**Where does the word "Christmas" come from?
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' I5 J/ W# j2 f- N: v4 I Christmas = Christ - Mass = "The Mass of Christ": P2 [! D( y) G7 j- r
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"Mass" = Roman Catholic religious Church service of "mass"." j; r( E6 y5 |1 b5 J d% Z
8 _+ S, y4 e& J. Y8 W+ _! ? The word "mass" probably comes from the last words of the service of"mass", which are "you are dismissed" = "missa est" in Latin. From theLatin word "missa" comes the English word "mass"
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/ N% Y$ R/ L2 ]& r ** Why is December 24th called "Christmas Eve"?4 @/ z9 H/ _8 p0 ]+ N
& j/ `1 q8 e1 }/ V5 { In old times, days started at sunset. So the evening of the day, the "eve" happened first.+ Q" T% z3 y+ S' c# m( |
$ L! h( g' c7 O0 }* V. F) ^ Then we changed to days starting at midnight. Now the "eve" is eveningof the previous day. So "Christmas Eve" is the day before Christmas.
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** What does the phrase "Boxing Day" mean?4 D% b/ v( K, s' T) _% f! q; @% c
! e( s: o; I# ?' u7 f; r: Q The day after Christmas day when presents are given to extended family and friends. 5 i6 J. u: w- p( Y1 H8 F' C5 U# }' Z
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Possibly dating from the Middle Ages when the householder would givepresents to the servants and tradesmen. It is a public holiday in someCommonwealth countries.8 \0 r, X( h. S$ ^$ c5 b7 W3 }
; U! M: n+ [; U1 ^) F3 r ** Why does the word "Bethlehem" refer to?
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5 |3 V& X& a2 ` A small town in Judea near Jerusalem, where King David was born and the birthplace of Jesus.5 U4 O) x* p# K3 a+ b
. R! ~" l! A6 z" |6 d4 p9 z# @ ** What are the Christmas songs called?3 f% Z4 X& e6 |2 G, h" u
" r" z/ a; X. ~/ r+ v Christmas Carols - Carols, song used in celebrations and dances, written for and sung at Christmas. |
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