【 The Twelve Days of Christmas 】 【 The Twelve Days of Christmas 】
In the church "Christmas " refers to a twelve day period that
starts with Christmas day.
This is where " The Twelve Days of Christmas " comes from. The
world celebrates Christmas for twelve hours ,but the Church celebrates
it for twelve days because the gift of Christ is with us for twelve months
of the year.
"The 12 Days of Christmas " - the song
When most people hear of "The 12 Days of Christmas " they think
of the song. This song had its origins as a teaching tool to instruct
young people in the meaning and content of the Christmas faith.
>From 1558 to 1829 Roman Catholics in England were not able to practice their
faith openly so they had to find other ways to pass on their beliefs. The
song "The Twelve Days of Christmas " is one exsample of how they
did it. "The 12 Days of Christmas " is in a sence an allegory.
Each of the items in the song represents something of religious significance.
The hidden meaning of each gift was designed to help young Christians learn
their faith.
The song goes, "On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to
me..." The "true love" represents God and the "me"
who receives these presents is the Christian.
The "partridge in a pear tree" was Jesus Christ who died on a
tree as a gift from God.
The "two turtle doves" were the Old and New Testaments - another
gift from God.
The "three French hens" were faith hope and love - the three
gifts of the Spirit that abide(I Corinthians 13).
The "four calling birds" were the four Gospels which sing the
song of salvation through Jesus Christ.
The "five golden rings" were the first five books of the Bible
also called the "Books of Moses."
The "six geese a-laying" were the six days of creation.
The "seven swans a swimming" were "seven gifts of the Holy
Spirit."(I Cortinthians 12:8-11,Romans 12,Ephesians 4, 1 Peter 4:10-11)
The "eight maids a milking" were the eight beatitudes.
The "nine ladies dancing" were nine fruits of the Holy Sprit.(Galatians
5:22-23)
The "ten lords a-leaping" were the Ten Commandments.
The "eleven pipers piping" were the eleven faithful disciples.
The "twelve drummers drumming" were the twelve points of the
Apostles' Creed.
The 12 Days of Christmas のパロディーです
On the first day of Christmas my teacher said to me
"do a Project on your family tree"
On the second day of Christmas my teacher said to me
"read about bugs and do a project on your family tree"
On the third day of Christmas my teacher said to me
"buy more pens, read about bugs and do a project on your family tree"
On the fourth day of Christmas my teacher said to me
"write about birds, buy more pens, read about bugs and do a project
on your family tree"
On the fifth day of Christmas my teacher said to me
"Do all these things, write about birds, buy more pens, read about
bugs and do a project on your family tree"
On the sixth day of Christmas my teacher said to me
"Please stop delayin !, do all these things, write about birds, buy
more pens, read about bugs and do a project on your family tree"
On the seventh day of Christmas my teacher said to me
"Read Charles Dickens, please stop delayin !, do all these things,
write about birds, buy more pens, read about bugs and do a project on your
family tree"
On the eighth day of Christmas my teacher said to me
"learn Arabian, read Charles Dickens, please stop delayin !, do all
these things, write about birds, buy more pens, read about bugs and do
a project on your family tree"
On the ninth day of Christmas my teacher said to me
"calculate all the fractions, learn Arabian, read Charles Dickens,
please stop delayin !, do all these things, write about birds, buy more
pens, read about bugs and do a project on your family tree"
On the tenth day of Christmas my teacher said to me
"You can't sleepin !, calculate all the fractions, learn Arabian,
read Charles Dickens, please stop delayin !, do all these things, write
about birds, buy more pens, read about bugs and do a project on your family
tree"
On the eleventh day of Christmas my teacher said to me
"examples to be cited, you can't sleepin !, calculate all the fractions,
learn Arabian, read Charles Dickens, please stop delayin !, do all these
things, write about birds, buy more pens, read about bugs and do a project
on your family tree"
On the twelfnth day of Christmas my teacher said to me
"There's lots more work a-coming !, examples to be cited, you can't
sleepin !, calculate all the fractions, learn Arabian, read Charles Dickens,
please stop delayin !, do all these things, write about birds, buy more
pens, read about bugs and do a project on your family tree !!"
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