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by Haggertys
March 11, 2002
From Grammy:
Just wanted to let everyone know my grandaughter
Lindsay went to Ohio to a soccer game and her
team won 2nd in the United States, Mexico and Canada. CONGRATULATIONS TO HER TEAM!!!!!
Here's Lindsay's letter with the details:
hi Grammy! I'm home safe & sound!! Ohio was really fun!! We ended up getting
second place out of the USA, Mexico, and Canada!!!! We played really good!
And I ended up scoring the most goals in this tournament! But the plane ride
was actually really fun, like and amusment park ride type of fun....I enjoyed
taking off the most....it was like a rollercoaster. I took pictures of the
city at night but I bet it wont come out so o well! If it does, thats great.
On my way home there was alot of turbulence and the plane was going crazy,
but I thought it was fun!! The hotel was very nice. But I never went swimming
because the pool was FREEEEEEZING and I just didn't feel like putting on my
bathing suit. Plus it was so small and stupid!! Well I gotta go!
<3 Ya,
Linds
December 23, 2000
The following was sent by Diane. Thank you Diane...
Subject: Fwd:12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS
I found this interesting and wanted to pass
it on. People often think of The Twelve Days of Christmas as the days
preceding the festival. Actually, Christmas is a season of the Christian
Year that last for days beginning December 25 and lasting until January 6,
the Day of Epiphany, when the church celebrates the revelation of Christ as
the light of the world and recalls the journey of the Magi.
From 1558 until 1829 people in England were
not allowed to practice their faith openly. During this era someone wrote
'The Twelve Days of Christmas' as a kind of secret catechism that could be
sung in public without risk of persecution. The song has two levels of
interpretation: the surface meaning plus a hidden meaning known only to
members of the church.
Each element in the carol is a code word for
a religious reality.
1. The partridge in a pear tree is Jesus Christ.
2. The two turtledoves are the Old and New Testaments.
3. Three French hens stand for faith, hope and love.
4. The four calling birds are the four Gospels.
5. The five gold rings recall the torah (Law) the first
five books of the Old Testament.
6. The six geese a-laying stand for the six days of
creation.
7. Seven swans a-swimming represent the sevenfold gifts
of the Holy Spirit.
8. The eight maids a-milking are the eight beatitudes.
9. Nine ladies dancing are the nine fruits of the
spirit (Gal.5).
10. The ten lords a-leaping are the Ten Commandments.
11. Eleven pipers piping stand for the eleven faithful
disciples.
12. Twelve drummers drumming symbolize the
12 points of belief in the Apostles Creed.
There you have it, the HIDDEN meaning of
"The Twelve Days of Christmas" and the secret behind the song.
Received this from a friend and it gave new
meaning to the song we sing at this time of year, Hope you find this as
"New/Old Meaning" to the season.
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