What is The Origin of The Term “Christmas?”

Dec 20, 2016, 09:41 AM

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"Christmas" is a shortened form of "Christ's mass". It is derived from the Middle English Cristemasse and mæsse is from Latin missa, the celebration of the Eucharist.

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