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History,
Traditions, & Folklore |
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XMAS
Xmas may be a much maligned term for Christmas that brings to mind commercialism and crassness, but in reality, this is an ancient term with lots of tradition.
The X in Xmas is a descendant of the Greek equivalent of "Ch," as in Christos (which means Christ).
The letter X has stood for Christ since at least A.D. 1100 and the term Xmas was first cited in 1551. In fact, the scholarly abbreviation for Christianity is Xianity.
What's more, if you look up X in the dictionary, you'll find that it means "Christ." So next time you see someone writing it out with the X instead of the Christ, ask them if they know why they are doing it that way.
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