today's gift is 9 ladies dancing.this goes hand in hand with yesterday's gift. the ladies dancing reminds us of a party. dancing and music were very large parts of parties and celebrations
in this case - ladies represents women of a higher social class. and the dancing refers to them dancing socially, not as entertainment. during this time women were not entertainers, so it is unlikely that they were a troupe brought in to entertain.
the emphasis is again on celebrating. the 12 days were full of fun and festivities. this highlights that.
in the christian light - the 9 ladies dancing symbolize the 9 fruits of the holy spirit; which are:
- love
- joy
- peace
- patience
- kindness
- goodness
- faithfulness
- gentleness
- self-control
I love what the 9 ladies dancing symbolize, and I had never known it. I'll have to go back through your older posts and see what else I've missed. I'm your newest GFC follower, here from the Meet & Greet blog hop. It took me a few days, but I made it here, and I'm so glad I did. =0)
ReplyDelete~Kim
http://2justByou.blogspot.com
hey kim!
Deletethanks so much for stopping by - i'm so glad you did! i've been checking in with some of the others on the blog hop too -- fun stuff!
--diane