To support the title of my previous post, please be enlightened that I did not take Christ out of Christmas. Thanks.
The word Christmas originated as a compound meaning "Christ's Mass". It is derived from the Middle English Christemasse and Old English Cristes mæsse, a phrase first recorded in 1038.[3] "Cristes" is from Greek Christos and "mæsse" is from Latin missa. In Greek, the letter Χ (chi), is the first letter of Christ, and it, or the similar Roman letter X, has been used as an abbreviation for Christ since the mid-16th century.[8] Hence, Xmas is often used as an abbreviation for Christmas.
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I knew using X was legit, but I didn't know why. Thanks for the info.
Wow... dude...great citations. You are so smart, and think sheen got you all to herself! HeeHee! Seriously, I didn't know that. Learn something every day.
Wow... dude...great citations. You are so smart, and think sheen got you all to herself! HeeHee! Seriously, I didn't know that. Learn something every day.
Wow... dude...great citations. You are so smart, and think sheen got you all to herself! HeeHee! Seriously, I didn't know that. Learn something every day.
Wow... dude...great citations. You are so smart, and think sheen got you all to herself! HeeHee! Seriously, I didn't know that. Learn something every day.
I always wondered about that. So are you saying a righteous indignation should not rise up within me when I hear "Xmas"? In the past it has, but I will work on it. Chaz out.
Thank you for that educational piece. But I will continue to write the whole word so I do not have to deal with the folks that get offended by the short version b/c they did not get educated yet by such a inteligent son.
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