“On the second day of Christmas, my true love gave to me, Two Turtle Doves . . .”
I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday, but I am here to remind you the giving has just begun. In my many Christmas wish phone calls yesterday, I spoke with my brother and his wife who live in Spain. He reminded me that Christmas is not the “big day” for celebration the way it is in Europe, Spain to be specific. It is nearly the beginning of the 12 Days of Christmas leading up to 3 Kings Day.
Here is your nugget of cultural knowledge for today.
The gift of the Old and New Testaments are the religious interpretation of our true love’s present today.
| Turtle Dove, Photo by Steve Duffield; Two Turtle Doves, Moorcroft Turtle Doves Greeting Card; green & gray table, The Party Helper; egg nest favor, Escape Concepts; The Bruery Two Turtle Doves; bride & bridesmaids, Love and Splendor; Venus, Roman Sculpture; Bridesmaid Grey Gowns , Melissa Sweet; turtle dove egg, P Base photo by Narelle Power; boutonnière, photo from green wedding shoes; Green Swirled Notecard by Pistachio Press; flower balls & chair decor, Linda Chaja Photography; green gift boxes, Py-on-i Designs; grey rose, Albert Zoll Inc; grey & green invitations, Momental Designs; grey heel, A Shoe Acquisition; cake, Bride.net. |
The Green and Grey pallet for this board was inspired by the colors of the turtle dove (and of course the color of a turtle). Touches of antiquity also pay tribute with Venus and other ancient style statues.
Doves for centuries have symbolized both love and fertility. Astarte, the Phoenician goddess of love, is said to have been hatched on the banks of the Euphrates River from an egg that was warmed by two doves. Venus, the Roman goddess of love and beauty, was born of water, where doves are often depicted drinking. Hence, this is why they are often seen as fountain art. Christianity then associated doves as a symbol of the Holy Spirit.
Doves are believed to mate for life. Today, they symbolize marital devotion, faithfulness and love
forever.
Lia
On the first day of Christmas, my True Love gave to me, A Partridge in a Pear Tree . . .
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