Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site psivax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!psivax!sammy From: sammy@psivax.UUCP (Sammy Katz) Newsgroups: net.religion.jewish Subject: Re: "New Years" Message-ID: <169@psivax.UUCP> Date: Thu, 29-Nov-84 14:13:17 EST Article-I.D.: psivax.169 Posted: Thu Nov 29 14:13:17 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 2-Dec-84 04:59:47 EST References: <1033@hou5e.UUCP> <6810@nlm-mcs.ARPA> Reply-To: sammy@psivax.UUCP (Sammy Katz) Organization: Pacesetter Systems Inc., Sylmar, CA Lines: 35 Summary: In article <6810@nlm-mcs.ARPA> miller@nlm-mcs.ARPA (Nancy Miller) writes: >> (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. >-- >________________________________________________________________________________ > > __ __ > <> <> > | > `-' > >Nancy Miller >(miller@nlm-mcs.arpa) The Jewish practice of circumcision occurs on the eighth day of a boy's life, therefore, if Jesus was born on Christmas his 'bris' would be on New Years day (seven days after Christmas). Quoting from the American Heritage Dictionary under "circumcision": "A church festival celebrated on January 1 commemorating the circumcision of Jesus.Usually used with 'the'." Sam Katz {ihnp4|cbosgd|trwrb|hplabs}!sdcrdcf!psivax!sammy