Why is Christmas celebrated in december?

Question

Jesus was not born in december it is a fact.
Then why do christians celebrate jesus's birth in december?

His astrological sign is pisces therefor he was not born in december but between february 19 and march 20th.

Answer 1

This date was chosen to coincide with the Roman festival marking the birthday of the unconquered sun. (the new encyclopedia britannica) pagans held ceremonies to get this source of warmth and light to come back from its distant travels. December 25 was thought to be the day that the sun began its return. In an effort to convert pagans, religious leaders adopted this festival and tried to make it seem "Christian."

Answer 2

The Catholic Church moved it from the springtime to the winter months to try and compete with or elemenate the Pagan Holy day of Yule. The winter solstice ,December 20-23. When the sun is at its lowest point in its cycle. And rituals were preformed to try and encourage its return back up to the longer and warmer days.
They could have keep it in the spring time . As Jesus is called the Lamb of God. and put it during the birthing season for the lambs.As that would still put it near a Pagan holy day called Eostar(Spring Equinnox,March 20-23).which the Christians now call Easter( but put it in April).
Go figure the crooked thinking of the Early Christian Chruch.

Answer 3

The pagans celebrated the winter solstice on December 21 and as Christianity spread and wanted to envelope the pagan tribes so they used the date of December 25 to celebrate the birth of Jesus and kind of persuade the pagans to join in.

As far as changing the name to Winter Holiday and such, that's to appease non-religious types who are offended by the religious celebrations of others. I think it's also meant to encompass Hanuka and Kwanzaa.

Answer 4

Because the god squad hijacked a pagan festival and claimed it was their own.

They did the same with Easter, All Saints Day, Harvest Festival, Candlemas.

You name it, the date of every Christian festival - and in most cases the traditions of those festivals - come from pre Christian times.

PS: Sorry but after your edit you had to get a thumbs down ............ where the hell do you get the Picses bit?

Does the bible say

"And Lo while reading the news tablets he checked the horoscopes, and it was written that a Pisces shall be crucified on this day (but not before he's organised a bit of a knees up for his mates, including that Judas guy who grassed him up to the police)"

EDIT

Watchman/gex lin

Automatic thumbs down for me for doing a cut & paste of so much material, do you really think people will read that much ........... JUST POST A SUMMARY AND LINK if it's not your own work.

Answer 5

Actually, Candlemass is in February. Roughly corresponds with 'groundhog day'. Hmmmm.

The winter solstice is close. Due to changes it the calendar, but not tradition, most people celebrate Jul on the 25th. But I still go by the astronomical calendar, as did my kin before me. Pain in the butt, but the whole reason for the season.

~Morg~

Answer 6

Its a pagan celebration 'imported' into so called Christianity' and has no bearing on Jesus' message to us.

Answer 7

To bring pagan peoples into the fold many years ago the church put it right by Yule and borrowed some of the traditions of it to make the transition to christianity more appealing.

Answer 8

because a long time ago, december 25th was a pagan holliday and when the crhistians (catholics) came, they changed the day to Christmas, Jesus' birthday, so that it would still be a happy day, but with good purpose.

Answer 9

Christmas is not the day of Jesus's birth

Answer 10

because it has to celebrated in december