by jesskidden@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Dec 10, 2006 at 01:04 PM
Rufus Leaking wrote:
> jh wrote:
> /xmas
>
> It used to be 'bout Jesus
> He died on the crucifix
> But now it stands for Santa
> And they spell it with an "X"
"Now?"
"The exact origin of the single letter X for Christ cannot be pinpointed
with certainty. Some claim that it began in the first century AD along
with the other symbols, but evidence is lacking. Others think that it
came into widespread use by the thirteenth century along with many other
abbreviations and symbols for Christianity and various Christian ideas
that were popular in the Middle Ages. However, again, the evidence is
sparse.
In any case, by the fifteenth century Xmas emerged as a widely used
symbol for Christmas."
http://www.crivoice.org/symbols/xmasorigin.html
