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<p>Where does the word <strong>Xmas</strong> come from?</p>
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<p>Early Christians used many symbols such as the Chi Rho, the
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Ichthys, the Anchored Cross, and the Sator Square.</p>
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<h3>Chi Rho</h3>
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<p>The
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chi_Rho" target="_blank">Chi Rho</a>,
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<span style="font-weight:bold">☧</span>
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as explained in this
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUZdV7xL_Ds&t=594s" target="_blank">YouTube Video</a>,
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is a symbol composed by overlaying Chi and Rho, the first two Greek
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Letters in the word <em>Christ</em>. And well, it kind of looks like an
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<strong>X</strong> doesn't it? This is where the word <em>Xmas</em> comes from.</p>
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<h3>Anchored Cross</h3>
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<p>Early Christians also drew the
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anchored_cross" target="_blank">Anchored Cross</a>,
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<span style="font-weight:bold">⚓</span>
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as explained in this
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUZdV7xL_Ds&t=628s" target="_blank">YouTube Video</a>,
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because it contains a cross.</p>
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<h3>Ichthys</h3>
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<p>The
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ichthys" target="_blank">Ichthys <span style="font-weight:bold">∝</span></a>,
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otherwise known as <em>The Christian Fish Symbol</em>, as explained in this
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUZdV7xL_Ds&t=544s" target="_blank">YouTube Video</a>,
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which early Christians used as a secret sign with which to identify
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each other, because Christ told several of his Disciples that
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he would make them <em>Fishers of Men</em>.</p>
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<h3>Sator Square</h3>
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<p>The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sator_Square" target="_blank">Sator Square</a>,
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as explained in this
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<a href="https://www.youtube/watch?v=qUZdV7xL_Ds&t=203s" target="_blank">YouTube Video</a>,
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is a mysterious square of 5 Latin words which mirror each other forwards and backward,
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both vertically and horizontally.</p>
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<p>A translation, derived from the nominal translations of the individual words
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in the context of the <em>rotatability</em> of their arrangement, would
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presumable be something like <em>AS YE SOW, SO SHALL YE IN TURN REAP</em>.</p>
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<p>You can rearrange the letters into a cross contructed from the word
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<em>PATERNOSTER</em>, which translates to <em>Our Father</em>, decorated with the
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symbolic first and last letters of the Greek alphabet,
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<em>Alpha</em> and <em>Omega</em>, a title ascribed to God
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in Revelations, meaning <em>The Beginning And The End</em>.</p>
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<h3>Recommended</h3>
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<p>I recommend watching the entire video because it is fantastic.</p>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUZdV7xL_Ds" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">
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<img style="max-width:90vw;height:auto" src="https://img.youtube.com/vi/qUZdV7xL_Ds/0.jpg" alt="Christianity As An Artistic Force (Waldemar Januszczak Documentary) | Perspective"/>
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</a>
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<p>In fact I recommend watching the entire playlist for the same reason.</p>
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<p>(You'll have to sign into to watch the video about Paul Rubens).</p>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WByxidQTk9E&list=PL5JqSuIvtmAOZzE7Eq6Q4uyXgma2zEGj2" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">
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<img style="max-width:90vw;height:auto" src="https://img.youtube.com/vi/WByxidQTk9E/0.jpg" alt="Waldemar Januszczak Documentary | Perspective"/>
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