http://deafpagancrossroads.com/2007/12/29/the-yule-series-the-twelve-days-of-christmas/ Thu, 24 May 2012 21:57:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://deafpagancrossroads.com/2007/12/29/the-yule-series-the-twelve-days-of-christmas/#comment-23112 Mon, 26 Dec 2011 15:34:55 +0000 http://deafpagancrossroads.com/2007/12/29/the-yule-series-the-twelve-days-of-christmas/#comment-23112 [...] Many of us are familiar with the holiday song “The Twelve Days of Christmas.” What one might not be so aware of is the fact that these twelve days actually do not occur before Christmas, but rather afterwards – they are the twelve days that lead from Christmas to Epiphany on January 6th. I discuss these twelve days in a previous post here at the Crossroads, aptly named The Twelve Days of Christmas. [...]

]]> http://deafpagancrossroads.com/2007/12/29/the-yule-series-the-twelve-days-of-christmas/#comment-18454 Sun, 30 Dec 2007 01:17:34 +0000 http://deafpagancrossroads.com/2007/12/29/the-yule-series-the-twelve-days-of-christmas/#comment-18454 Sunflowerwoman – Yes, in fact those people who believed in “predestination” were convinced they would live 10 days less. Which is one of the major underlying reasons people were so pissed at losing 10 days.

]]> http://deafpagancrossroads.com/2007/12/29/the-yule-series-the-twelve-days-of-christmas/#comment-18453 Sun, 30 Dec 2007 00:41:47 +0000 http://deafpagancrossroads.com/2007/12/29/the-yule-series-the-twelve-days-of-christmas/#comment-18453 i was reading an artacle that stated the christains dont know when he was born(crist)and sence mythris was born dec 25 that the christains took it over.but hay we celabrate one way and they another its all good

]]> http://deafpagancrossroads.com/2007/12/29/the-yule-series-the-twelve-days-of-christmas/#comment-18451 Sat, 29 Dec 2007 21:09:23 +0000 http://deafpagancrossroads.com/2007/12/29/the-yule-series-the-twelve-days-of-christmas/#comment-18451 Cool, I never tire of hearing this story… I love how people actually wanted their days back!

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