Twelve Days of Christmas? - DPChallenge Forums

Canon EF 28-135mm F/3.5-5.6 IS USM

12/25/2006 10:04:53 PM · #8

Arg im not liking the current challenges much cept the free study, just cant get any ideas lol. This one in particular is hard, I wish we could do out own lol, like 10 _____'s a ______ing, to give somemore room for creativity and such.

fotomann_forever

12/25/2006 10:33:08 PM · #9

12 DMNCs
11 Oversat-ed
A ten vote you're casting
9 Unearthly Landscapes
8 Out of focus
7 Shoehorned nudies
6 Over-sharpened
Five EXIF FILES.....
4 Hummingbirds
3 ghost accounts
2 Lady Bugs
And a one vote if you're a TROLL

sherpet

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

12/25/2006 10:54:22 PM · #10

Awesome, just awesome.....

Originally posted by fotomann_forever:

Tamron AF 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical for Nikon

12/25/2006 10:58:53 PM · #11

lol not bad :P

vtruan

Nikon D5100

12/26/2006 12:05:59 PM · #12

The history of the 12 days. So entering the real meaning would be okay with me.

The 12 Days of Christmas" - the song

When most people hear of "The 12 days of Christmas" they think of the song. According to legend this song had its origins as a teaching tool to instruct young people in the meaning and content of the Christian faith.

From 1558 to 1829 Roman Catholics in England were not able to practice their faith openly so they had to find other ways to pass on their beliefs. The song "The Twelve Days of Christmas" is one example of how they did it. "The 12 Days of Christmas" is in a sense an allegory. Each of the items in the song represents something of religious significance. The hidden meaning of each gift was designed to help young Christians learn their faith.

The song goes, "On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me..." The "true love" represents God and the "me" who receives these presents is the Christian.

The "partridge in a pear tree" was Jesus Christ who died on a tree as a gift from God. (Another version of this gift is that it represents the one true God revealed in Jesus.)
The "two turtle doves" were the Old and New Testaments - another gift from God.
The "three French hens" were faith, hope and love - the three gifts of the Spirit that abide( I Corinthians 13 ).
The "four calling birds" were the four Gospels which sing the song of salvation through Jesus Christ.
The "five golden rings" were the first five books of the Bible also called the "Books of Moses."
The "six geese a-laying" were the six days of creation.
The "seven swans a swimming" were seven gifts of the Holy Spirit (the seven sacraments of the Roman Catholic Church).
The "eight maids a milking" were the eight beatitudes.
The "nine ladies dancing" were nine fruits of the Holy Spirit.( Galatians 5:22-23 )
The "ten lords a-leaping" were the Ten Commandments.
The "eleven pipers piping" were the eleven faithful disciples.
The "twelve drummers drumming" were the twelve points of the Apostles' Creed.
So the next time you hear "The 12 Days of Christmas" consider how this otherwise non-religious sounding song had its origins in the Christian faith.

(primary source of this information was an article in the Anderson Independent-Mail newspaper Anderson, SC Jan. 21, 1996 by Dr. William Hunter)

ORIGIN OF "THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS"

Father Hal Stockert (see the link above) claims to have first reported this story back in 1982. He claims to have found a reference to it in letters written by a priest in Ireland. Other than this reference, I have not been able to find historical documentation that the modern "12 Days of Christmas" began as an underground catechism; however, there is concrete historic evidence that in medieval England and France there existed a game based on the 12 days of Christmas. It was a singing game where the first player sang a stanza. Then the second player sang the second stanza and repeated the first player's stanza and so on. Documents have been found revealing many different versions of the song.

It is possible that this common game could have been adapted by Roman Catholics in the 16th century and used as an underground catechism. At least the preexistence of the game sets up that historical possibility.

Message edited by author 2006-12-26 12:06:45.

Samsung Galaxy S21, S21+, S21 Ultra

12/26/2006 12:46:00 PM · #13

Hmm very interesting, though i know that entering a photo based on there REAL meanings wont go over well because really.. who would know that without looking it up lol. People would be like.. wtf? doesn't go with the challenge and give you low for it.

Bear_Music

Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

12/26/2006 12:50:04 PM · #14

I wonder how puns would do? "An Apartment with a Pair of Trees", whatever?

R.

elizadeb

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ300

12/26/2006 01:12:11 PM · #15

I'll bet we'll see a ton of golden rings in this challenge....I think it would be an easier task to shoot gold rings than ten lords a'leaping!! :)

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

12/26/2006 01:17:41 PM · #16

what about the bob and doug mckensey 12 days of christmas

alanfreed

Nikon D6

12/26/2006 01:19:01 PM · #17

Originally posted by Kismet:

there is a Hawaiian version of this song. First day of Christmas=a myna bird in a papaya tree. :D

I was thinking more along the lines of the Bob & Doug McKenzie version... "A beer... in a tree" -- which I actually saw in the parking lot before the Steelers game on Sunday:

EDIT: I see dtouch1 beat me to it by a minute or so! :)

Message edited by author 2006-12-26 13:19:50.

12/26/2006 01:25:14 PM · #18

exactly what I was thinking, ofcorse I will have to dig out the cd to listen to it, just so I wont do the "Beer in a tree"

PS.. GO Steelers...pronounced Stillers. (I lived near pittsburgh for a year)

Message edited by author 2006-12-26 13:26:47.

12/26/2006 01:52:15 PM · #19

Bob & Doug McKenzie 12 days of christmas

Here is the link to 12 days of Christmas from Bob & Doug McKenzie

Fisher Price Kid-Tough Digital

12/26/2006 06:32:43 PM · #20

do you think any variations would go over well? cuz like someone said, aside from the 5 golden rings, not many of the other ones are easy to do. Pretty much impossible for most people.

LalliSig

12/26/2006 06:35:37 PM · #21

I gotta say in all my time here at DPC, this challenge, to me personally of course, is the "dumbest" so far :P Where the heck am I supposed to find these things this time of year, hehehehe :)