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Twelve days of Xmas<\/span><\/h1>\n

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A good lesson. There is one Christmas Carol that has always baffled me.<\/span><\/p>\n

What in the world do leaping lords, French hens, swimming swans, and<\/span><\/p>\n

especially the partridge who won’t come out of the pear tree have to do with Christmas?<\/span><\/p>\n

From 1558 until 1829, Roman Catholics in England were not permitted to practice their faith openly.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0Someone during that era wrote this carol as a catechism song for young Catholics.<\/span><\/p>\n

It has two levels of meaning: the surface meaning plus a hidden meaning known only to members of their church.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0Each element in the carol has a code word for a religious reality which the children could remember.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\u2022 The partridge in a pear tree was Jesus Christ.<\/span>
\n\u2022 Two turtle doves were the Old and New Testaments.<\/span>
\n\u2022 Three French hens stood for faith, hope and love.<\/span>
\n\u2022 The four calling birds were the four gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke & John.<\/span>
\n\u2022 The five golden rings recalled the Torah or Law, the first five books of the Old Testament.<\/span>
\n\u2022 The six geese a-laying stood for the six days of creation.<\/span>
\n\u2022 Seven swans a-swimming represented the sevenfold gifts of the Holy Spirit–Prophecy, Serving, Teaching, Exhortation, Contribution, Leadership, and Mercy.<\/span>
\n\u2022 The eight maids a-milking were the eight beatitudes.<\/span>
\n\u2022 Nine ladies dancing were the nine fruits of the Holy Spirit–Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, and Self Control.<\/span>
\n\u2022 The ten lords a-leaping were the Ten Commandments.<\/span>
\n\u2022 The eleven pipers piping stood for the eleven faithful disciples.<\/span>
\n\u2022 The twelve drummers drumming symbolized the twelve points of belief in the Apostles’ Creed.<\/span><\/p>\n

So there is your history for today. This knowledge was shared with me and I found it interesting and enlightening<\/span><\/p>\n

and now I know how that strange song became a Christmas Carol…<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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