Twelve Days of Christmas - Day 9

On the ninth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me:

Nine ladies dancing

Eight maids a-milking
Seven swans a-swimming

Six geese a-laying

Five gold(en) rings

Four calling birds

Three French hens

Two turtle doves

And a partridge in a pear tree!

 

Special Facts: Each of the nine ladies represents the "Nine Fruits of the Holy Spirit." Or, to put it a little more simply, the nine Christian traits, the most ideal traits for men as well as women:

1. Charity

2. Joy

3. Peace

4. Patience

5. Goodness

6. Mildness

7. Fidelity

8. Modesty

9. Chastity