The X in Xmas stands for the Greek

letter"Chi", the first letter in the Greek

word for Christ.Over time, the letter "X"

came to stand for the name of Christ.

The practice gained very wide usage

in the mass media during the twentieth

century, but not as many erroneously believe,

because of any squeamishness about usent the

word "Christmas". Often, Xmas simply fits

better in a Headline.

THE CHRISTMAS ROSE

A legend surrounds the origin of the

Christmas Rose: Once there was a young

girl who wanted to worship the baby

Jesus, but felt she could not

because she had no present.

Saddened, the girl began to cry;

as her tears fell to the ground,

they created a bush bearing a

beautiful white rose, which she

gave to the Holy Infant.

STARS

The Star of Bethlehem, often

found at the top of a

Christmas tree or on a

plate of Christmas cookies, is

strictly Christian in origin.

The nature of the star

mentioned in the Bible

remains a mystery.

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