Friends,
Did you know the twelve days of Christmas refers to the
twelve days AFTER Christmas? You see, Epiphany (the traditional day
commemorating the wise men’s arrival at the manger) is celebrated on January 6th
–twelve days after Christmas! And even though Amazon and eBay may shiver to
hear this, in many societies -mine included- it was traditional to give gifts
on the twelfth day of Christmas (although Gold, Incense and Myrrh were
generally not on the registry). This year, those proverbial twelve days feel
very connected to donuts. Granted there are no donuts in the office today but
you have to admit a dozen days resonate with a dozen donuts. The coolest
connection, however, is the fact next Friday will be the day for five golden
rings –also known as glazed donuts! And since we still have another couple of
weeks of Christmas, I don’t feel so bad for not having twelve donuts here for
your gift.
Merry Christmas!
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