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From: miller@nlm-mcs.ARPA (Nancy Miller)
Newsgroups: net.religion.jewish
Subject: Re: "New Years"
Message-ID: <6810@nlm-mcs.ARPA>
Date: Tue, 27-Nov-84 13:13:40 EST
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Posted: Tue Nov 27 13:13:40 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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