[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Contrary to what you hear, Christmas wasn't meant to be the birth of > christ, rather if you look at the obvious etymology of the word, it is the > mass of Christ.
This is not to go against what you say in your illuminating message. Just an additional information: in Portuguese, as well as in Spanish (just to name two languages) "Christmas" does mean the birth of christ: Natal and Natividad (from Latin natalis/natus - born). Even in English I think the word nativity is sometimes used. Sometimes what one language does not reveal others do. As I said, this only diminishes the importance the word christmas in your argumentation but does not affect the rest of what you said. - fernando -- Fernando Cabral Padrao iX Sistemas Abertos mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pix.com.br Fone Direto: +55 61 329-0206 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] PABX: +55 61 329-0202 Fax: +55 61 326-3082 15º 45' 04.9" S 47º 49' 58.6" W 19º 37' 57.0" S 45º 17' 13.6" W
