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nativity
On-Yomi: タン
Elements:
nativity, say, words, keitai, mouth, prolonged, drop, stop, footprint, stretch
Heisig story:
The key word of course calls to mind the feast of Christmas. As the famous poem at the start of St. John's gospel tells us, the nativity we celebrate at Christmas had its origins at the very start of time and governs all of human history: it represents the prolongation of the eternal Word in time and space.
Koohii stories:
1) [Danieru] 8-1-2008(207): Nativity = born, being born. Think of birth as a painful and prolonged event. And of course, all the words and curses being yelled at the soon-to-be father for doing this to her!
2) [crystalcastlecreature] 15-6-2009(173): When you are being born ( nativity ), your mother's WORDS are PROLONGED. (Thiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiis huuuuuuuuuuuuuurtss a lottttttttt~!! Owwwwwww!!!).
3) [ashman63] 7-4-2008(105): The nativity story: A child born to a virgin mother? Sounds to me like the words have stretched what is sensibly correct. Sadly, those words have continued to be spread through the prolonged use of the bible.
4) [javiergakusei] 17-4-2007(61): At Nativity (christmas), the priest says more Words (sermon) than the rest of the time, Prolonging mass duration.
5) [romanrozhok] 16-6-2008(34): 誕生日 【たんじょうび】 (n) birthday; (P) 誕生石 【たんじょうせき】 (n) a birthstone STORY: On your BIRTHDAY people say WORDS of good luck and fortune to PROLONG your life.