Most people are familiar with the Christmas Carol "The Twelve Day's of Christmas;" the question I pose is this: Do you add the gifts each day so that by the end of the song is this person stuck with have 12 partridges in pear trees, 22 turtle doves... 40 maids a milking...?
It it in my opinion that the singer does own all of these presents. In Math the word "and" implies addition; in the carol the word "and" is used to join all of the gifts each day. Conclusion this person has a lot of stuff by the end of the twelve days. Poor guy (Yes, I do know that the gifts are all hidden religious symbols.)
What is your take on the song? Does this guy have a heap of rings and hens by the end of the carol, or does he only have the obvious number stated?
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1 True Love refers to God
2 Turtle Doves refers to the Old and New Testaments
3 French Hens refers to Faith, Hope and Charity, the Theological Virtues
4 Calling Birds refers to the Four Gospels and/or the Four Evangelists
5 Golden Rings refers to the first Five Books of the Old Testament, the "Pentateuch", which gives the history of man's fall from grace.
6 Geese A-laying refers to the six days of creation
7 Swans A-swimming refers to the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit, the seven sacraments
8 Maids A-milking refers to the eight beatitudes
9 Ladies Dancing refers to the nine Fruits of the Holy Spirit
10 Lords A-leaping refers to the ten commandments
11 Pipers Piping refers to the eleven faithful apostles
12 Drummers Drumming refers to the twelve points of doctrine in the Apostle's Creed
(according to http://www.carols.org.uk/the_twelve_days_of_christmas.htm)
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never thought of it that way...
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