No one really knows. Some clues are given in the Bible itself, some from historical records concerning Roman and Jewish political leaders, some from astronimical records. The weight given to these different sources leads scholars to place the date anywhere between 6 BCE (before the common era) and zero CE. Given the great lack of certainty about year, it must be nearly impossible to say anything about day or month. The 25th was chosen to correspond with a Greco-Roman celebration of the Winter Solstice. Some Christians today see this as a bad thing because it seems as though we are celebrating a pagan holiday. The fact is that many pagan holidays were transformed into Christian holidays. If you think about it this makes sense. It is easier to convince people to change their beliefs than it is to get them to give up a party. What better way to eliminate a pagan holiday than to replace it with a Christian one? and anyway not knowing Jesus' actual birth day should not stop us from celebrating the fact of his birth. Sometimes parents do not know the exact date of birth of an adopted child. Would that stop them from choosing a date on which they would celebrate every year? December 25th is as good as any day. So we know it is only a 1/365 shot, but it still worth celebrating. Our God is born into the world!
2006-12-05 08:45:06
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answered by cindy_enstein 3
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I saw a show on TV the other day. This guy used the date that Mary spoke to Elizabeth & the child lept within her womb. He followed out the dates showing that Jesus real birth is Oct. 31st. He also said there is a nother god that s birthday is Dec. 25th.
I suppose if you spend enough time you could find out through the web or through some of the religious sites
2006-12-05 08:44:01
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answered by kindle2 2
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It was the day the Sun Cult in Rome had. Emperor Constantine chose the same day for Jesus as for Mithra's. The truth about Jesus birthday is that it is not even able to be determined to within ten years when he was born. The dates given usually range from 4BC to 6 AD.
2016-05-22 22:01:18
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answered by Anonymous
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They say...somewhere between January and March.
Dec. 25th was chosen because it corresponds to pagan holidays the Church kind of camoflauged with Christian holidays....Dec. 21 is the Winter Solstice...and Yule is around then too...although some celebrate Yule in early January.
2006-12-05 08:44:45
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answered by ShaamAnsu 3
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Most scholars think it had to be in late fall. The census they were going to would have been after all crops were in and everyone would be counted without excuse. Sheep were watched all year round. That is the nature of being a Shepard. November would be a best guess. Hope this helps.
2006-12-05 08:47:53
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answered by Anonymous
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That date is not entirely certain by any source or person. We don't officially know but most people who are in the ballpark will tell you about 5 B.C. opproxomatley in the early spring or summer.
2006-12-05 08:49:39
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answered by dan p 2
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i understand that he was actually a leo (no shock, eh?) ;-). the dec. 25th date is a common birth date for a lot of solar avatar types. it marks the time relating to the "rebirth of the sun", associated with winter solstice.
2006-12-05 08:38:44
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answered by drakke1 6
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december 25 is the real birth date
2006-12-05 08:45:08
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answered by caitlinrwyatt 1
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nobody really knows when His real birthday is, so Dec 25th is as good a time as any to celebrate His b-day...
2006-12-05 08:43:33
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answered by classic_tigger 5
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Nobody knows, people just celebrate yearly because they he has born some time in there. Never know he he could of been born in June instead of December.
2006-12-05 08:42:14
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answered by Anonymous
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