The true meaning of X-mass
The term x-mass started out simply as a way of saying Christmas without offending non Christians [and therefore losing their custom] by way of making reference to Jesus Christ, but looking at the holiday season as it stands today [and indeed the fictional war that is currently raging through it] I feel that it should take on a new meaning.
X-mass = A way of describing the conglomerate of various different religious ideas and institutions that come together in this winter season more so than they come together at any other time in the year, alternative title X-mess.
Religismass = [pronounced relidge is um mass] The festival dedicated to the coming together of various different religions in the similarity of their practices.
Winterville = As describing the celebration of the season.
Capitalmass = As describing the celebration of money, mass commercialism, and gift giving and taking.
Sinmass = As describing the seasonal practices that go contrary to the practices and beliefs of those who celebrate Religismass i.e. the celebration of greed, sloth, gluttony, avarice, lust and other such sins.
Santa Claus = Patron deity of Capitalmass and Sinmass employee of the coca cola company chief deity of the season as a whole.
Frosty the snowman = Patron deity of Winterville
Jesus = Old style Christian deity patron of Religismass.
The term x-mass started out simply as a way of saying Christmas without offending non Christians [and therefore losing their custom] by way of making reference to Jesus Christ, but looking at the holiday season as it stands today [and indeed the fictional war that is currently raging through it] I feel that it should take on a new meaning.
X-mass = A way of describing the conglomerate of various different religious ideas and institutions that come together in this winter season more so than they come together at any other time in the year, alternative title X-mess.
Religismass = [pronounced relidge is um mass] The festival dedicated to the coming together of various different religions in the similarity of their practices.
Winterville = As describing the celebration of the season.
Capitalmass = As describing the celebration of money, mass commercialism, and gift giving and taking.
Sinmass = As describing the seasonal practices that go contrary to the practices and beliefs of those who celebrate Religismass i.e. the celebration of greed, sloth, gluttony, avarice, lust and other such sins.
Santa Claus = Patron deity of Capitalmass and Sinmass employee of the coca cola company chief deity of the season as a whole.
Frosty the snowman = Patron deity of Winterville
Jesus = Old style Christian deity patron of Religismass.
sugestions for alternative names or concept are welcomed.
posted by Phillip R Goodman at 7:19 AM
1 Comments:
I like the x-mess. That's funny.
I'm really of interfaith background... So here are some of my favorites:
Merry Hanukkahmas
Happy Mashiachmas (Mashiach is Hebrew for annointed)
Happy Everything.
And Jesus was actually a nice Jewish boy who celebrated Hanukkah with his mum and dad-- even though the name is a bit goyish.
His name was actually something more like Yeshua or or Yahshua or something like that. The "s" at the end is something to do with Greek endings to words since Greek has/had little or no strict sentence structure. The listener figured out what was the subject and the verb by the endings on the word... kinda weirdly different than what we're used to in English.
Kind regards,
katie
(i'm done commenting for awhile... gotta go post.)
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