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== Xmas == | |||
The first letter of this ancient abbreviation is not the English character "X" but the Greek character Chi. It is the first letter of "Christos" in Greek: '''Χριστος'''. People who use this abbreviation (as I did in the pie chart of the liturgical year) are not "Xing" Christ out of Christmas; they are going back to the original language of the New Testament and to the earliest days of Christianity to find a convenient symbol for [[Christ]]. | |||
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Revision as of 18:05, 26 August 2010
The Christmas season lasts from Christmas Day until the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord.
| December 25 | Christmas Day |
| January 1 | Octave of Christmas; Solemnity of Mary Mother of God |
| December 25 - January 6 | Twelve Days of Christmas |
| January 6 | Epiphany |
| Sunday after Epiphany | Baptism of the Lord |
Xmas
The first letter of this ancient abbreviation is not the English character "X" but the Greek character Chi. It is the first letter of "Christos" in Greek: Χριστος. People who use this abbreviation (as I did in the pie chart of the liturgical year) are not "Xing" Christ out of Christmas; they are going back to the original language of the New Testament and to the earliest days of Christianity to find a convenient symbol for Christ.