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1. www.vox.com › 21796404 › 12The 12 Days of Christmas, explained: The story behind the ...

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   Dec 1, 2020 · The 12 days of Christmas is the period in Christian theology that marks the span between the birth of Christ and the coming of the Magi, the three wise men. It begins on December 25...

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2. www.christianitytoday.com › 2008 › 08The Real 12 Days of Christmas - Christianity Today

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   Aug 8, 2008 · As the true end-point of the Christmas season, however, Epiphany sends us into the world to live out the Incarnation, to witness to the light of Christ in the darkness. Following Jesus, we have...

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4. www.smithsonianmag.com › smart-news › 12-facts-about12 Facts About ‘The 12 Days of Christmas’ | Smithsonian

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   Here are twelve things to know about a Christmas classic. It first appeared in print in 1780. According to the Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes cited on Wikipedia, the earliest printed...

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   • Photo: Internet Archive Book Images / Flickr / Public domain. 173 VOTES. A Partridge In A Pear Tree On The First Day Of Christmas. Modern line: The opening line from “The Twelve Days Of Christmas” is as follows
   • Photo: Sheila Sund / Flickr / CC-BY 2.0. 88 VOTES. Eleven Pipers Piping On The Eleventh Day Of Christmas. Modern line: It's the second-to-last day of the lengthy gift-giving exercise that is “The Twelve Days of Christmas.”
   • Photo: US FIsh and Wildlife Service Headquarters / Flickr / CC-BY 2.0. 86 VOTES. Four Calling Birds On The Fourth Day Of Christmas. Modern line: What could anyone possibly want on the fourth day of Christmas?
   • Photo: Miami University Libraries / Flickr / No Known Copyright Restrictions. 95 VOTES. Nine Ladies Dancing On The Ninth Day Of Christmas. Modern line: When day nine arrives, it's time to dance

6. www.tenth.org › the-real-twelve-days-of-christmasThe Real “Twelve Days of Christmas” | Tenth Presbyterian Church

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   Dec 17, 2000 · After examining the evidence, the Folklore Society reaches what is undoubtedly the safest conclusion: The idea that “The Twelve Days of Christmas” is a code that Roman Catholics developed to escape persecution is at best unverified, and at worst completely false.

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   Dec 13, 2023 · Those who follow Western Christian traditions count the 12 days of Christmas as the period after Advent ends on Dec. 24, lasting until the Feast of the Epiphany, the traditional date marking...

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   When is the 12 days of Christmas?

   • That’s right: December 25 marks the official start of the 12 days of Christmas, the Christian tradition that shares its name with a relentlessly stick-in-your-head Christmas carol. Here are a few things you may not know about the song and the season. What are the 12 days of Christmas?

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   Where did the 12 days of Christmas come from?

   • Like the twelve-day celebration of Christmas itself, writes Tanya Pai for Vox, "The 12 Days of Christmas" likely has roots that well predate 1780. It may have been French in origin, she writes. A Scottish holiday poem is very similar

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   Is the 12 days of Christmas a Christian song?

   • A popular theory that’s made the internet rounds is that the lyrics to “The 12 Days of Christmas” are coded references to Christianity; it posits that the song was written to help Christians learn and pass on the tenets of their faith while avoiding persecution.

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   Why are the 12 days of Christmas important?

   • The "real" 12 days of Christmas are important not just as a way of thumbing our noses at secular ideas of the "Christmas season." They are important because they give us a way of reflecting on what the Incarnation means in our lives.

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   What is the 12 days of Christmas Carol?

   • “The 12 Days of Christmas” is also a Christmas carol in which the singer brags about all the cool gifts they received from their “true love” during the 12 days of Christmas. Each verse builds on the previous one, serving as a really effective way to annoy family members on road trips.

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   What happened to the 12 days of Christmas?

   • Though the feast day of Christmas has endured, the 12 days of Christmas as a calendar correction tool have largely vanished. Another Julius—Caesar, dictator of Rome—divorced the Moon from the Sun and instituted a purely solar calendar in 46 B.C.

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9. thehistoryjunkie.com › the-true-story-of-the-12The True Story of the 12 Days of Christmas - The History Junkie

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   Aug 24, 2021 · What are the 12 days of Christmas? Well, despite the cute song, the true meaning behind the 12 days of Christmas is much more serious. Each day references a saint or feast that is honored, and this Christmas tradition is one of the oldest traditions that are still around.