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The ‘mas’ in ‘Christmas’ comes from the word ‘mass’, which, in its turn, is thought to come from the Latin phrase ‘Ite, missa est’ spoken by a priest at the end of the liturgy and which can be translated as ‘Go, it is the dismissal’. So Christmas means 'go away Christ'.
Quite Interesting (@qikipedia)Sun, 26 Dec 2021 13:00 GMT

Sun, 26 Dec 2021 13:02 by Jamie Tanna . #christmas.

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