The word Christmas has often been abbreviated to Xmas and has been repeated year after year.

The abbreviation does not make sense because the letter X in mathematics refers to some person or thing unknown. X in Xmas refers to Jesus Christ, the son of God. He was born 2017 years ago, through the Virgin Mary and we celebrate His birth on December 25 every year.

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