why December the 25th was chosen to celebrat Jesus's birthday?

Question

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Answer 1

No one knows what day Jesus Christ was born on. From the biblical description, most historians believe that his birth probably occurred in September, approximately six months after Passover. One thing they agree on is that it is very unlikely that Jesus was born in December, since the bible records shepherds tending their sheep in the fields on that night. This is quite unlikely to have happened during a cold Judean winter. So why do we celebrate Christ’s birthday as Christmas, on December the 25th?

The answer lies in the pagan origins of Christmas. In ancient Babylon, the feast of the Son of Isis (Goddess of Nature) was celebrated on December 25. Raucous partying, gluttonous eating and drinking, and gift-giving were traditions of this feast.

In Rome, the Winter Solstice was celebrated many years before the birth of Christ. The Romans called their winter holiday Saturnalia, honoring Saturn, the God of Agriculture. In January, they observed the Kalends of January, which represented the triumph of life over death. This whole season was called Dies Natalis Invicti Solis, the Birthday of the Unconquered Sun. The festival season was marked by much merrymaking. It is in ancient Rome that the tradition of the Mummers was born. The Mummers were groups of costumed singers and dancers who traveled from house to house entertaining their neighbors. From this, the Christmas tradition of caroling was born.

In northern Europe, many other traditions that we now consider part of Christian worship were begun long before the participants had ever heard of Christ. The pagans of northern Europe celebrated the their own winter solstice, known as Yule. Yule was symbolic of the pagan Sun God, Mithras, being born, and was observed on the shortest day of the year. As the Sun God grew and matured, the days became longer and warmer. It was customary to light a candle to encourage Mithras, and the sun, to reappear next year.

Huge Yule logs were burned in honor of the sun. The word Yule itself means “wheel,” the wheel being a pagan symbol for the sun. Mistletoe was considered a sacred plant, and the custom of kissing under the mistletoe began as a fertility ritual. Hollyberries were thought to be a food of the gods.

The tree is the one symbol that unites almost all the northern European winter solstices. Live evergreen trees were often brought into homes during the harsh winters as a reminder to inhabitants that soon their crops would grow again. Evergreen boughs were sometimes carried as totems of good luck and were often present at weddings, representing fertility. The Druids used the tree as a religious symbol, holding their sacred ceremonies while surrounding and worshipping huge trees.

In 350, Pope Julius I declared that Christ’s birth would be celebrated on December 25. There is little doubt that he was trying to make it as painless as possible for pagan Romans (who remained a majority at that time) to convert to Christianity. The new religion went down a bit easier, knowing that their feasts would not be taken away from them.

Answer 2

Christmas comes from a pagen celebration (meaning non christian). It's a well known and documented fact. If you google it you can get quite the background on it. For example
http://www.simpletoremember.com/vitals/Christmas_TheRealStory.htm
The history channel always runs a great background of it later this time of year.
The bible indicates the shepard were out with their sheep which would not have been the case on December 25th in that area due to the cold etc.

Answer 3

Originally the biggest pagan festival this date was chosen. It was on the solstice where winter gives way to brighter days. Over the years and the messing with the calendar by the Romans it eventually moved two or three days. Now it is the 25th.

Answer 4

december 25 was chosen by the pope of rome as the birth of jesus just to give satisfaction to the followers of the roman catholic church but in truth, nobody knows the true birth of jesus b ecause it was not revealed ;and no records could be found to prove the true birth of jesus

Answer 5

not a chrisian belief ecspecialy since it is associated with pagen worship. God forbids the worship of pagens so by choosing to celebrate chrismas you are sinning against God

Answer 6

Ask the pope and the Cathos. It came from them.

Answer 7

we don't celebrat his birthday.