We should celebrate new year and Christmas together
2007-01-01 20:16:20 · 11 answers · asked by thematofylaks 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Jesus wasn't born on Christmas day! This was just used to coincide with the pagan sun festival and adopted by Christians. The bible doesn't state when Jesus was born, but judging by the activities of the Shepperd's in Mark in will have been early spring.
Also Jesus was born sometime around 4BC - 6BC if we are to believe The accounts of Herald the Greats death and the lunar eclipse detailed in the bible. The Catholic church in midevil times just made up the date.
2007-01-01 20:19:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not only do they not know the dates of Jesus' birth and death, or the year he was born in (some think it was around 6AD) but the monk who devised the gregorian calendar didn't know about the number 0 so he began with the year 1 (interestingly, the rest of the world understood 0, Arabian and Indian scholars for example). That's why there was such confusion with the millenium celebrations, So the whole damn thing has been messed up by the church
2007-01-02 04:47:48 · answer #2 · answered by Nemesis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because January 1st was a day when Romans would traditionally enter their appointed office, and this day was chosen to be the new year under the Gregorian calendar. Before that, generally countries (including America) began their year on March 25th - nine months before Christmas on the day which Jesus was traditionally conceived inside the womb of Mary. Other countries have began their year with December 25th though. Others, such as France, began their year on Easter.
2007-01-02 04:19:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
December 25 is not Jesus' birthday.
He never mentioned it so why do we celebrate it?
It is a pagan celebration wrongfully taken up by theose who should know better. the clergy of Christendom.
Jesus was about thirty when he was baptised by John.
He preached for 3 1/2 years.
He was killed about April/May [ Easter]
Go back from there 33 1/2 years.
And you get the month of September/October
And the weather in Jerusalem then matches the description of the time in the Bible. Shepherds were 'out of doors' with their flocks.
Not wise in December in Jerusalem/ possible snow.
Common sense.
2007-01-02 04:48:19 · answer #4 · answered by pugjw9896 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd be more worried about the 4 year gap between Jesus's birth and year 0, but I'm just weird like that
Edit for source, also, his name's Herod, not Harold or Harrod or Henry or Hermione or whatever else anybody decides to call him
2007-01-02 04:19:06 · answer #5 · answered by Shadebug 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Those are two diifferent pagan traditions. Dec 25 is Saturnalia for the Roman sun-god and January 1 is for the Roman god of gates and openings, Janus...the one with 2 faces representing past and future.
2007-01-02 04:27:48 · answer #6 · answered by Tomoyo K 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Considering Harrod died in 4 BC, I'd say that the scale is slightly more schued than that... It isn't supposed to accurately reflect the date of Christ's birth.
2007-01-02 04:20:04 · answer #7 · answered by yelxeH 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good point dude. Anyways, I think it has to do with de 4 seasons and the world revolving around the sun.
2007-01-02 04:22:06 · answer #8 · answered by cannabia 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
does it matter they are all just Days and to god nothing we make them important.every day is the same to Go and we should worship him every day.
2007-01-02 04:35:28 · answer #9 · answered by Mim 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
oh come on now, why be so friggin picky
2007-01-02 04:19:00 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋