As normal, I will start with the protestant interpretation for the nine ladies dancing. The dancers represent the nine fruits of the spirit: love joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. As for the alternative interpretation, the images are a bit more literal. The nine ladies dancing evoke images of music and dancing [...]
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12 Days of Christmas ~ Nine Ladies Dancing
12 Days of Christmas ~ Eight Maids a-Milking
The Eight Maids a-Milking may be one of the most interesting play on words in the song I’ve come across so far, if it doesn’t end up being the most interesting! But as normal, let’s cover the religious view first. There is definitely sufficient substance to create an imagination board from this as well, but [...]
Read More ...12 Days of Christmas ~ Seven Swans a-Swimming
The number seven is a popular number for many religious groups. The Christian interpretation for the seven swans relates to the seven principles outlined by the apostle Paul: prophecy, service, teaching, encouraging, giving, leadership and compassion. The Pheras (Vows of Marriage) in the Hindu wedding ceremony are very similar to these principles as well, and [...]
Read More ...Happy New Year – Let 2010 Begin
By ebrage Afrikaans – Voorspoedige nuwe jaar Chinese/Cantonese – Sun nien fai lok Chinese/Mandarin – Xin nian yu kuai Czech – Štastný Nový rok 2009 ( Note: Czechs usually add the year to the Happy New Year phrase. Czechs also send greeting cards which say, “PF 2009.” The PF stands for the French words pour [...]
Read More ...12 Days of Christmas ~ Six Geese A Laying
On the sixth day of Christmas my true love gave to me, six geese a laying . . . I was surprisingly inspired by today’s six geese, but in a different way than the previous days. I’m going to do things a little backwards today, because my inspiration actually comes from the religious interpretation instead [...]
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