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From: teitz@aecom.UUCP (Eliyahu Teitz)
Newsgroups: net.religion.jewish
Subject: Re: Re: "New Years"
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Date: Thu, 29-Nov-84 10:17:54 EST
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Posted: Thu Nov 29 10:17:54 1984
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> > (I'm trying this via postnews so if someone not at an ATT site could
> > let me know if they see it, I'd appreciate it)
> > involved the religious observance of another religion.  New Year (Jan 1) 
> > is a Holy Day of Obligation in the Christian (Catholic?) Church.  I
> > believe the origins are that it is 8 days after Christmas (Jesus' birth)
> > which makes it circumcision day.
> > 
> > 
> > Ellen Bart
> > hou5e!elb
> 
> It is 7 days after Christmas.
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> Nancy Miller
> (miller@nlm-mcs.arpa)

   it is the eight day of christmas, which as i recall lasts 12 days.

				eliyahu teitz.