When do the 12 days of Christmas begin?

[browneyes]

I always forget! Do they start December 14th, or do they end January 7th?

 

[Serena]

I'm pretty sure it starts in dec and ends with Christmas.

 

[Pop Daddy]

you mean it starts with a day

 

[Flyfly_Eclipse]

I thought it ended on January 7...the Epiphany.

 

[CdnDisneyNut]

It starts at Christmas and ends at the Epiphany (Jan 7th)

 

[Serena]

Oops, ok

 

[browneyes]

Thanks.

Originally posted by Pop Daddy
you mean it starts with a day

I was shocked when I heard about it too.

 

[catsrule]

It starts when your favorite socks get a hole in them and ends when you get a new pair.

 

[browneyes]

Originally posted by catsrule
It starts when your favorite socks get a hole in them and ends when you get a new pair.

Good answer.

 

[CamColt]

I must have missed a day somewhere, LOL! Why did I always think it ended on Jan 6?

 

[helenabear]

Originally posted by CamColt
I must have missed a day somewhere, LOL! Why did I always think it ended on Jan 6?

Because that is the feast of the Three Kings (Epiphany)

http://www.serve.com/shea/germusa/3kings.htm

 

[Flyfly_Eclipse]

Oops!! LOL I was debating between Jan. 6 and 7, but since 7th was mentioned at the beginning of the thread, I never even bothered to look it up...I just knew it ended on the Epiphany.

 

[CamColt]

LOL! I thought I may have been getting it mixed up with Topsy Turvy Day(from Hunchback of ND). I know that is Jan 6 because of how the song goes..."on the 6th of January".

 

[helenabear]

I used to think (for some reason) it was Jan 5th when I was a kid, so I guess that is a date easily confused with others I think my husband straightened me out in college though because his family makes a bigger deal out of Three Kings Day than we ever did. For us, no Christmas decorations could be taken down until at least then... we never got to it until a little later so that's probably why I never knew exactly when it was

 

[raze]

Not the real 12days of Christmas but Im starting the 12days of Christmas with 2 friends this Sun
1 friend will get "12 days of Christmas" presents on Sun
the other will get 1 a day for the 12days starting Sun