How and by whom did December 25th get chosen as the birthday of Jesus?

Answer 1

December 25th was a Roman festival celebrating the lengthening of the day light hours and the rebirth of the Sun.

December 17 - 24 was the festival of Saturnia, which was a time of giving of gifts and great feasting.

Since the "Church" couldn't compete with these "good times" they adopted them, by changing their names and making them Christian.

2 Cor 6:14 Do not become unevenly yoked with unbelievers. For what fellowship do righteousness and lawlessness have? Or what sharing does light have with darkness? 15 Further, what harmony is there between Christ and Be´li·al? Or what portion does a faithful person have with an unbeliever? 16 And what agreement does God’s temple have with idols? For we are a temple of a living God; just as God said: “I shall reside among them and walk among [them], and I shall be their God, and they will be my people.” 17 “‘Therefore get out from among them, and separate yourselves,’ says Jehovah, ‘and quit touching the unclean thing’”; “‘and I will take YOU in.’” 18 “‘And I shall be a father to YOU, and YOU will be sons and daughters to me,’ says Jehovah the Almighty.”


says that is not proper for Christians.

Answer 2

Christmas on the 25 of December is thought to have been chosen because of the mithratic festival of the son god, celebrated by the Romans. they celebrated this as early as the fourth century a.d. but i is thought much earlier. it was an opportunity to change the pagan Holiday into a Christan one. m Jesus was actually born sometime around the year 6 b.c--.the monk Dennis the little came up with the idea of marking years starting with Christs birth, unfortunately he was mistaken in the actual year that Christ was born therefore according to the historical{not the bible} account Christ was born 6 years before he was --- born---- i know weird, at any rate the Holiday was celebrated as a competition between pagans and Christan's, it is not his actual day of birth.

Answer 3

When Europe was being converted to Christianity the missionaries found that the locals were very reluctant to give up their traditions. They wanted to be Christians, but the habit of worshipping at that old sacred spring died hard. So the Church came up with this idea of dedicating the old pagan sites to a saint - bingo! old and new satisfied.

Now I don't know where you come from but in Northern Europe in mid-winter it is f****g miserable. Cold, wet and you get maximum 8 hours of daylight. A big blow out of eating too much and drinking too much is the only way to get through it. Getting rid of "yule" was a complete non-starter, people wanted to be Christian but no way were they going to give up on the beers in December. So the Catholic Church (the only one about in Western Europe in those days) thought "so if they're going to celebrate anyway why don't we make it a celebration of Christ" and so Christmas (also know as "Beers for Jesus") was born.

Merry Christmas!!

Answer 4

Origin of Christman
Irt was not until several hundred years after Jesus lived on the earth that the people began to commemorate his birth on Dec. 25. But that was not the date of his birth, for it evidently took place in October. Some who later claimed to be Christian likely wished the date to coincide with the pagan Roman festival marking the birthday of the unconquered sun. (The New Encyclopedia Britannica) In winter, when the sun seemed weakest, pagans held ceremonies to get this source of warnth 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."
The Saturnalia also played a part in the choice of Dec. 25. This festival honoring the Roman god of agriculture took place on Dec. 17-24. Feasting, merrymaking and gift-giving took place during the Saturnalia.
Many feel that the origins of holidays have little to do with how they are celebrated today. A question might be asked, do origins really matter?
Here is an illustration, suppose you saw a piece of candy lying in the gutter. Would you pick up that candy and eat it? Of course not! That candy is unclean. Like that candy, holidays may seem sweet, but they have been picked up from unclean places. Take a stand for true worship, we need to have a viewpoint like that of the prophet Isaiah, who told true worshipers, "Touch nothing unclean." Isaiah 52:11

Answer 5

Look it up. December 25 was sacred to Saturnalia.
Jesus' birthday was September 23, 3 BCE;
Biblically known as Tishre 15, 3998.
Jesus & December 25 have nothing whatsoever in common.

Answer 6

December 21st is the shortest day of the year. On the 25th it begins to turn around. The birth of the sun, or the sun is born. We changed it to ( son ) It was a pagan holiday.

Answer 7

It was not until A.D. 350, that December 25 was declared the official date for celebrating Christmas by Pope Julius I.

Answer 8

It's more likely the date of conception, by handmaiden Mary getting overshadowed by a law priest; The birth more likely coming about nine months later in September: Rosh HaShanah...Yom Kippar; since we're talking King of the Jews.

The GRACE of our Lord Jesus Christ WITH YOU ALL. AMEN.

Answer 9

its taken from a pagan holliday. and it was used to take the attention off pagan religion and put it on theirs.

Answer 10

the pagan Emperor Constantine, and his people chose what days they would celebrate and how to celebrate.