The final gift tally (365 gifts): you would have received 12 drummers drumming,
22 flutist, 30 members from the house of Lords, hopping and bopping to the Crocodile Rock, 36 Fan dancers, 40 angry dairy workers, on permanent coffee break, 42 Swans, trying to mate in your dining room (avert the children’s eyes) , 42 geese a’ laying, 40 golden rings, 36 calling birds, 30 French hens, 22 turtledoves and 12 partridges in their respective pear trees.
Free the birds, take the rings, set fire to the house and start a new life. And finally, the twelve drummers drumming represent the twelve points of belief in the Apostle’s Creed.
It’s the eve of the Epiphany (Twelfth Night)
You still have to wait at least one more day before you can take down your Christmas decorations.
Did you come up with any New Year’s Resolutions?:
The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new.
Before I let you go:
What were the gifts of the Magi (what were the names of the Magi?)
Bonus question: There was a fourth gift – what was it and who was it from?
Check in tomorrow for the answers.
The Haus of Dcaligari 