April 28, 2014
2014 A to Z Blogging Challenge
A Rural Life
Day 24
X is for XXX and OOO
Only two days to go until the closing notes sound on the 2014 A to
Z Blogging Challenge! It’s been a lot of work but I’m very pleased to complete
the challenge for a fourth time. And I will complete it. Why would I quit now?
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Ah, the letter X.
It’s a challenging entry for the A to Z blogger. I fear originality may suffer
when almost two thousand bloggers take on the daunting X. I’m going with Xs and
Os.
If your best friend sends you a birthday card signed with
“XXX” and “OOO” you probably know it means she/he is sending you “hugs” and
“kisses.” My BFF uses it and it always makes me smile. We’ve pals for a long
time - since we were in elementary school! When she calls me, my cell phone plays
“You’re My Best Friend” by Queen. Using X and O is a common custom today, but
did you know its roots are in the Middle Ages?
In those days, Christians would draw a cross on a document
to show their sincerity and honesty. They would then kiss the cross to show the
document carried their sworn oath. This was quite common as a lot of people
didn’t know how to write their name.
Since the O goes with the X we should note the O was used by
Jewish immigrants who arrived in the New Country and only spoke Yiddish. Being
Jewish, the cross didn’t have the meaning to them, but the sentiment of the O
being their sworn promise was the same.
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KC Kendricks
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2 comments:
Awesome! Thanks for the education!
Precious Monsters
Thanks for stopping by the blog! Just one of the interesting things we use that has odd origins.
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