Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site aecom.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!unc!mcnc!philabs!aecom!teitz From: teitz@aecom.UUCP (Eliyahu Teitz) Newsgroups: net.religion.jewish Subject: Re: Re: "New Years" Message-ID: <983@aecom.UUCP> Date: Thu, 29-Nov-84 10:17:54 EST Article-I.D.: aecom.983 Posted: Thu Nov 29 10:17:54 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 2-Dec-84 05:28:35 EST References: <1033@hou5e.UUCP> <6810@nlm-mcs.ARPA> Organization: Albert Einstein Coll. of Med., NY Lines: 26 > > (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) it is the eight day of christmas, which as i recall lasts 12 days. eliyahu teitz.