Just so you didn't think I forgot all about my stories of the Twelve Days of Christmas, I am a bit suprised to find that no one pointed out to me that I may have made a big mistake with my reporting.

It seems that basically some people just consider The Twelve Days of Christmas as just another Christmas Carol.   Some people think it is a counting song for children.    But there is a lot of truth, it appears, to the fact that The Twelve Days actually starts on Christmas Day and ends on January 5th.    Here are some facts that I have found for you.

"The Twelfth Night is January 5th, the last day of the Christmas Season before Epiphany (January 6th). In some church traditions, January 5th is considered the eleventh Day of Christmas, while the evening of January 5th is still counted as the Twelfth Night, the beginning of the Twelfth day of Christmas the following day.  Twelfth Night often included feasting along with the removal of Christmas decorations. French and English celebrations of Twelfth Night included a King's Cake, remembering the visit of the Three Magi, and ale or wine (a King's Cake is part of the observance of Mardi Gras in French Catholic culture of the Southern USA).  In some cultures, the King's Cake was part of the celebration of the day of Epiphany. "

If you would like to learn more about The Twelve Days story, there is a very nice piece of news on the Internet, that my Mouse Person found for me.    So wake your mouse up and Read All About It        I think you might learn a lot of interesting things.   For me, I think I will just count ALL THE DAYS, that way I actually had 24 days of Christmas, some before and some after.    Am I not using my head?

                           Day Ten

                                                         Day Eleven

                                                                                                                      Day Twelve



Happy Twenty Four Days to You,
From Bob
Boy Blogging PitBull ExtraOrdinary
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