2006-12-21 08:21:51 · 20 answers · asked by sarah 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Christmas
It sure bothers me! They are taking the whole meaning out of Christmas! Christ!
.......Merry Christmas!!!!!!!!!!!!
...by the way my name is Sarah also! :)
2006-12-21 08:27:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
To *say* Merry X-mas seems kind of silly, but I'm not bothered when people write it. It's just a time-saver.
2006-12-21 08:25:59 · answer #2 · answered by danielleb 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it does bother me. Christmas to me is a religious holiday and writing Xmas is taking Christ out of Christmas and this is what we are celebrating. Santa is fine for the kids but they need to grow up understanding the real meaning of Christmas. Have a wonderful Christmas.
2006-12-21 08:27:57 · answer #3 · answered by gracie 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I qoute:"Who put the "X" in Xmas?
That's an easy one. In Greek, X is the first letter of Christ's name, so the letter X was frequently used as a holy symbol and an abbreviation of Christ. Substitute "X" for "Christ" in Christmas, and you get Xmas."
It used to bother me but after i knew this,it doesn't!learning is great!
Merry Christmas :)
2006-12-21 08:50:12 · answer #4 · answered by Legend85 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
X can mean maximum of issues. to illustrate, as quickly as we'd opt to indicate an unknown quantity, we use the logo X. it could communicate over with an obscene point of flicks, something it relatively is X-rated. people seem to particular chagrin approximately seeing Christ's call dropped and adjusted via this image for an unknown quantity X. each year you notice the signs and indicators and the bumper stickers saying, "positioned Christ back into Christmas" as a reaction to this substitution of the letter X for the call of Christ. before everything, you ought to understand that it isn't the letter X it relatively is positioned into Christmas. We see the English letter X there, yet relatively what it comprises is the 1st letter of the Greek call for Christ. Christos is the recent testomony Greek for Christ. the 1st letter of the Greek word Christos is transliterated into our alphabet as an X. That X has come by way of church historic previous to be a shorthand image for the call of Christ. we don't see people protesting using the Greek letter theta, it relatively is an O with the line around the middle. We use that as a shorthand abbreviation for God through fact it quite is the 1st letter of the word Theos, the Greek word for God. the assumption of X as an abbreviation for the call of Christ got here into use in our lifestyle without reason to coach any disrespect for Jesus. The church has used the logo of the fish traditionally through fact it quite is an acronym. Fish in Greek comprises using the 1st letters for the Greek word "Jesus Christ, son of god, Savior." So the early Christians might take the 1st letter of those words and positioned those letters at the same time to spell the Greek word fish. it quite is how the logo of the fish grew to grow to be the typical image of Christendom. there's a protracted and sacred historic previous of using X to represent the entire call of Christ, and from its foundation, it has meant no disrespect.
2016-10-15 09:41:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
For those of us who are Christians, we should always remember that without Christ, there is no Christmas. So, it does bother me. By the way, Merry CHRISTmas!
2006-12-21 08:30:26 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
It doesn't bother me, I would just like to know who decided on changing it from Christmas to x-mas!!!
2006-12-21 08:26:17 · answer #7 · answered by Lil'MissSnshne 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES! I know that some people don't mean to be insensitive--maybe just trying to save time, but it bothers me. I have been tempted to write it "X-mas" on my to-do lists (Like "Finish 'x-mas' cards, wrap gifts, bake cookies") but I can't even do it then (I cringe as I write it now!)
2006-12-21 08:27:02 · answer #8 · answered by sha 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You may have seen a fish with an "IXOYE" inside of it on the back of someone's car. The letters “I”, “X”, “O”, “Y”, and “E” are actually an abbreviation in Greek letters standing for Jesus, Christ, God, Son, and Savior. X = Christ - XMAS = Christmas
2006-12-21 08:28:42 · answer #9 · answered by sharp32548 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
X is the symbol for Christ, so it means the same thing. It's just shorter to write.
2006-12-21 08:29:44 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋