Why do we celebrate Jesus's birth?

Question

According to a scientific show that was actually about the Three Wise Men, it describes, with evidence, that the wise men found Jesus on Dec. 25th and he was about 9 months old by then, and that he was born around March 18th. If we go by the star that showed the wise men how to find Jesus, he wasnt born in Dec.

According to a scientific show that was actually about the Three Wise Men, it describes, with evidence, that the wise men found Jesus on Dec. 25th and he was about 9 months old by then, and that he was born around March 18th. If we go by the star that showed the wise men how to find Jesus, he wasnt born in Dec.

Update. I appriciate all the scripture I am getting. But I dont belive it, I dont want to be preached to, just talked to like a human.

Answer 1

Not all of us celebrate Jesus' birth.
Pagans do celebrate the birth of the God at that time. Solstice is the point where the days begin to get longer, and thus, it was considered the birth of the God. Christians merely decided to celebrate the birth of their God at the same time. It made it somewhat expedient in the assimilation of cultures that celebrated the same thing at the same time.

Also, some believe that Christ was actually born in September or October. Others in the spring. The ones using the Three Wise Men are basing their opinion on possible astronomical events that may have been viewed, and estimations of travel time. There's quite alot of room for error there. The only thing you can be reasonably certain about is that December wasn't the best time of year to be tending flocks at night.

Answer 2

The Catholic church took a pagan holiday and changed the names of the gods to Mary and Jesus and etc. This was to help convert the pagans. Now, Dec 25th was a date picked by a pope.

Christmas was originally Christ-mass and is not biblical. Just open a book and do a little research and you'll learn the truth about this holiday

Answer 3

You are right. He was not born in December. But the celebration was established there, because, when the times of Constantine, the romans used to celebrate the pagan god of the sun in December. So when Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire, the Church decided to establish the 25th of December as the celebration of the Nativity to replace in a way, the pagan celebration.

Answer 4

Celebrating christmas doesn't mean celebrating Jesus' birth, even for those who think that they are. We aren't in the position to make the rules. We don't get to say that just because I'm a Christian I can celebrate a pagan holiday and call it whatever I want to. If we do we're operating under the assumption that we're actually honoring him with pagan practices. What's the difference between a pagan and a Christian then?

Answer 5

True, but every culture has some winter/fall celebration. Actually, we're ripping off the Roman Saturnalia (festival of the Roman god Saturn) and several other pagan celebrations. The early Christians didn't even celebrate his birth!
The simple answer is that we need a holiday here and this is the closest thing.

Answer 6

So Walmart can have sales.
Jesus was a swell guy, and a big religion was formed around his ideas, and the babblings of other leaders of the time.
If we didn't celebrate that, we'd be celebrating something, because this time of year begs for some togetherness, and happiness, because it is cold and dreary outside.
Relax, enjoy, have some eggnog, and laugh. Buy someone a present.Don't think so much.

Answer 7

Celebrating Birthdays is a tradition and we follow the tradition the wise men set.

Answer 8

Often times parents of young children opt to celebrate their child's birthday on an earlier date to accomodate busy schedules of relatives and friends.

The actual date is not as significant as the joy of the celebration its self.

Answer 9

THE Bible does not tell us when Jesus was born. However, it does give us sound reason to conclude that his birth did not take place in December.

Consider the weather conditions at that time of the year in Bethlehem, where Jesus was born. The Jewish month of Chislev (corresponding to November/December) was a month with cold and rainy weather. The month after that was Tebeth (December/January). It saw the lowest temperatures of the year, with occasional snows in the highlands. Let us see what the Bible tells us about the climate of that region.

The Bible writer Ezra shows that Chislev was indeed a month known for cold and rainy weather. After stating that a crowd had gathered in Jerusalem “in the ninth month [Chislev] on the twentieth day of the month,” Ezra reports that people were “shivering . . . on account of the showers of rain.” Concerning weather conditions at that time of the year, the congregated people themselves said: “It is the season of showers of rain, and it is not possible to stand outside.” (Ezra 10:9, 13; Jeremiah 36:22) No wonder shepherds living in that part of the world made sure that they and their flocks were no longer out of doors at night when December came around!

The Bible reports, however, that shepherds were in the fields tending their flocks on the night of Jesus’ birth. In fact, the Bible writer Luke shows that at that time, shepherds were “living out of doors and keeping watches in the night over their flocks” near Bethlehem. (Luke 2:8-12) Notice that the shepherds were actually living out of doors, not just strolling outside during the day. They had their flocks in the fields at night. Does that description of outdoor living fit the chilly and rainy weather conditions of Bethlehem in December? No, it does not. So the circumstances surrounding Jesus’ birth indicate that he was not born in December.

God’s Word tells us precisely when Jesus died, but it gives little direct indication as to when he was born. This brings to mind King Solomon’s words: “A name is better than good oil, and the day of death than the day of one’s being born.” (Ecclesiastes 7:1) It is not surprising, then, that the Bible provides many details about Jesus’ ministry and death but few details about the time of his birth.

When Christ died on the torture stake, after a ministry of three and a half years, he was thirty-three and a half years old. His death was at Passover time. That was about the first of April, A.D. 33. So Christ, having died at the age of thirty-three and a half, would have been thirty-four years old six months later, or about October 1. So Jesus was born, not December 25, but about October 1, 2 B.C.

Answer 10

Becuz we do!!!! Everyone believes he was born 12/25 so we celebrate it dta day. Dtas the way it's been for centuries son we're goin 2 continue