🧐🤔 is it okay to say Merry Xmas ❓❓

Posted : 8 Dec, 2024 12:56 PM

In Greek, the language of the New Testament, the word Christos (Christ) begins with the letter “X,” or chi



Most scholars agree that the first appearance of this abbreviation for Christmas dates to 1021





“when an Anglo-Saxon scribe saved himself space by writing XPmas,” reported First Things. Parchment paper was quite expensive, so any techniques for saving space were welcome. The abbreviation stuck and eventually was shortened to Xmas.

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