12 Days?

You've heard the song The Twelve Days of Christmas right? Did you even wonder what the heck the 12 day's of Christmas were. Well to start off the Twelve Days of Christmas actually start on Christmas and end the evening of January 5th. (This will very depending on different traditions.) The celebrating vary in ways around the world. Some give gifts only on Christmas Day, while others only on the Twelfth Night. Some give gifts each of the Twelve nights.In the United States we have largely forgotten about the Twelve Days of Christmas. With the popularity of New Year's Eve, and all the stories of Santa Claus we don't think about what comes after Christmas Day anymore. Most people assume that the Twelve Days end on Christmas and start December 14th.