i understand the first part christ,but what is mas?
2006-12-17 02:34:47 · 6 answers · asked by WHAT 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Christmas
Christmas = Christ Mass. The term the early Christians and Roman Catholic Church gave the Holy Day (Holiday) and Feast Day to celebrate the birthday of Jesus Christ. Mass means the gathering, worship, singing, praying by a large amount of people in the Catholic Christian ritual format. This was followed by some really good food and celebration.
The date of the celebration was originally a very popular pagan feast for the birthday of the sun, on the date of the Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year. The sun would be at its coldest and darkest point and then get larger so the cold and darkness would slowly start to go away. Something worth celebrating... :) The Roman Catholic Church merged the celebrations into one feast, replacing the emphasis on the sun worshiping and with the focus on Jesus Christ, the son of God.
2006-12-17 03:05:55 · answer #1 · answered by Jeff C 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Since about 400 AD, Christians have celebrated the birth of Jesus. 'Christ' means 'Messiah' or 'Anointed One' - the title given to Jesus - and 'Mass' was a religious festival.
2006-12-17 02:52:37 · answer #2 · answered by betty b 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it means "mass" or religious service for Christ
unfortunately- the celebration is not derived from a mass for Christ but a religious feast for the sun gods.
2006-12-17 03:02:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
in some languages mas means more making christmas mean "more christ"
2006-12-17 02:56:24 · answer #4 · answered by xodusj 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
May be mas comes from Messiah/Mes'siah/..
2006-12-17 02:41:49 · answer #5 · answered by ThanksBelit 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It has to do with CHRIST but not sure about the mas.
2006-12-17 02:41:29 · answer #6 · answered by A B 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋