Jan 2, 2013
Posted by Karen Zappavigna Hoogland in Articles & Essays, CHRISTmas, The 12 Days of Christmas | Comments Off on On the Ninth Day of Christmas
On the Ninth Day of Christmas
Why ladies dancing on the Ninth Day of Christmas?
The nine ladies dancing represent the nine choirs of angels. Here they are in ascending order:
- Angels
- Archangels
- Principalities
- Powers
- Virtues
- Dominations
- Thrones
- Cherubim
- Seraphim