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Originally Posted by Nancy1999  I know a lot of people hate the Xmas thing, but it was started by the church. X is the Greek symbol of Chi which stand for Christ, and mas is the old English word for mass. So it just means the mass of Christ. They have been using this term for a long long time, way before we ever started talking about Santa Claus, or took Christ out of Christmas.
Interesting tidbit, say the word "Saint Nicolas" with a German accent, and you get something that sounds like "San Niclaus" = Santa Claus.
My personal pet peeve this time of year is "Holliday Trees." |
Instead of Christmas Trees??
