History Thru The Lens

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My interests in history and photography come together in this photoblog. Featured in this blog are historical pictures such as the above photo of the RMS Olympic and her sister ship the RMS Titanic, which would prove to be the last one of them together side by side. Hopefully all who visit will enjoy it and recommend the site to their friends.

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Wednesday, June 16, 2010

The X in Christmas

(Xmas was used in this 1922 ad in Ladies Home Journal)
The word Xmas is commonly looked upon by many Christians  as the commercial term for Christmas. However, the "X" is the Greek letter CHI which is the first letter if the word "Christ", while "mas" is an Old English word for "Mass".
While opposing the use of the word Xmas during their most sacred of holidays, Christians utilize the  Labarum (Chi-Ro) which is in itself a Christian symbol representing Christ.

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