Monday, November 30, 2009

I wonder where the term X-mas comes from. I have never associated Christmas with the letter X.
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  1. MarkleNovember 30, 2009 at 9:18 PM

    An "x" is a crossed letter. X-mas is therefore like Cross-mas (or Christmas), just like you sometimes see "Railroad X-ing" signs.

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  2. SakkyDecember 1, 2009 at 9:05 AM

    Some Christians find it offensive because it "crosses out" Christ, but Wikipedia says: "The "X" in Xmas is from the Greek letter Chi, which is the first letter of Χριστός, Christ in Greek"

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