Re: Country Related: Christmas
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, December 22, 1998, 4:30 |
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Carlos Thompson wrote:
> Actually in Spanish the word Pascua IS used for both Christmas and Easter
I thought that Pascua actually meant "holy day", often specifically
Easter, but not always. In fact, isn't _Pascua Florida_ an (archaic?)
word for Easter in specific?
> Related fact. The 1st January is officially known in Colombia by the Christian
> (Catholic?) name: "The Circuncition of The Lord"
Do you mean Circumcision? That's not just Catholic, it's Christian. We
Lutherans also call it "The Name of the Lord", or something similar.
Circumcission (and naming) is traditionally one week after birth,
therefore, if Christ had been born on Dec. 25, he would have been
circumcised (and named) on Jan. 1.