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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
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Posted: Thu Nov 29 14:13:17 1984
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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
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>It is 7 days after Christmas.
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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
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