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Hello all at Alabu!
:) First, thank you for making such a wonderful, clean, natural product! A couple months ago, I was surfing the net for organic soaps for my fiance because of his sensitive skin! The first website I came across was yours and I knew my quest was over after reading your history, liking the design of the site itself, I ordered immediately! Then, I had to wait.....not too long!! The day your soap arrived in our mail box I knew it would be perfect because the mail box smelled soo nice...hee-hee!! Since, using your soap(s) my fiance's skin (and mine too) has improved greatly because of all the natural ingredients you pack into one bar of soap! Our skin is now smooth, acne free, dry free, rough spot free, and it glows! Using your soap makes us both feel truly clean and our skin is healthy!! I gave a bar of your soap to my sister for her to try and now she's hooked to your soap too! We just love, love, love, love, your soap! As, I said to you before in a small note, we will NEVER buy "regular" soap again!! Cheers and Best Regards,
Polly - Uncasville, CT (8/07)
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The word Christmas comes from the Latin word [cristes maesse] which means, "the Mass of Christ." However, this word is a misnomer as it relates to the traditional Protestant observance of the day. In Protestantism, Christmas means no more than, "a memorial day of celebration of the birth of Christ."
The actual story of Christmas (the birth of Christ) is from the Gospels of Matthew and Luke where an angel appeared to shepherds by the town of Bethlehem and told them of Jesus' birth. The Magi or wise men who came bearing gifts, followed a special star in the sky which led them to the baby Jesus. Christians choose to remember this glorious moment yearly by a special celebration in prayer, commemorative decorations, placing stars and lights on a tree, and indulging in the spirit of giving.
Though the exact date of Christ's birth is unknown, Theologians unanimously agree that it was probably not the day Christians observe it (december 25th). Because Zacharias (father of John the baptist, husband of Elizabeth) was of the division of Abijah, and considering John's birth in relationship to Jesus', most learned Theologians place the birth of Christ somewhere between September and October. The first records of anyone noting December 25 as the birth date of Jesus is in a Roman calendar dated 336 A.D. By this time Christianity was beginning to grow steadily, and By the end of the century it had become the official religion of the Roman Empire.
The use of December 25th by Christians is generally thought to have been influenced by the pagan festivals which were also held at that time. It probably was an effort to combat the pagan festivals with Christian customs. For example, the Romans held an end of the year festival to honor their harvest god Saturn at this time of year, and there was also honoring of Mithras, which they believed to be the god of light. In these festivals the pagans prepared special foods, decorated their homes with plants, and gave gifts. It is generally thought that Christians thought to bring the gospel of Christ to the pagans by holding their celebration of His birth at this time. A noble but somewhat controversial decision.
Though Christian gift Giving is believed to originate from the gifts of the Magi, the custom of giving gifts may well have also been influenced by the northern European tradition of giving presents as part of their end of year celebrations. It is not inconceivable that these customs made it more of an acceptable practice in the celebration of Christ's birth. From: The Mountain Retreat Organization.
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