if jesus wasnt born in december why do we celebrate his bithday on the 25th?

Question

is this what god would have wanted, if not who has the right to make the faithful worship on the wrong day

Answer 1

People didn't want to give up their pagan festivals so the church chose to celebrate Christmas at the same time as the existing mid winter pagan festival in late December.

Answer 2

Assuming you're not a Jehovah's Witness asking a loaded question, I'll give you a short answer and a long answer.

Short answer: nobody knows know when he was born so the church randomly picked a date that was convenient for Christians to celebrate.

Long Answer: We don't really know when Jesus was born. He could have been born on December 25Th or he could have been born on October 31st or he could have been born on September 11Th. The church picked December 25Th so Christians can celebrate Jesus' birth on a day that was convenient to the Christians, because businesses were closed on the Solstice (Much like how they were closed on Xmas) and Christians had nothing to do. (Much like Jews have nothing to do during Christmas)

Answer 3

I believe that Jesus was conceived on December 25 and was born on the Feast of Trumpets which is 9 months later, so we are not wrong for celebrating His birthday in December, since in God's eyes, that was His Birthday.

Answer 4

I think you will find that the early Christians in Europe, in order to keep the Pagans happy and 'on side', took the Pagan mid winter celebration of Bacchanalia and used it as the early church's main feast, i.e, the birth of Christ. They did the same with Easter and other feast days. Even Halloween ('All hallows eve') , when souls of the departed were said to come back for a night, was transformed into All Souls Day. So every time a Christian celebrates a 'Christian feast s/he is actually following a non Christian tradition. So much for the truth!!

Answer 5

Good question.

A better question would be, "Why do we celebrate His birthday at all?". For the first 300 years or so of Christianity, His birthday was not celebrated, and neither is it so commanded anywhere in the Bible. Do not confuse this with the angels who sang for joy at Jesus' ACTUAL birth. That is something COMPLETELY different from a birthday celebration. Where in the Bible is it recorded that the parents and friends of Jesus celebrated his 1st or 2nd (or any other) birthday?

And while we are on the subject of birthdays, it always amazes me that people celebrate their birthdays with themselves as the centre of attraction. You didn't do a single thing to be born!!! You mother was in LABOUR for about 15 hours, with extreme pain, and before that, nine MONTHS of discomfort!! If you MUST celebrate your birthday, invite your friends and HONOUR your mother instead!!

Answer 6

See if I can remember from studies... there is a winter solstice in December when the nights are longer than the days. After that, each day begins to get longer. Dec 25 was chosen to coincide with this solstice. Actually a rather interesting idea, with his birth comes the promise of new life(in the form of more light)...
Also think the early Christians came up with the symbolism

Answer 7

You have been deceived by your parents, friends or clergymen into thinking that celebrating Jesus' birthday (on any day) is acceptable to God instead of insulting him. More and more people have accepted the fact that December 25th and the customs associated with Christmas are of pagan origin, but they celebrate anyway. Jesus gave his followers explicit instructions to celebrate his death, not his birth.

Answer 8

In 400 - 1000 A.D, tha calendar was invented. The Pope of later years decided that there wil be a celebration under the birth of our Savior. He chose December 25th as the Holiday of his arrival on earth. No one knows the exact time of Jesus' birth, however, we still celebrate it as a day of praise and love for the man who saved everyone from Eternal Sin.

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Answer 9

The Roman festival of Sol Invictus, started to unite Christian, Roman, and even Egyptian faiths, was begun on December 25, 274 by Emperor Aurelian. Only the Christians really took to it. It was also meant to coincide with the Roman feast Saturnalia and the birth of the god Mithras.

Answer 10

the 25 is the traditional day where we "recognise" Jesus's birth, though many believe that it is the actual birthday. There is a possibility that it is his birthday though. The way the bible describes what the day is like closely matches up to the average of December 25th. I don't know how astronomers and scientiests figure that out though.