{"id":1863,"date":"2018-12-17T06:14:48","date_gmt":"2018-12-17T12:14:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/lostinaoneacrewood\/?p=1863"},"modified":"2019-04-29T08:13:58","modified_gmt":"2019-04-29T14:13:58","slug":"fum-christmas-carol-quiz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/lostinaoneacrewood\/2018\/12\/17\/fum-christmas-carol-quiz\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s So Fum about December 5 and 20 and What does \u2018Fum\u2019 Mean? A Christmas Carol Quiz"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Children singing \"fum, fum, fum.\"
If you sing a Christmas carol, you should know what it means.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

It\u2019s the third week in Advent. Christmas is getting closer. A favorite Christmas carol awakens in my brain. It\u2019s time to brighten the Advent atmosphere of the home, consisting so far of wreathe and Christmas creche. We\u2019ll put some ornaments on the Christmas tree this week. Actually it\u2019s three small fake trees that we call our Christmas forest.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s \u201cGaudete\u201d week, the week of the rose candle. Gaudete<\/em>, the Latin word for \u201crejoice,\u201d comes from the traditional Introit for the Third Sunday of advent. We pray \u201cRejoice in the Lord always,\u201d or we sing a similar theme as the Entrance Song. \u00a0This week I\u2019m rejoicing by singing Christmas carols and also having some fun with them.<\/p>\n

To join in the fun, take this Christmas Carols Quiz. Answers will appear in Wednesday\u2019s post.<\/p>\n

The Christmas carol quiz<\/h4>\n
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  1. What\u2019s so fum about December five and twenty, and what does \u201cfum\u201d mean, anyway?<\/li>\n
  2. What exactly is frankincense doing when it owns a deity nigh?<\/li>\n
  3. On what day of what month did good King Wenceslas go to St. Agnes Fountain to help a poor family? (Hint:\u00a0 The answer explains why this song is considered a Christmas carol.)<\/li>\n
  4. What do the babel sounds that the blessed angels ever sing o\u2019er sound like?<\/li>\n
  5. How can you troll the ancient yuletide carol if you\u2019re not fishing or hiding under a bridge?<\/li>\n
  6. When the nations prove the glories of God\u2019s righteousness, who are the nations; and is that very nice?<\/li>\n
  7. What does it mean that Mary is the \u201cmother kind\u201d?<\/li>\n
  8. What will happen if you go a-wassailing too long?<\/li>\n
  9. Name the computing Christmas carol. (Hint for this question and the next: They both have something to do with the mouse.)<\/li>\n
  10. Which Christmas carol is not enjoying computer screen time just now.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Bonus. Where should the comma go? \u2014<\/p>\n

    God rest you merry gentlemen.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    Have fun and gaudete<\/em>: Rejoice in the Lord always.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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