Jesus Christ birthday is really on December 25?

Answer 1

Well, no.
No one really knew back then when Jesus was really born. But people wanted to celebrate his birth. There was a popular pagan mid-winter holiday that celebrated the return of the sun and the soon to come spring. The christians wanted to show that Jesus Christ was the true light of life (like the sun). So, the Church decided to celebrate Christmas on December 25. It's suppose to be a joyful holiday and raise people's spirits in the middle of a barren, depressing season. It reminds people that by celebrating Jesus, He will come to warm the earth (with his love).

That's as simply as I could put it. It's not the date that matters, it's the reason why we celebrate it.

Answer 2

No. Based on the description of the weather, the configuration of the stars, and many other factors-it is more likely that Jesus was born sometime in October. The celebration that we take part in on December 25 was started long ago by pagans, in observance of the birthday of a God called Mithras. Nowhere in the Bible does it say when Jesus' birthday is. Millions of Christians are duped every year, and don't even take the time to research what it is they are emptying their wallets for. By all means-let's all go max out the credit cards in God's name.......It's ridiculous what people will do just because everyone else does.

Answer 3

Some people say it is; but even some religion leaders question the actual date. There is no recorded date in which Jesus Christ was born; nor even what year. It is just assumed that he was born on or about December 25, in the year 0.

Answer 4

I have heard both ways.
No, it was adopted so that the people who were clelebrating a pagan holiday on that day could continue to celebrate that day, just for a different reason. Or,
Yes. If you do the math from the time Zachariah was told in the temple his wife would bring forth a son to his birth, to Christ's would have put it in the middle to end of December.

Sorry, i don't always remember details, but those are the outlines.

Answer 5

Definitely NOT. The shepherds were out in the fields when the announcement came from the angel that Christ was born in Bethlehem. They would not have been out in the fields in late December. Much study shows that he was born during early October. The date of December was incorporated into Christendom when Constantine wanted more pagans (who celebrated the Saturnalia or return of the sun after the winter solstice) to be incorporated into the state religion, and thus mixed paganism with Christianity.

Answer 6

No, and there is no historical way of knowing either, even the year is fairly hard to figure out because it can be anywhere between six BC and 1 BC I believe.

Thats not as bad as Columbus over thirteen hundred years later. I think the birth of Columbus ranges from 1433 to the 1450s. So comparatively, the birth of Christ is much more historical than the birth of Columbus.

Answer 7

From what I've heard/learned he was born more around the time of March, not December. If you look back in history to the combining of religions, when Christians were converting Pagans to Christianity they made the transition easier by having some similarities. I believe December was the time of a Pagan tradition and it was turned Christian.

Answer 8

No, it wasn't. Jesus Christ revealed that His birth took place on April 6. This was relevant because His church was officially reorganized on April 6, 1830: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Answer 9

Jesus Christ, according to most historians, was born in the month of Nisan, which is March/April on our calendar in 7 B.C., not 1 A.D. Therefore, his birthday is actually closer to Easter than to Christmas.

Answer 10

The date is unknown. Pretty much the date was chosen to mask a pagan holiday. People already celebrated something during that time, and since Paganism was out, the Church thought it would be good to use Christmas as a substitute. Easter is known for sure.