Where does it say in the bible that Jesus was born on Christmas?

Question

i have read the bible and i am sure is doesnt mention a date, why do we celebrate that day if no one knows? is that a pegan holiday?

Answer 1

Thank GOD! Im not useing his name in vain, im acually saying ThankGod. There needs to be more people like you in this earth. yes it is a pegan holiday! in an effort to convert pagans,religious leaders adopted this festival and tried to make it seem "Christian." Doesnt that make you think that other holidays might also have a pagan background or origin? And think of this why didnt jesus cele. his own birthday? or have them cele. after he died? In the 17 century england and in some of the american colonies christmas was banned because of its unscriptual origin. And no he wasnt born in june or july but in late October or early November. look at it this way. how much do we know about his birthday? and his life and death . who much do we know about thoose? A Whole Lot More!! shoulnt we be celebrating his life and death instead of his beginning?
Keep searching see what else you can find about the holidays and their origin!Always compare to the Bible! Way to Go!

Answer 2

Hello, no where in the bible does it specifically say that Jesus was born on december 25th. It was a date chosen to celebrate Jesus'es birth. The closest celebration in the bible concerning christmas is in the book of Esther where the jews celebrated "purim" the jews were giving each other gifts. The reason for this celebration was the fact that the lives of the Jews were spared instead of them being destroyed.

Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual Christian and secular[1] holiday that celebrates the birth of Jesus, along with themes such as family, goodwill, giving and compassion. It incorporates Christian religious ceremonies with the traditions of ancient winter festivals such as Yule[2] and Saturnalia. Christmas traditions include Nativity scenes, the exchange of gifts, the arrival of Santa Claus, Christmas cards and decorations and the display of Christmas trees.

Christmas is traditionally celebrated on December 25. It is preceded by Christmas Eve and in some countries is followed by Boxing Day. Some Eastern Orthodox Churches celebrate Christmas on January 7, which corresponds to December 25 of the Julian calendar. These dates are merely traditional and neither is thought to be the actual birthdate of Jesus.

Christmas is celebrated in most countries around the world, owing to the spread of Christianity and Western culture, mixed with the enduring popularity of exisiting winter celebrations. Various local and regional Christmas traditions are still practiced, despite the widespread influence of American and British Christmas motifs disseminated by film, popular literature, television, and other media.

Answer 3

It wasn't through other indirect evidence by the descriptions in the bible they say it was around April. The only reason its December 25 is to capitalized on the pagan holiday celebrating the winter solstice. If you look at Halloween it was a pagan holiday celebrating the harvest but the Catholic church made the day after All Saints Day where we derived the name Halloween or all hallows eve. FYI Hallow means holy. Then at the Spring equinox is pretty close to the Easter holiday but, nothing i know of near the summer solstice though.

Answer 4

It is a pagan holiday indeed but it was borrowed as no one really has a definitive date for Christ's birth. Most biblical scholars place it around August or September and that is a result of adding time to the birth of John the baptist, his cousin. I figure it doesn't really make much difference, as it is the reason behind the celebration rather than the specifics of date. For example If I gave birth to a child on February 29th of a leap year i would simply choose another date for the child's birth to be celebrated on years when there was not a corresponding date.

Answer 5

No Jesus wasn't born at this time of the year, No it wasn't the practice of the Hebrew people to celebrate birthdays. Yes this season was a Pagan holiday.
Now that that is clear lets look at the way things are..
Any day is a good day to celebrate the Life that Jesus gave the world. Celebrating His birth is fun and the church has filled the day with symbolism of the gift of life He has brought to mankind. And the Pagan's don't own the day we can do anything we want with it! You can even make up your own holiday to celebrate if you want to... Isn't freedom great!!! Jim

Answer 6

Jesus of Nazareth was actually estimated to have been born sometime between May and August. The reason Christians celebrate his birth on Christmas was because they appropriated the pagan festival of Yule, which also celebrates the rebirth of the various sun gods (Mithras, Horus etc.). It was a way of bringing more converts. It doesn't mean Christmas as it's celebrated now is any less valid. The meaning is the same, just the date's different.

Answer 7

It doesn't say when he was born, I think it only talks about how the weather was when he was born and that it was cold, so people assumed it was December, because its cold in that month. that's why a lot of religions don't celebrate Christmas and Easter, because really people don't know when Jesus was born or rose from the grave. But, if people don't remember much all year round it's nice and a lot of people remember Jesus on Christmas and Easter. Even though people don't really know when Jesus was born or has risen. Just like if people don't remember much or had a bad year its nice to have one time a year to be Thankful and have loved ones around them, what they call Thanksgiving, especially if they don't celebrate Christmas.

Answer 8

Christmas was not meant to be a pagan holiday but people have made it that way because they don't know what its really all about. The Bible doesn't specifically say the date of His birth but it is something that theologians have research, you could probably look it up on the web. This is just the day that we chose to celebrate the occasion.

Answer 9

That's a tune. The calendar that's in use in these days signifying Dec. 25 used to be now not even in life on the time of the delivery of Jesus... It is a date assigned and the historical past of it's beautiful good recognized and used to be decided on to aid the pagans make a celebratory transition extra without problems. That does now not negate the reality of Jesus' delivery in Bethlehem. And it used to be the palm tree now not the pine tree that used to be the 'first Christmas tree' from that viewpoint.... Practicing somewhat compassionate forgiving is handy while in a celebratory mode.... Christmas nonetheless has Christ in it regardless of how the 'appear' of it has converted with the passing of time. Jesus the Christ used to be born on His 'delivery' day which we name Christmas and feature assigned the day of twenty fifth of Dec.... thank you for the 'well timed' Q :)

Answer 10

He wasn't.
Historical research suggests that the time of the census was most likely the spring. Christmas was moved to the time around the winter solstice to compete with the pagen holiday of the time- which celebrated the sun rising higher in the sky. (a pretty good thing to celebrate in itself, if you happen to live in northern europe).

I don't believe that the Catholic church contests this, and all agree that Dec 25th is merely the date on which Christmas is celebrated- the actual date of Jesus' birth being unknown.