Re: qISmaS = Qapla'

[Rafael Despradel <rafael.despradel@codetel.net.do>]

At 06:23 a.m. 05/12/99 -0800, you wrote:
>> For converting, try my applet at
>>
>> http://web.meson.org/calendars/
>
>Interesting! I was not quite that ambitious, I was just doing stuff people
needed for applications,
>so I was done after Hijri and Hebrew were taken care of. :)
>
>> I wasn't asking for information; my point was that things
>> don't necessarily have sensible translations, especially (but
>> not only) culturally-specific things.
>
>I agree. So does anyone have a translation concept for Christmas that is
more than just a
>transliteration? What would "Christmas" look like to a member of the
warrior race (no insults
>please!)?
>
>Michael
>
>


Rafael 

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