The Twelve Days of Christmas Celebration begins on 25 December and end shortly before the disclosure, this falls on 6 January. Revelation is a Christian festival, which 'celebrate; shining forth' or revelation of God to humanity in human form, in the person of Jesus Christ. The observance originally included the birth of Jesus Christ, the visit of the Three Wise Men (Caspar, Melchior and Balthasar) arrived in Bethlehem, and the whole of Jesus' childhood events, up to his baptism in the Jordan by John the Baptist.
1st Day: The partridge in a pear tree is Jesus Christ to 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 "nominated birds' four; refers to the four evangelists, the gospel-Matthew, Mark, Luke and John wrote.
5th Day: The "golden rings" five, 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, advice, strength, knowledge, piety and fear of the Lord.
8th Day: The "eight girls milking" reminded children of the eight Beatitudes recorded in mountain sermon.
9th Day: The 'nine ladies dancing were the nine fruits of the Holy Spirit, which was found in Galatians: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, sense of duty, gentleness and self-control.
10th Day: The "10 lords a-leaping" represents the 10 commandments dar.
11st Day: The eleven Pfeifer piping "refers to the eleven reliable apostles.
12nd Day: The 'twelve drummers drumming "were the twelve points of belief expressed in the Apostles' credo: belief in God the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit that Jesus Christ by the Virgin Mary was born, was the man who crucified, died and was on the third day that he on the right hand of the father sits and again, the resurrection of the dead, and the eternal life.
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