Why is it the twelve days of x-mas when there is only one day of Christmas?!
Question: The Christmas season traditionally lasts from Christmas Day to January 6th, which is Twelfth Night or Epiphany.
Answers: The Christmas season traditionally lasts from Christmas Day to January 6th, which is Twelfth Night or Epiphany.
Because that there is only 1 day and we want to make the best holliday last!
Because there was this guy a long time ago and he said "Man, I love this holiday! I wish it lasted longer......HEY! I'll write a song about it and maybe one day they'll change it to twelve days!!"
And so was born, The Twelve Days of Christmas.
In the olden days Christmas used to be a twelve day celebration.
idk i have always wanted to know
In the base 12 numbering system, 12 is 1. This idea was first put forth by Pythagoras and then carried to its full fruition in the eighth Dynasty of the ocean-front nation Nepal.
Base 12 numbering became all the rage during the Early Renaissance but quickly faded out along with Latin being the ruling class language.
So when we sing "The Twelve Days of Christmas", we are only paying homage to one of the greatest hoaxes of all time.
Just ask the Partridge in a pare tree-mate.