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- From: idfraser@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Ian Fraser)
- Newsgroups: alt.pagan
- Subject: Re: pagan origin of Christmas customs?
- Message-ID: <TD28VB2w165w@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca>
- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 92 23:04:16 MST
- References: <MICHAEL.92Dec21152053@marcel.bu.edu>
- Organization: Edmonton Remote Systems #1, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- michael@marcel.bu.edu writes:
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- - Actually the song "The 12 days of Christmas" has to do
- - with the span of days from Chistmas to the Epiphany, i.e., from
- - the birth to the arrival of the Magi. The *span* of twelve days,
- - though, could certainly have been adopted from the ancient Yule
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- I was under the impression that the reason that "Five Golden Rings" was always
- sung so differently was because the fifth day of Yule was Christmas. The
- Epiphany explanation was grafted on later.
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- Bright Blessings to you and yours!
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- Hawk
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- Circle of Ashtoreth,
- Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
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