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Re: Country Related: Christmas

From:Steg Belsky <draqonfayir@...>
Date:Tuesday, December 22, 1998, 23:11
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) ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]