dUSt Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 Is the 12 days of Christmas a Catholic thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffpugh Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 Yes. (?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Red Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Red Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 from wikipedia: [quote]Spiritual Meanings Even with the lack of evidence proving or disproving the original intention of the songwriter/originator, the attributed meanings are still relevant. Whether at the beginning of the song's history or at the end of the 20th century, someone, though probably Christians/Catholics, created these hidden meanings, which have become widely popular at least among Catholics. 1st Day - Partridge in a Pear Tree: the crucifixion (partridge = Christ, pear tree = the wooden cross) 2nd Day - Two Turtle Doves: the Old and New Testaments 3rd Day - Three French Hens: either the Trinity or the Theological Virtues (Faith, Hope, and Charity) 4th Day - Four Calling/Colly Birds: either the Four Gospels or the Four Evangelists 5th Day - Five Gold Rings: the Pentateuch, the first five books of the Old Testament 6th Day - Six Geese a Laying: the six days of creation 7th Day - Seven Swans a Swimming: the seven sacraments 8th Day - Eight Maids a Milking: the eight beatitudes 9th Day - Nine Ladies Dancing: the nine Fruits of the Holy Spirit 10th Day - Ten Lords a Leaping: the ten commandments 11th Day - Eleven Pipers Piping: the eleven apostles (minus Judas, who betrayed Jesus) 12th Day - Twelve Drummers Drumming: the twelve doctrinal points of the Apostle's Creed True Love: either God, loving father who gives these gifts to His children, or Christ, who is the True Love of the soul[/quote] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prose Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 The one on Phatmass is... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffpugh Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 Wow, that's awesome, Lil Red. God bless wikipedia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmotherofpirl Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 [url="http://www.cresourcei.org/cy12days.html"]http://www.cresourcei.org/cy12days.html[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fidei Defensor Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 Numbers can represent anything, and most of the things in the song have nothing to do with what they claim the number represents. Just saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercy me Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 Yes, of course Christmas is 12 days long and starting on Dec 25th and ending on 12th Night aka Epiphany. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fidei Defensor Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 [quote name='Mercy me' post='1425937' date='Nov 27 2007, 07:33 PM']Yes, of course Christmas is 12 days long and starting on Dec 25th and ending on 12th Night aka Epiphany.[/quote] Incidentially, that's the only part of the song that makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin86 Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 [quote name='fidei defensor' post='1425946' date='Nov 28 2007, 11:52 AM']Incidentially, that's the only part of the song that makes sense.[/quote] So according to you when they decided to put the "12" in the "12 Days of Christmas" it was only a random number that they just pulled out of their arses and had no real meaning to them? I kinda doubt that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scardella Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 It was created during some persecution of Catholics/Christians in England, I want to say the Jacobin revolution or other, but they were fiercely anti-Catholic (maybe anti-Christian in general, I think). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dUSt Posted November 28, 2007 Author Share Posted November 28, 2007 Well, I'm thinking about having a 12 day Christmas sale on all t-shirts, and have them $12 each, from Dec 1st - 12th. That's why I was asking... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Red Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 [quote name='dUSt' post='1426225' date='Nov 28 2007, 09:27 AM']Well, I'm thinking about having a 12 day Christmas sale on all t-shirts, and have them $12 each, from Dec 1st - 12th. That's why I was asking...[/quote] i think you should do it. particularly the "Respect your Bishop" one for those of us who just got a new bishop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mateo el Feo Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 [quote name='scardella' post='1426203' date='Nov 28 2007, 10:31 AM']It was created during some persecution of Catholics/Christians in England, I want to say the Jacobin revolution or other, but they were fiercely anti-Catholic (maybe anti-Christian in general, I think).[/quote]I've heard this claim before, though I'm pretty sure that it's an urban myth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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