9th Day of Christmas Haiku, Nine Ladies Dancing

9th Day of Christmas Haiku, Nine Ladies Dancing!

9th Day of Christmas, Nine Ladies Dancing
9th Day of Christmas, Nine Ladies Dancing

Nine gowns a’ dancing

One, two, spin; three, four and round.

None flowers swaying.

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In older versions of the song the nine ladies dancing were lords a leaping, drummers drumming, bulls a-roaring, bears a beating, even pipers pipping.

Dancing was an important part of rituals, celebrations and even social communications since 30 000 years ago, with rock-art and Egyptian tomb paintings bearing witness. Dancing was also a way to worship the sun, this being done in a circle movement around a fire, from east to west – following the sun’s movement on the sky.

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Text and Haiku-San © Patricia Furstenberg.

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