The Twelve Days of Christmas

Continuing our series of I Didn’t Know That, we take a look at the common symbolism attributed to that famous Christmas song; The Twelve Days of Christmas. Be aware, the song was not written as a mnemonic device to memorize Christian symbolism, but we can still have fun learning.

The third day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: Three French Hens

This has been given the symbolism of:

Faith, Hope, and Love/Charity
or

Holy Trinity

(Father, Son and Holy Spirit)

or

Three Gifts of the Magi

(Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh)

Stayed tuned for the next episode where we’ll look at the Fourth Day of Christmas.