on 11/30/00 19:19, Domenico Bettinelli, Jr. at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: / den
11/30/00 19:19 skrev Domenico Bettinelli, Jr. fra [EMAIL PROTECTED] f�lgende:
> But to get back to date calculation, the date of Christmas lets us back-date
> several other events on the Catholic calendar such as the Annunciation and
> Conception of Jesus (March 25 - nine months earlier) and the birth of John
> the Baptist (June 25 - three months later than that). And since we're on the
> subject, December 8, the feast of the Immaculate Conception is the day
> commemorating Mary's conception, not Jesus' (that would be one short
> pregnancy), and so the Church calculates Mary's b-day as September 8.
Don't forget the Russian Orthodox celebration of Christmas old calendar
style (this happens due to a difference between the Gregorian and Julian
calendars) 8-)
Cheers,
Brian
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