Hello Heiko, Thursday, December 19, 2002, 1:44:46 PM, you wrote:
>>> On a side-note, I always wandered where the abberviation XMas comes >>> from. Cross-Mass? >> Greek letter chi. First initial of Christ, spelled in Greek. >> Ron Jeffries >> www.XProgramming.com HK> Christ-Programming?!?! ;-) HK> Sorry, couldn't resist. Also irresistible, at least to me: Early Christians, in their quest for privacy, would inscribe a drawing of a Fish on their dwelling and meeting places. A secret sign. Taken from Greek letters, also. Some knowledgeable linguist and historian take it up from here? This is, NB, totally on topic, given the significance of Fish to this List. :) -- Best regards, Mary ________________________________________________ Current version is 1.62 | "Using TBUDL" information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
