On The Ninth Day of Christmas
My True Love Gave To Me
Nine Ladies Dancing
The nine choirs of angels (Seraphim, Cherubim, Thrones, Dominions, Virtues, Powers, Principalities, Archangels, and regular angels); or the nine fruits of the Holy Spirit (love, joy, peace, kindness, goodness, patience, gentleness, faithfulness, and self-control).
Eight Maids a Milking, Seven Swans A Swimming, Six Geese A Laying, Five Golden Rings, Four Calling Birds, Three French Hens, Two Turtle Doves, and a Partridge in A pear Tree.
Almost everyone is familiar with the song without being aware of the symbolism and legends associated with each of the days.The 12 Days of Christmas actually begin at sundown on Christmas day (December 25) and proceed evening/day until the morning of January 6 or Epiphany which marks the celebration of the arrival of the Three Kings with their gifts for the Christ Child in the Church Calendar. This is the official period of Christmastide.
By legend each of the 12 days has a liturgical meaning used to teach children, the illiterate, and those not allowed to practice their faith openly due to religious persecution.
1 comment:
That has always been one of my favorite songs. I have a friend who has a beautiful singing voice that she rarely uses and she gives me goosebumps when she sings this one.
I can only imagine how a choir of angels would sound!
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