2006-12-20 10:28:43 · 9 answers · asked by griffin632710 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
The tale they told us in school was that no-one knows when Jesus Christ was born but, as the beginning of the new year used to be 25th March, the date of 25th December became customary, representing nine months from the date of a new beginning.
2006-12-20 10:56:27 · answer #1 · answered by skip 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some scientists found out that Jesus was actually born sometime in the spring. During the Middle ages though Catholics moved the Christmas holiday to December 25 because they wanted to get rid of this heathen holiday.
2006-12-20 18:45:48 · answer #2 · answered by Mason Mortensen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No one really knows when, but there is some evidence it was around September. Christmas is celebrated on the twenty fifth of december because it is the day after the winter solstice, which was a pagan holiday. (winter solstice was when the night was longest and day was shortest). Early christians added the doctrine of Jesus to the holiday so cultures that celebrated it could still hold the holiday. St. Valentines and St. Patricks are other times this happened.
2006-12-20 18:41:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Honey, the whole world will never agree on anything. I always say it doesn't matter when he was born just that he was born.
2006-12-20 18:55:07 · answer #4 · answered by Pearl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, there is no consensus of the actual date that Jesus was born. We celebrate on December 25.
2006-12-20 18:31:59 · answer #5 · answered by I_Love_Life! 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most agree that it was sometime in March, approximately. They base this on the position of the starts and planets at that point in history as described.
2006-12-20 18:34:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The world doesn't collectively agree on much of anything. so no.
2006-12-20 20:05:24 · answer #7 · answered by Gaz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No they do not.
2006-12-20 18:33:42 · answer #8 · answered by Lov'n IT! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.
2006-12-20 18:31:16 · answer #9 · answered by Mistress_Tiffany 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋