers to the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit, the seven sacraments
8 Maids A-milking refers to the eight beatitudes
9 Ladies Dancing refers to the nine Fruits of the Holy Spirit
10 Lords A-leaping refers to the ten commandments
11 Pipers Piping refers to the eleven faithful apostles
12 Drummers Drumming refers to the twelve points of doctrine in the Apostle's Creed
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posted by Fishfrog at 5:22 PM
3 Comments:
I did not think you could top the orange peel post, but this is totally awesome. Thank you! This is really cool.
That's really interesting. I had never heard of the 9 gifts of the holy spirit, and I thought it might be made up, but here they are: Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, and Self-Control.
Thank you. We didn't know this had Christian significance. As always we've been enlightened.
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