Because early church fathers followed the judaic tradition of reckoning a 'day' as beginning the night before. For instance, the Jewish Sabbath began Friday night and ran through Saturday. And so Christmas actually began the evening of the 24th; Christmas Eve.
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my goodness, I never gave it a thought before. Thx for the lesson!
And Merry Christmas to you and your family!
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Merry Christmas Saur!
Merry Christmas!!!
(Little man is beside himself today, please please make bedtime come fast!)
Well it's the afternoon of Christmas Eve...what would we call that? My guess is kids call it torture.
Happy holidays!
Saur, may the peace of Christ rest on you and your family during this most special of Christian holy days. God Bless!
Sam
Thanks for the lesson. I'll take the Porsche, please.
Merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas! Have a blessed weekend.
A very Mery Christmas to you and your family... thanks for being our Christmas gift!
Merry Christmas, Saur. In the best sense. And, peace on earth and goodwill to men . . . I pray.
Merry Christmas Saur.
By the way, there is a Mel Fisher Treasure Museum on Sanibel Island and Key West. At either location you can see some Atrocha emeralds, 75 pound bricks of solid silver, gold bars bearing the mark of whatever king Spain had at the time, silver pieces o eight, and all sorts of stuff.
You can even buy some of the treasure, reproductions of the treasure, and stuff made from some of the silver bars that were melted down.
The Sanibel Island location also has a coin from Ancient Athens (Athena is on one side, the owl is on the other).
The Sanibel museum was there before Charlie, consult google to check that it is still there before you go.
Never thought about the CHristmas Eve thing before - interesting tidbit- funny cartoon...
According to etymonline.org and Take Our Word For It, the ancient meaning of "eve" doesn't just mean "evening" whether reckoning a day that begins at sundown or sunup. It has meant the entire day before a saint's day or festival since 1290. Of course, the word does come from "even," an abbreviated form of "evening."
Merry Christmas Saurkraut .. thanks for the history!
Yes A PORSCHE PLEASE!!!! What a wonderful christmas gift that would be.
Merry Christmas Saur! I hope it is blessedly wonderful.
Much Love.
Jessica, there are different interpretations. However, I received mine from a renown scholar so I'm betting on mine. I've studied a great deal over the years.
Eddo, you too, sweetheart! To you and your wonderful family.
LP, thanks, hon! And to you, a Merry Christmas!
Lava, I thought so! I love the cartoon too. Bloom County's always been a favorite of mine.
Lazy Iguana, I may make an effort to pack up the entire crew and wander that way. I'd really like to see that! If not, it will be skiing in NC...
Kathleen, and to you! It never hurts to pray or hope. ;o)
Ellen, wow! That was very sweet of you. I really appreciate it. Thank YOU for being MINE! And Merry Christmas!
Always Questioning, and to you too, my intelligent friend.
Fred, Merry Christmas! And if Porsches clone, I'll take one too...
UL And Merry Christmas to you too, Sam. Give your family my best and don't think about your studies today!
Janet, *LOL* Merry Christmas!
Michelle, call me later on Christmas Day to let me know how he liked it all. And don't forget, we ended up with baby ratties!
Godless Mom and Daniel, Merry Christmas to you both! We may not always agree, but we do it in friendship. And that is a gift in itself.
Dddragon, and to you and yours! Glad you enjoyed it.
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