On Mon, 21 Dec 1998 22:30:57 -0600 Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> writes:
>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.
Circumcision and boys' naming occur on the eighth day. Girls' naming
occurs on the first sabbath after the birth.
-Stephen (Steg)
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