this wonderful animation.........
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Go home aliens, go home!!!!
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Twelve lords a-leaping,
Eleven ladies dancing,
Ten pipers piping,
Nine drummers drumming,
Eight maids a-milking,
Seven swans a-swimming,
Six geese a-laying,
Five gold rings,
Four Colly birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
And a parteridge in a pear tree.
According to some Roman Catholics, this carol might also have been used as a memory aid for teaching the Christian faith, but this is contradicted at www.snopes.com. In particular, from 1558 until 1829, Roman Catholics in England were not allowed to practice their Faith openly. At that time (according to those Roman Catholics), this traditional English carol was adopted as a catechism song for young Catholics. For them, it had two levels of meaning: the original surface meaning as a love song, plus later hidden religious meanings. The hidden meanings parallel the verses of the Anglican catechism song "A New Dial" about the numbers on a sun-dial, and, in modern times, the religious connotations in the popular song "Deck of Cards".
One partridge in a pear tree was Jesus Christ.
Two turtle doves were the Old and New Testaments.
Three French hens stood for faith, hope and love.
Four calling birds were the four gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.
Five golden rings recalled the Torah or Law, the first five books of the Old Testament.
Six geese a-laying stood for the six days of creation.
Seven swans a-swimming represented the sevenfold gifts of the Holy Spirit: prophesy, serving, teaching, exortation, contribution, leadership, and mercy.
Eight maids a-milking were the eight beatitudes.
From here on, the order is different from the original song!
Nine ladies dancing were the nine fruits of the Holy Spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.
Ten lords a-leaping were the ten commandments.
Eleven pipers piping stood for the eleven faithful disciples.
Twelve drummers drumming symbolized the twelve points of belief in the Apostles' Creed.
Information from Catholic Information and Urban Legends websites
http://www.abcog.org/12days.htm
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Here is the Hungarian translation of the English ditty:
http://www.om.hu/letolt/retorika/ab/...m/karimond.htmKarácsony tizenkettedik napja van,
köszönt és minden jót kiván
tizenkét ugra-bugra úr,
tizenegy táncos, tarka úrno,
tiz tekergo kéménysepro,
kilenc kötényes kisleány,
nyolc nyúl a vadász oldalán,
hét hattyú, tolla tiszta hó,
hat tyúkanyó,
öt szélkakaska,
négy nyafka macska,
három veréb-zenész,
két gerle és
egy csiz a csupasz körtefán."I was hoping for another day. Looks like we just got a whole lot more than that. Let's not waste it."
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...and a drunk who drove into a tree
"We're grown-ups now and it's our turn to decide what that means." - xkcd
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