X-mas

The notation X - mas Xmas, also Xtmas or Xstmas is often used as an abbreviation for the word Christmas " Christmas" in the English language.

Since early Christian times was the Greek letter chi ( X), as well as Chi and Rho (XP) together, as an abbreviation for the word Christos ( ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ ). X'temmas is in the English language occupied since 1551. The X stands for the syllable Christ is also found in the old English abbreviations Xen or Xn for christians, for Xenned christened, Xian for Christian and Xianity for christianity. The common explanation, the X stands for a cross Crossmas, in contrast, can not prove. Even the spelling is often associated with a trend towards secularization and commercialization of Christmas in connection even though they really is not a modern phenomenon. The Association German Language ( VDS) chose X - mas as "the most unnecessary and most annoying word of 2008 in Germany ." There stand his opinion in Germany as opposed to all that we associate with Christmas: " coziness, German Christmas traditions, Romance, Christian character ".