12-02-2004, 01:33 AM
What is celebrated in the Church of the East is on January 6th, it is They actually have services in Jan. 6th, not Dec. 25th.
As I said, this is a recent phenomenon in our experience.
Take care.[/quote]
That is actually true for much on the Christian world, as far as the time its celebrated and the fact its a lesser Holiday, compared to Pascha.
Actually as I learned a few years ago, it's oriigons are actually Coptic. "mas" means birth in Coptic. I know however it was adopted by the rest of Christian world. But I guess the fact it was only recently adopted by the COE explains why I couldn't find any info on it other than the most sketchy sparse references.
As I said, this is a recent phenomenon in our experience.
Take care.[/quote]
That is actually true for much on the Christian world, as far as the time its celebrated and the fact its a lesser Holiday, compared to Pascha.
Actually as I learned a few years ago, it's oriigons are actually Coptic. "mas" means birth in Coptic. I know however it was adopted by the rest of Christian world. But I guess the fact it was only recently adopted by the COE explains why I couldn't find any info on it other than the most sketchy sparse references.