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The Question:
I am wondering what the X in Xmas means? Why is Christmas
abbreviated this way?
The Answer:
Contrary to popular belief, the X is not a euphemism to make the
holiday seem culturally neutral. The Greek word for Christ is Χριστος.
The first letter, a chi,
looks like the English X. X has accordingly been used as an
abbreviation for Christ for centuries. Xmas, like Christmas, thus
literally means "Christ's mass."
—The Editors
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