12 Days of Christmas Start Dec. 25 & Each Days Significant

12 days of Christmas (Holiday Birth) begins on December 25 and ends before the Holiday of Epiphany which falls on January 6. Epiphany is a Christian feast intended to celebrate the "bright" or revelation of God to men in human form, in the person of Jesus Christ. Originally included celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ, and the visit of the Magi (Caspar, Melchior and Balthasar) who came to Bethlehem, and all the events from the childhood of Jesus, to his baptism in the Jordan River by John the Baptist.

The Song is known on the period of twelve days for the Holiday Christmas. It is the feast of traditional birth or song Holiday carol. Does not know the release date of the song, although it was used in the European tradition and the Scandinavian countries and in the 16th century. All elements of the song represents something important to the teachings of the Catholic faith, has been designed from every hidden meaning a gift to help children learn their religion, Catholicism. The song " On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me ... "" true love" mentioned in the song refers to God himself. " me " who receives the presents refers all the baptized individuals, that is, the Church.

1st Day: The partridge in a pear tree is Christ Jesus upon the Cross.

2nd Day: The "two turtle doves" refers to the Old and New Testaments.

3rd Day: The "three French hens" stand for faith, hope and love.

4th Day: The "four calling birds" refers to the four evangelists who wrote the Gospels-Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.

5th Day: The "five golden rings" represents the first five books of the Bible, also called the Jewish Torah: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy.

6th Day: The "six geese a-laying" is the six days of creation.

7th Day: The "seven swans a-swimming" refers to the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit: wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety and fear of the Lord.

8th Day: The "eight maids a milking " reminded children of the eight beatitudes listed in the Sermon on the Mount.

9th Day: The "nine ladies dancing" were the nine fruits of the Holy Spirit found in Galatians: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self control.

10th Day: The "ten lords a-leaping" represents the Ten Commandments.

11th Day: The "eleven pipers piping" refers to the eleven faithful apostles.

12th Day: The 'twelve drummers drumming" were the twelve points of belief expressed in the Apostles' Creed: belief in God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, that Jesus Christ was born of the Virgin Mary, made man, crucified, died and arose on the third day, that he sits at the right hand of the father and will come again, the resurrection of the dead and life everlasting.