How does people know that Jesus' Birthday is December 25th?

Answer 1

They don't and there is no scriptural evidence that it is. Check this out. In finding reference for your answer, I found out some amazing facts I did not know on the subject. Read this:

http://www.watchtower.org/library/w/1998/12/15/article_02.htm

Since the witnesses are very good for researching, you should have more than enough information, that you can also check for yourself (all things being scriptural).

Answer 2

The holiday of Christmas was adapted from a Pagan holiday (hence the Christmas Tree) that celebrated the winter solstice (December 22, the shortest day of light in the year). December 25 is 3 days later, when the days start to get longer ( the song "Here comes the Sun" is based on the winter solstice).

I'm not saying anything hedonistic about Christinaity, I'm just explaining why December 25 was chosen as Jesus' birthday. We use a different calendar and everything nowadays.

Answer 3

Jesus' birth date is not known for sure. Historians believe he was actually born in March or April. (This coincides with historical information about the census Augustus Caesar proclaimed).

Jesus' birthday is set in December for several reasons.
1) December is the darkest month of the year- less sunlight. So, there are holidays at this time emphasizing "light." Hanukkah, for example also falls in December- Hanukkah is the Festival of Lights.
2) Mithra, a Roman God, celebrates his birthday Dec. 25th.
Roman soldiers were initiated into this religious ceremony by drinking the blood of the god (Body and Blood of Christ).
3) Missionaries thought it would be 'easier' for converts if Christian holidays fell on or near pagan holidays- like Easter and Christmas.

There are more reasons, but I think these examples serve as reasons why Jesus' birthday falls in December.

Answer 4

It wasn't; it came from paganism.
Cupid from Valentine's is the same god for Christmas. Article down below.
http://community.webshots.com/photo/271589370/1272715597049373547QOChzt

Christmas is pagan! (Jer.10; Gal.4:8-10).
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th ed., article: "Christmas"
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Scripture doesn't mention Jesus's birthdate or any christians celebrating His Birthday. The only birthday mentioned besides Pharoah is the heathen king Herod. "Christmas" means "mass of Christ"; the celebration coexisted in Rome before there was any in Jerusalem. The early Roman Church however did establish a pagan festival that (Jer.10) coexisted with Jesus's Birth and that was the birthday of the sun god. (Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th ed., article: "Christmas"). The Catholic sources admit that Christmas didn't co-exist with the earliest festivals. Jesus wasn't born Christmas; even scripture makes this evident. "On the night of Jesus's birth, the shepherd's were still keeping watch over their flocks." (Luke 2:8). The rainy season in Ancient Israel began after the Feast of Tabernacles which generally is early October. In November, it would be cool and wet; the flocks from the pasture had already been brought and kept in winter quarters by the shepherds. This tells us the shepherds were no longer in the fields at night. Another peice of evidence is overlooked is in Luke 1:35-36; it tells us John the Baptist was born to Mary's cousin Elizabeth six months before Jesus. And as we look further in verse 5-17, we see Zacharias an elderly priest burning incense on the altar and then an angel appearing to him and telling him that he and his wife would have a son to prepare Christ's Way. We know however when this announcement was made by the angel because of Zacharias was "of the course of Abijah" Please look at 1Chron.24:1-19; it tells us that King David divided these priests into 24 "courses" that served in the temple by rotation. The Course of Abijah would be the 8th of the 24 courses which usually would occur around the end of May. Pentecost came the week after the 8th course served and he had to serve all 24 courses during the three festival seasons. So Zacharias came home approximately after the first week of June; in which John the Baptist was conceived around mid-June and 9 months later would be his birth. John Baptist's birth came around mid-March while Jesus's was around mid-September. Also notice every year people claim 3 wise men seen Jesus in a stable; is this really true? The Bible nowhere states "3 wise men" or "that the wise men visited Jesus in a stable". Read for yourself: (Matt.2:11); these Magi came from the east beyond the Euphrates River which in the 1st century was called the Parthian Empire (the eastern border of the Roman Empire).

You can read the rest on:
http://community.webshots.com/photo/271589370/1342393463049373547FazWzQ
http://www.lcg.org/cgi-bin/tw/magazine/tw-mag.cgi?category=Magazine33&item=1104261794

Answer 5

good question. actually, his birthday was sometime in spring, probably April.

in The 3rd or 4th century after Jesus' Resurrection, Christians noticed that other pagan religions had many holidays to celebrate their Gods. They decided to celebrate Jesus' birthday around new year so that people wouldn't suspect, they also decorated pine trees which was a pagan ritual as well. many people, upon hearing this decide not to celebrate Christmas any more. I believe that it has become so much more than that, and it is a beautiful time to remember our savior and each other.

Answer 6

it is not- Jesus was actually born in Spring- in April. The celebration got moved to December when it became Paganized. But does it really matter when it is celebrated? Actually the Wisemen weren't even there at the time of the birth- in the bible places them in Jeruselum when Jesus was about two- hence the order to kill all babies 2 years and younger. But really none of that is super important we can celebrate his birth anytime and it will be just as good.

Answer 7

One of the favourite gods of the Romans was Mithra. Favoured by the legions and so respected by the nobility and senate, who liked to keep the legions happy, Mithra came out the east, was born of a virgin on Dec.25, had died and rose after three days to greet his followers. His was a mystic, mystery religion whose adherents performed a rite that he gave them. The christians claimed that it was a form of devil worship. In point of fact, as the Mithra cult came to Rome four hundred years before the advent of chrisitianty, the church fathers put it about that the devil, knowing about Jesus, went back four hundredyears and founded the cult of mithra. So they took over his birthday since they had the rest of his attributes.The cult died out because it was open only to men and such things trouble women.As they have something most men value over even a god the cult died out.

Answer 8

They dont. We dont even use the same calendar that was used in the days.
It is simply a day marked for celebration of His birth.
It is not important "that we have the correct day" rather the attitude of love, forgiveness, and hope eternal in what Jesus did for us on the cross.

Answer 9

actually i think i heard somewhere his birthday was at another time of the year.december 25 coincided with some sort of pagan-roman holiday.when the roman emporer Constantine accepted Christianity ,december 25 became Christ's birthday,i'm not sure but i think it was the roman feast of lights,

Answer 10

They didn't. They had to come up with a date and for whatever reason they picked that day. Which is a strange coincidence, right around the time of the NFL playoffs? They had to be pretty smart to anticipate that one!!!