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On the twelfth day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Twelve drummers drumming,
Eleven pipers piping,
Ten lords a-leaping,
Nine ladies dancing,
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!
The Twelve Days of Christmas and the associated
evenings of those twelve days (Twelve-tide), are
the festive days beginning the evening of Christmas
Day (December 25) through the morning of
Epiphany (January 6). The associated evenings of
the twelve days begin on the evening before the
specified day. Thus, the first night of Christmas is
December 25–26, and Twelfth Night is January 5â
€“6. This period is also known as Christmastide.
Over the centuries, differing churches and sects of
Christianity have changed the actual traditions, time
frame, and their interpretations. St. Stephen's Day,
for example, is December 26 in the Western Church
and December 27 in the Eastern Church. December
26 is Boxing Day in the United Kingdom and some
of its former colonies; December 28 is Childermas
or the Feast of the Innocents. Currently, the 12
days and nights are celebrated in widely varying
ways around the world. For example, some give
gifts only on Christmas night, some only on
Twelfth Night, and some each of the 12 nights.
What remains constant is celebrating the birth of
Jesus on December 25th, and a period of twelve
days and nights leading up to Epiphany. Source.
my true love sent to me
Twelve drummers drumming,
Eleven pipers piping,
Ten lords a-leaping,
Nine ladies dancing,
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!
The Twelve Days of Christmas and the associated
evenings of those twelve days (Twelve-tide), are
the festive days beginning the evening of Christmas
Day (December 25) through the morning of
Epiphany (January 6). The associated evenings of
the twelve days begin on the evening before the
specified day. Thus, the first night of Christmas is
December 25–26, and Twelfth Night is January 5â
€“6. This period is also known as Christmastide.
Over the centuries, differing churches and sects of
Christianity have changed the actual traditions, time
frame, and their interpretations. St. Stephen's Day,
for example, is December 26 in the Western Church
and December 27 in the Eastern Church. December
26 is Boxing Day in the United Kingdom and some
of its former colonies; December 28 is Childermas
or the Feast of the Innocents. Currently, the 12
days and nights are celebrated in widely varying
ways around the world. For example, some give
gifts only on Christmas night, some only on
Twelfth Night, and some each of the 12 nights.
What remains constant is celebrating the birth of
Jesus on December 25th, and a period of twelve
days and nights leading up to Epiphany. Source.
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