medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Along this same vein, the bogus explanation of the song "The Twelve Days of
Christmas" is also an "urban legend," which claims that it was a Roman
Catholic song that was obtuse enough to be sung, and to pass muster, during
'persecution.'
Terrill
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Chris Laning wrote:
> (Note: I've been running across enough artifacts supposedly related
> to the Elizabethan persecution of Catholics in England lately that I
> suspect some heavy romanticizing is at work
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