Is “The 12 Days of Christmas” religious?
Liturgical Tradition The 12 Days of Christmas are part of the Christian liturgical calendar. Each day often has specific saints, feasts, or events remembered, such as St. Stephen’s Day (December 26) and the Feast of the Holy Innocents (December 28). The 12 days of Christmas is the period in Christian theology that marks the span between the birth of Christ and the coming of the Magi, the three wise men. It begins on December 25 (Christmas) and runs through January 6 (the Epiphany, sometimes also called Three Kings’ Day).
How do the 12 days of Christmas add up to 364?
Replacing ‘n’ with the number 12 in this formula (we call this ‘substitution’), the twelfth tetrahedral number – and the answer to our puzzle – is T(12) = (1/6)(12)(13)(14) = 364, or one gift for every day of the year except for Christmas Day itself!