Christmas greetings to all on the Wicklow site!!! Have seen this version of the "Twelve Days of Christmas" but for many years. Barbara ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul" <[email protected]> To: "'Cara_Links'" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2008 6:30 PM Subject: Re: [IRL-WICKLOW] HOLLY AND THE IVY >I wish you the same. > > Thanx, Paul > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Cara_Links > Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 5:26 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [IRL-WICKLOW] HOLLY AND THE IVY > > Dear Listers, and my extended family, > > I am taking this moment in time, to wish each and all of you a very Merry > Christmas. > > I hope your holiday season is filled with joy and warm thoughts > > Stay safe and enjoy the break. > > > Cheers from here Cara > > Holly and Ivy Folklore > > Since pre- Christmas times in Ireland, the Ivy has been considered a > sacred > plant, and in parts of Ireland ivy was once used to treat corns, runny > noses and rashes! > > > > Ivy growing on the house will protect the family from evil. > > Holly hung in the house protects it from misfortune. Some say the holly > wood > was used in the construction of the cross and holly berries are so > coloured > in remembrance of Christ's Blood. > > Holly, when the festive season is over must never be burnt while he leaves > are green. > > > > > > What do the "Twelve Days of Christmas Mean"? > > I have been told that the Twelve days of Christmas do not relate to the > twelve days during which the magi searched for the infant ...Various > sources > suggest they form a coded checklist of the Doctrines of the Roman Catholic > Church- coded to avoid the arousing of suspicion of Oliver Cromwell and > his > followers - and that the verses can be interpreted as follows > > A Partridge In A Pear Tree- Represents One True God > > Two Turtledoves Are The Old And The New Testaments > > Three French Hens Are Faith Hope And Charity > > Four Calling Birds Stand For Four Gospels > > Five Golden Rings Are The Pentateuch ( The First Five Books Of The Bible) > > Six Geese A-Laying Are The Six Days Of Creation > > Seven Swans A-Swimming Represent The Seven Gifts Of The Holy Spirit > > Eight Maids A-Milking Are The Eight Beatitudes > > Nine Ladies Dancing Are The Nine Fruits Of The Spirit > > Ten Lords-A-Leaping Are The Commandments > > Eleven Pipers Piping Are The Eleven Faithful Apostles > > And Twelve Drummers Drumming Represent The Articles Of The Apostles Creed > > > > Taken from Cara's Diary 2006 Ireland > > > > > > *************************************** > 1- Only leave in the body of the mail what is relevant to your answer > > 2- Change the SUBJECT LINE to suit the body of your own Mail to List. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > *************************************** > 1- Only leave in the body of the mail what is relevant to your answer > > 2- Change the SUBJECT LINE to suit the body of your own Mail to List. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message