why do we celebrate christmas on the birthday of Jesus christ?

Question

why is it said that the Santa gives gifts to the children on the eve of christmas?
Does christmas symbolise only the birthof Jesus christ or does this day has any other significance also?

Answer 1

Actually...is this day not the day commencerated for the Sun God, I thought most scholars pointed Jesus’ birth toward the times of Sheeping. This would mean that he was born closer to March, or April. Wait a minute...oh yes, that is right. December 25th was chosen to assist with the commuting of Pagans to a Christianity faith, by using a common date they could all relate with....How about that, we found one more lie given to us from the Christianity empire.

Answer 2

We actually don't celebrate the birth of Christ on his birthday. Some bible historians have discovered he may have been born around the spring time. The early church used the 25th to Christianize the pagan festival of lights that was held on the same day. Seeing as Jesus was the 'light ' born into the world to free us from sin, it seems to be fitting.
Honestly you can see it how you want. Besides, it's the only time of the year that people make it a point to be good to each other and to help the less fortunate.

Answer 3

Chrismas is a solstice festival and the Romans celebrated it as Saturnalia. Early Christians chose the pagan festival to celebrate the birth of Christ. No-one knows when he was born. The word Christmas comes from Old English and means "Christ's mass" where "mass" at that time meant "feast day".

Answer 4

Now, I really get confused by your question.

The best historians at hand can only say that, by the looks of it, Jesus' birth could have occurred closer to September than December, according to what landscapes Gospels depict.

Yes, December the 25th is close to December the 21st, which has been set as Winter Solstice as long as we can figure. People tended to celebrate that time of the year in most parts of the Northern Hemisphere, just for the sake of seeing the sun and light begin to grow again.

Answer 5

The celebrating of the birth of Jesus on 25th December is quite a strange custom and was it is not mentioned anywhere in the Bible that Jesus ever celebrated His birthday, nor did God command us to celebrate the day of Jesus' birth. The date of His birth is not known for sure, however it is clear from the scriptures that it was not in December. Shepherds did not spend the chilly December nights on the hills in that part of the world, they took their sheep inside to shelter overnight and out again in the morning.
The 25th December was a date picked by the Catholic church to appease the pagans who they were trying to convert, but who were not willing to give up their traditional holidays and festivals. Saturnalia was one of the popular Roman pagan festivals of celebration, drunkeness and making merry which ran from the 17th to the 24th of December. Gifts were exchanged on the 23rd and 24th. On the 25th December they would celebrate "The Birth of The Unconquerable Sun."

It was decided that this would be a day for celebrating the birth of Jesus instead. Many of the pagan traditions such as decorating the house with trees and greenery were banned at this time, but they have crept back into our Christmas traditions.

Here is where Santa came from, or one of the stories:
There was a man named Saint Nicholas who was a priest and lived in Asia Minor, (Turkey), during the fourth century A.D., ("A.D." is a Latin abbreviation for the words, "anno Domini" which means, "in the year of our Lord" or "since Christ was born."). According to legend, he furnished dowries for three poor girls whos fathers could not afford to pay them. St. Nicholas would throw sacks of coins into the girls bedrooms during the night. This is how the custom of night time visits from St. Nicholas originated.

Answer 6

The word "Christmas" comes from "Christ" and "mass," (i.e. - the assembly of people who gathered to see baby Jesus) and the day (December 25) is traditionally celebrated to commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ.

The tradition of Santa Claus came about much later. You can find out more about his origins by checking out this article on Wikipedia.org:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Claus

Hope this helps. :)

Answer 7

The same reason Indians celebrate 'Children's Day' on 14th November on the Birthday of J L Nehru.

Answer 8

It's also the first day which measured by primitive time pieces, is longer than the day before.

Answer 9

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Answer 10

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