Hello row row.... MeeeeeerryXmassssss
=)
Are you wondering why I wrote
Christmas with X?
Well, that letter may
look like an "X" and walk like an "X" and quack like an
"X," but it isn't an "X." That's the Greek letter
"chi" which is pronounced about like "ch" was in Old
English ... which is to say, about how it's pronounced in German today, or in a
few imported words, like "Christ" or "Christmas," for
example.
"X" (as in
chi) was used as an abbreviation for Christ from early times, perhaps initially
as a camouflage for the religion. It was the first letter of the word Christos
(meaning "the anointed one," e.g., the Messiah) and fortuitously was
cross-shaped, so there seemed to be some symbolism or double meaning. It's been
used as a scholarly and not-so-scholarly abbreviation since.
I hope you enjoyed to read about this.
Have a nice one!
Andreza Ferro.
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