why i dont say X-mas

[icanbuildthat5]

please do not read the following if you cannot be open minded

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[pbbbt]

I read with an open mind, and I understand/appreciate what your saying... but check this link out: http://www.thehistoryofchristmas.com/trivia/xmas.htm

In a lot of cases it probably is used to drop christ's name from the word... but that isn't always the case.

[pbbbt]

P.S

I liked this link better: http://www.christmaspast.info/forums/Main01/messages/647932485.html

it explains it a bit better, but also gives a very good reason NOT to drop the "Christ" part in Christmas.

[buhcaw]

well said

[spamwarrior]

color me wrong if I am, but I'm pretty sure that the "X" is a derivative of Christ in the idea of the cross.

I'm also pretty sure that several parts of the christmas celebration are taken from other religious celebrations - the tree being from yule, for example. American Christmas celebrations are such a melting pot it's hard to tell what goes with what now.

[spamwarrior]

its true, amreican christmas is pretty much just a melting pot of different cultures, but i was mostly speaking from the christian stand-point.

i suppose its possible, the X was ment to represent the cross, but i really really boubt it. if people wanted to include christ, they would just say it. thered be no point in replacing the real thing with a symbol that means it. my guess is that the X is supposed to be a space filler for a taboo word. the first thing that comes to mind is Malcolm-X. He put an X in place of his "slave name".

[icanbuildthat5]

that annonamus comment was me by the way

[hermitundies]

i hear some stores will actually be saying "Merry Christmas" next year, instead of this "Happy Holidays" crap they're doing now. i'm excited.

[melloyello57]

me too. I think it is totally disrespect full to God to say x-mas