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which traditionally includes 12 dishes and desserts, may last for a good couple of hours. According to tradition, bits of hay are spread beneath the tablecloth as a reminder that Christ was born in a ...

On the first day of Christmas, My true love gave to me A partridge in a pear tree. On the second day of Christmas, My true love gave to me Two turtle doves, And a partridge in a pear tree.

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The song, "The Twelve Days of Christmas" is an English Christmas carol. From 1558 until 1829, Roman Catholics in England were not permitted to practice their faith openly.

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