Xmas!

Dec 20, 2008 12:38

Japan doesn't celebrate Christmas - it celebrates Xmas. Very different! It's just like the way mainstream America celebrates.... very secular and commercial. There is a massive light-wreath on the outside of the tallest building  in Sendai that says "Hearty Christmas ( Read more... )

Leave a comment

Comments 4

queenpasiphae December 21 2008, 01:52:58 UTC
LOL. I like this "Hearty Christmas" idea. XD

Reply


bishoujobuse December 21 2008, 06:48:07 UTC
hmmm,...I dont feel bad at all about missing the snow....you? Its 90 F here at 10 am...Merry Christmas!

Reply


ehzzz December 25 2008, 14:53:19 UTC
Random Trivia: The term "Xmas" is not actually a secular term, but rather a Christian abbreviation. The "X" in Xmas is not actually an English "X", but rather a Greek "X" or "Chi" the first letter to spell Christ in Greek.

You often see the X "Chi" in the form of a "Chi-Ro(P)" which looks like and "X" and "P" over laid on each other which represents Christ as well as the first two letters in the geek for Christ is "XP"

So does Bill Gates think Windows XP was going to be the second coming of Christ....the world may never know....but i guess it wasn't because now we have Vista!

Reply


ehzzz December 25 2008, 14:53:37 UTC
Oh and Merry Christmas!!!

Reply


Leave a comment

Up