X-Mas Tree

[rancher hicks]

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I've never given it much thought except that I don't use it, but I wonder if it is meant to be a Cross and not an X since that's where Jesus went. We don't say X'd out we say crossed out. Still I say Merry Christ-mas.

 

[crtrlovr]

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I've never given it much thought except that I don't use it, but I wonder if it is meant to be a Cross and not an X since that's where Jesus went. We don't say X'd out we say crossed out. Still I say Merry Christ-mas.

There's lots of conjecture over that, but our Greek instructor in Bible College put it in a whole new light. Since the Greek symbol that was used to denote the word "Christ" starts with a letter that looks much like an X, (chai), some people began shortening Christmas to "Xmas" or "chai-mas". After hearing his explanation / breakdown of that, seeing "Xmas" doesn't bother me as much as it used to.

 

[SillyChicken]

my skinny tree..

 

[rancher hicks]

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Oh sure, more room for presents.