Third Day of Christmas
It's the 3rd day of Christmas. (There are 12 days of Christmas ). My true love hasn't yet presented me with 'Three French Hens' today, so I'm making do with this image of a painting by Annalein Beukenkamp . My true love is at this moment offering tea and Christmas cake, so this won't be a long post. It is alleged by some that the 'three french hens' in the song 'The Twelve Days of Christmas' represent the virtues of faith, hope and love. Alternatively they could refer to the 3 gifts of the wise men from the East who visited the infant Jesus. On the other hand the song is probably pure nonsense and just for fun.