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[โ€“] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not only that, there's reason to believe that every verse in this 18th century carrol is about a bird. Specifically, birds eaten at medieval feasts. Though some of the verses are harder to decode than others.

https://www.birdspot.co.uk/culture/the-birds-of-the-twelve-days-of-christmas

[โ€“] AngryCommieKender 3 points 1 year ago

That's amazing, though I wonder what day 8 is