Some Christmas Facts

THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS

THE LEGEND OF THE CANDY CANE

The two pictures that are posted were gifts that were given to us and I felt how fruitful would it be if I did not share it with the world. So as you read it, may each and every one of you be blessed with the same spirit that rose Jesus Christ from the dead into our eternal heaven.

The story behind the TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS - The Christmas song we hear so often over the radio during advent. "The Twelve days of Christmas" does not refer to the advent days leading up to Christmas, when we sing of gift given to us by our true love. Do any of you know what true love is? It's God. After King Henry VIII pulled the english out of the Roman Catholic Church to form the Angican Church, Roman Catholics could no longer worship openly in England. This Lasted from the year 1588 until 1829. "The Twelve Days of Christmas" is a code song of secret cathchism that could be sung in public without risk of persecution. The song has two levels of interpretation: The surface meaning, plus the hidden meaning which when originally sung in England, was known for a religious reality.

Let me break it down:

TWELVE DRUMMERS DRUMMING: SYMBOLIZE THE 12 POINTS OF THE APOSTLES CREED.

ELEVEN PIPERS PIPING: STAND FOR THE 11 FAITHFUL APOSTLES

TEN LORDS A LEAPING: ARE THE 10 COMMANDMENTS

NINE LADIES DANCING: THESE ARE THE 9 FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT

EIGHT MAIDS A MILKING: ARE THE 8 BEATITUDES

SEVEN SWANS A SWIMMING: REPRESENT THE 7 FOLD GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT

SIX GEESE A LAYING: STAND FOR THE 6 DAYS OF CREATION

FIVE GOLDEN RINGS: RECALL THE TORAH (LAW), THE 1ST FIVE BOOKS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT.

FOUR CALLING BIRDS: ARE THE 4 GOSPELS

THREE FRENCH HENS: STAND FOR FAITH, HOPE AND LOVE

TWO TURTLE DOVES: ARE THE OLD AND THE NEW TESTAMENTS

THE FINAL AND YULE TIDE GIFT, IS THE PARTRIDGE IN A PEAR TREE: AND THAT GIFT IS REPRESENTATIVE OF WHY WE CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS. THE PARTRIDGE IN A PEAR TREE IS THE GIFT OF GOD BECOMING INCARNATE IN JESUS. IN OTHER

WORDS THE PARTRIDGE IN A PEAR TREE IS JESUS CHRIST.

AND THEN THE OTHER STORY IS THE LEGEND OF THE CANDY CANE:

SHAPED AS A J: BECAUSE WE CELEBRATE JESUS BIRTHDAY AT CHRISTMAS

PEPPERMINT: THE AROMA OF WHICH REMINDS OF THE WISEMEN GIFTS OF SPICES TO JESUS

WHITE: BECAUSE JESUS IS THE HOLY SON OF GOD

RED: BECAUSE GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD THAT HE GAVE HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON.

HARD AS A ROCK: BECAUSE HE IS THE SOLID ROCK, ALWAYS THERE WHEN WE NEED HIM.

SHAPED AS A SHEPERDS STAFF: TO REMIND US TO STAY ON THE RIGHT PATH.

REMEMBER TO KEEP CHRIST IN CHRISTMAS

I hope that everyone's Christmas Holiday was just as wonderful as ours. Our family was blessed with many memories made with family and friends and many material gifts that were just beyond a blessing. However, the main gift that we received was remembering the reason for the season. Remembering who Jesus Christ is in our lives and remembering why God the father sacrified his only begotten son so that we may have eternal life. Lord Jesus I continue to thank and praise for who you are in our lives. Never ever allow me to fall away from that belief and thank you for the gift of faith that you have allowed me to have. That alone Lord Jesus is a gift that I will always treasure every day of my life.