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Twelve Days Of Christmas Interesting Recipe

	Henrie / All my dishes 1 year, 11 months ago I know Christmas Day is over but I found this and thought it was interesting. Now you will know what the Twelve Days of Christmas means, that is if you didn't already know. Enjoy! Servings:0	Henrie
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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 turtle doves 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.

-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

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Now you know the meaning of the Twelve Days of Christmas.

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Comments

peetabear 1 year, 11 months ago said:
Thank you Henrie. That song didn't make a lot of sense to me either..

mrtnzangel8 1 year, 11 months ago said:
How cool is that.. Very interesting!

robertg 1 year, 11 months ago said:
Thanks Henrie I'm anouther one that just got enlightened,,

cadavis 1 year, 11 months ago said:
You are so crafty. I just love the words of wisdom and information that you post THANKS!!

rosemaryblue 1 year, 11 months ago said:
Thanks for sharing, Henrie!

pudgy47 1 year, 11 months ago said:
Cool stuff.

clbacon 1 year, 11 months ago said:
Thanks so much! How very interesting!

pink 1 year, 11 months ago said:
Interesting *wink*

shirleyoma 1 year, 11 months ago said:
Fascinating! Good to know!

crystalwaters 1 year, 11 months ago said:
Now there's something new learned for the New Year ~ thanks, Henrie, for sharing this one!

pat2me 1 year, 11 months ago said:
Thanks Henrie! I think I heard about this years ago....like when I was a youngster.

It's so nice to read it again...thank you so much, I'd forgotten about it and it's very interesting!

nlo209 1 year, 11 months ago said:
Thanks for the info..It's very interesting. I'll save it for next year and print it out.

leslierose_64 1 year, 11 months ago said:
Thanks for sharing!

sparow64 1 year, 11 months ago said:
Thanks Henrie! Great reminder of true meaning of Christmas!! Thanks so much for sharing.

dvisscher 1 year, 11 months ago said:
Thanks for sharing this, Henrie! How interesting!
My husband absolutely loves this. You made his night!

zanna 1 year, 11 months ago said:
Thanks Henrie :).

iffyo 1 year, 11 months ago said:
Interesting!

kukla 1 year, 11 months ago said:
I just learned something new too, Henrie -- thanks for 'being my teacher'... Happy 2008 :)

notyourmomma 1 year, 10 months ago said:
Thanks for sharing.

curious 1 year, 10 months ago said:
Too cool! I'm going to take this full circle and share it with my CCD class tomorrow morning.

cardinal54 1 year, 3 months ago said:
Thanks for shareing, I learned something new today. deserves a very high 5. Lucy

bvannetter1955 1 year, 1 month ago said:
Wonderful input on such a funny song, until now. It makes sense. Thank you so much. Wish my mom was still with us, she would love this.