On the 10th day of Christmas my True love gave to me... Ten Lords a Leaping.
The time from Christmas; December 25- January 6th was traditionally seen as a time for celebrating the feasts. Before the modern age of factories in the 1800's those 12 days marked a time of year when farmers had very little to do except wait out the winter season. This allowed them the chance to catch up on some much needed rest as well as enjoy the spoils of the year.
In our secret code 10 Lords a Leaping the the 10 commandments.
A twelve days of Chrismas series