The word "Christian Mass" is a patchwork of Greek and Latin, because Christ comes from the Greek χ ι σ τ, which originally only refers to the "anointed" of the Jews and is extended to the savior; And mass comes from Latin missa, which means party, and it is extended to the Thanksgiving party of the Christian church. So it is sometimes abbreviated as "Christmas". This may be because X is similar to the Greek letter χ (chi); χ is the first letter of the Greek word "Christ" (Christos).
Some people think that this may be because of the rise of western multiculturalism in recent years, in order to respect people of other faiths, the religious color of Christmas has been diluted. The Dutch name is similar to English, called Kerstmis, which is often referred to as Kerst for short.
Christmas is called Navidad in Spanish, Natal in Portuguese and Bo in Polish. E Narodzenie, is it French? L, called Natale in Italian and Nadal in Catalan, means "born", which better reflects the meaning of Christmas. In contrast, German is called Weihnachten, which means "holy night".
The word Christmas comes from 10 century and 12 century England. It itself means "mass of Christ", that is, "a meal of Christ". This ceremony originated from the "Last Supper" in the New Testament. ?
The word "Christian Mass" is a patchwork of Greek and Latin, because Christ comes from Greek, which means only the "anointed" of the Jews and extends to the savior; Mass, derived from Latin Missa, means gathering, and later extended to Thanksgiving church. ?
So it is sometimes abbreviated as "Christmas", which may be because of X and the Greek letter < Dunk >; (pool); & ltUNK & gt； It is the first letter of the Greek word "Christ". ?
Some people think that this may be due to the rise of western multiculturalism in recent years, in order to respect people of other faiths and dilute the religious color of Christmas.
The Dutch name is similar to English, called Kerstmis, which is often referred to as Kerst for short. Christmas is called Navidad in Spanish, Natal in Portuguese and Bo & ltUNK & gt； in Polish; E Narodzenie, French name is No? L, Natale in Italian and Nadal in Catalan, which means "born". , more clearly reflects the meaning of Christmas. In contrast, German is called Weihnachten, which means "holy night".