Christmas
It comes from Christ Mass. A Mass is a Roman Catholic service. Christ refers to Jesus Christ. So, the Mass celebrating the birth of Christ was called the Christ Mass, shortened to Christmas.
:Christmas comes from the words Christ and mass. "Christ" refers to Jesus Christ, the Christian messiah; and mass is a religious ceremony or celebration.
Christmas means Christ's mass celebrating the birth of Christ.
It is named after Jesus Christ, not St. Christopher. Christmas is named after the birth of Jesus Christ. The "mas" part of Christmas comes from the Roman Catholic term "mass." Christmas was originally a mass for Christ, to celebrate His birth. Christ
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The Mass for Christ (literally).
The word “Christmas” comes from the “Christ mass” or “Mass of Christ”. The “mas” part of “Christmas” is the same as the word Catholics still use for a church service - a mass. It comes from the time when every saint had their own saint's day on which a mass or communion service was said in their memory.
Christmas comes from the phrase "Christ mass" as it was the Catholic tradition begun to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ.
Are you thinking of "Christ's Mass" or "Christmastide"?
It is the Mass for Christ, read in the Catholic church.
Christ's Mass