tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109378176648403566.post2568345890997115000..comments2023-12-26T04:46:33.026-05:00Comments on The Unexpected Twists and Turns: Twitter Pre"X"mas RantsHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10864934440190894300noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109378176648403566.post-72536373045453097312011-12-13T07:50:13.877-05:002011-12-13T07:50:13.877-05:00@AKAmamma: A couiple years late but here goes:
&q...@AKAmamma: A couiple years late but here goes: <br />"eucharistic service," lit. "dismissal," from L.L. missa "dismissal," fem. pp. of mittere "to let go, send," from concluding words of the service, Ite, missa est, "Go, (the prayer) has been sent," or "Go, it is the dismissal."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109378176648403566.post-66747034607072802042009-12-28T20:43:08.782-05:002009-12-28T20:43:08.782-05:00Thanks M.
I just consulted Wikipedia and apparent...Thanks M. <br />I just consulted Wikipedia and apparently the "X" means the following:<br />"The 'X' in Xmas is from the Greek letter Chi, which is the first letter of Χριστός, Christ in Greek."<br /><br />Okay, readers what does the "mas" in Xmas mean?Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10864934440190894300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7109378176648403566.post-71145860624094048422009-12-28T17:08:29.974-05:002009-12-28T17:08:29.974-05:00I heard once that the X in Xmas was an antiquated ...I heard once that the X in Xmas was an antiquated Christian symbol, used to denote secret gathering places for believers during the eras when belief was, uh, unpopular? <br /><br />But I also remember in grade school somebody told me that the X stood for Christ because it looks like a cross, just turned a bit sideways. But when I asked why it wasn't a T, which to my little mind looked alot more like the cross, the conversation just ended, as most philosophical discussions between eight-year olds do!marie antoinettehttp://google.comnoreply@blogger.com