Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site nlm-mcs.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!hplabs!hao!seismo!brl-tgr!nlm-mcs!miller 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 Article-I.D.: nlm-mcs.6810 Posted: Tue Nov 27 13:13:40 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 30-Nov-84 07:43:06 EST References: <1033@hou5e.UUCP> Organization: NLM/LHNCBC, Bethesda, Md. Lines: 22 > (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)