Twelve nights of Christmas. Would also work better for me, calendar-wise :)

pfortuny · 2025-10-26T13:11:39 1761484299

This referes to the feast of the Epiphany, though, which is 12 nights after Christmas...

akho · 2025-10-26T14:57:30 1761490650

That's why I say it would've worked better for me, yes.

ThunderSizzle · 2025-10-26T11:11:20 1761477080

That would "require" a timeline shift for it to start on Christmas run until the Ephinany.

Although I don't think anyone really knows what the 12 days of Christmas are anymore.

TeMPOraL · 2025-10-26T11:43:59 1761479039

We have a thing called "Three Kings" (aka. "three wise men") in Poland, that falls on Jan 6th. If My Math Is Correct™, there's 12 days between the Christmas day (Dec 25th) and Jan 6th, so maybe the song is about this period?

dinkelberg · 2025-10-26T11:57:21 1761479841

Epiphany (GP had a typo) and Three Kings is the same occasion, in fact. Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epiphany_(holiday)

akho · 2025-10-26T14:59:43 1761490783

Yes, and I would be glad to see such a shift.

Shakespeare is still being read, I think.