[hoosiermama]

Just sitting back and watching it unfold——It’s better than the movies! Have three projects to get finished today Hem skirt of Christmas Dress Fix folio for cantata Make 12 posters for reason of the 12 days song History of the 12 Days of Christmas HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED? There is one Christmas Carol that has always baffled me. What in the world do leaping lords, French hens, swimming swans, and especially the partridge who won't come out of the pear tree have to do with Christmas? Today, I found out. From 1558 until 1829, Roman Catholics in England were not permitted to practice their faith openly. Someone during that era wrote this carol as a catechism song for young Catholics. It has two levels of meaning: the surface meaning plus a hidden meaning known only to members of their church. Each element in the carol has a code word for a religious reality, which the children could remember. * The partridge in a pear tree was Jesus Christ. * Two turtledoves were the Old and New Testaments . * Three French hens stood for faith, hope and love. * The four calling birds were the four gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke & John. * As The five golden rings recalled the Torah or Law, the first five books of the Old Testament. * The six geese a-laying stood for the six days of creation. * Seven swans a-swimming represented the sevenfold gifts of the Holy Spirit-Prophesy, Serving, Teaching, Exhortation, Contribution, Leadership, and Mercy. * The eight maids a-milking were the eight beatitudes. * Nine ladies dancing were the nine fruits of the Holy Spirit-Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, and Self Control. * The ten lords a-leaping were the Ten Commandments. * The eleven pipers piping stood for the eleven faithful disciples. * The twelve drummers drumming symbolized the twelve points of belief in The Apostles' Creed. So there is your history for today. This knowledge was shared with me and I�found it interesting and enlightening and now I know how that strange song became a Christmas Carol...so pass it on if you wish.

[gubamyster]

That is waaay too deep for me to contemplate on only 2 cups of coffee this early.

[hoosiermama]

SORRY

Just sitting back and watching it unfold——It’s better than the movies!
Have three projects to get finished today
Hem skirt of Christmas Dress
Fix folio for cantata
Make 12 posters for reason of the 12 days song History of the
Passing it on:
12 Days of Christmas

HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED? There is one Christmas Carol that has always baffled me. What in the world do leaping lords, French hens, swimming swans, and especially the partridge who won’t come out of the pear tree have to do with Christmas?

Today, I found out. From 1558 until 1829, Roman Catholics in England were not permitted to practice their faith openly. Someone during that era wrote this carol as a catechism song for young Catholics.

It has two levels of meaning: the surface meaning plus a hidden meaning known only to members of their church. Each element in the carol has a code word for a religious reality, which the children could remember.
The partridge in a pear tree was Jesus Christ.

Two turtledoves were the Old and New Testaments .

Three French hens stood for faith, hope and love.

The four calling birds were the four gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke & John.

As The five golden rings recalled the Torah or Law, the first five books of the Old Testament.

The six geese a-laying stood for the six days of creation.

Seven swans a-swimming represented the sevenfold gifts of the Holy Spirit-Prophesy, Serving, Teaching, Exhortation, Contribution, Leadership, and Mercy.

The eight maids a-milking were the eight beatitudes.

Nine ladies dancing were the nine fruits of the Holy Spirit-Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, and Self Control.

The ten lords a-leaping were the Ten Commandments.

The eleven pipers piping stood for the eleven faithful disciples

The twelve drummers drumming symbolized the twelve points of belief in The Apostles’ Creed.
So there is your history for today. This knowledge was shared with me and found it interesting and enlightening and now I know how that strange song became a Christmas Carol...so pass it on if you wish.

[STARLIT]

Peabody we had this discussion yesterday in Indy at a restaurant and one person there said she just found out about the songs meaning recently. This is a Catholic. Thanks.

[Jane Long]

Thank you!!!

I have always wondered the same....what do the items/this song have to do with Christmas?? Now, I know.

I am going to print this out AND I AM going to share!!

This is a very special Christmas gift, indeed.

Again, many thanks for sharing, hm!! Sending you an extra ((hug)).

[CottonBall]

I never knew there were religious significance to that song. This post is a keeper, thanks for sharing.

[sweetiepiezer]

How great is it to find that out, thanks ma, did not know all this.

Going to teach my grandson.

He was showing me yesterday how he made a Poinsettia in Spanish class for Poinsettia Day today.
He did not have his flower, it is in the Chapel at school.

Here is some info

Happy Poinsettia Day! Thursday, December 12, 2019

http://poinsettiaday.com/index.html

Hello to all cult members, trying to catch up with a ton of things to do yet.

Have a MAGA Day!!!!

[Rusty0604]

Thank you, HM. I always wondered about the 12 days of Christmas meaning too.
When my kids were young, we we in the car singing the 12 days of Christmas and forgot one of the days. I stopped at a red light, one of the kids motioned the the car stopped next to us, asked what was given on that day, they told us, we all laughed and wished everyone a merry Christmas.

[Vlad The Inhaler]

Wonderful post about “The Twelve Days Of Christmas”

Thanks