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herbw t1_iz6tz4r wrote on December 6, 2022 at 10:14 PM

Reply to comment by BobBelcher2021 in TIL "The Twelve Days of Christmas" STARTS on Christmas Day, and ends of January 5th (Three Kings Day). by HauntedHippie

"Mystery days" is the most honest of the lot!!

12 days only proved they could not count!! 12 is an even dozen, used because 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 1 1/2 of 8. Easier to fractionize, like 60 secs, 60 mins., and same in secs. minutes, degrees.