stamariapaska on Sep 29, 2010 What in the world do Leaping lords, French hens, Swimming swans, and especially the Partridge who won't come out of the Pear tree have to do with Christmas?
You're all familiar with the Christmas song, "The Twelve Days of Christmas" I think. To most it's a delightful nonsense rhyme set to music. But it had a quite serious purpose when it was written. It is a good deal more than just a repetitious melody with pretty phrases and a list of strange gifts. Catholics in England during the period 1558 to 1829, when Parliament finally … [Altro]