It is said that our current calendar (AC calendar) is based on the birth of Jesus Christ. So why the day 01st Jan is not Christmas Eve (birthday of Jesus) but 24th Dec????
2007-06-07 16:39:57 · 24 answers · asked by Thomas Phan 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The year is.....but it's really not.
It's a calander made by ceaser, who died 44 years before Jesus. Jesus is said to be born on year 0, but many think it's about year 6 he was born. Therefore, Ceaser wouldn't know Jesus was going to be born.
In the bible, it talks about the sheep having babies, and they do that in february/march. So jesus was born in late winter, early spring. And the pagan holiday, the winter solstice is on December 21 or 22 of each year. The early church moved the dates of the events so pagans would be more willing to convert.
Hope that answers your question.
2007-06-07 16:43:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Wow I'm impressed with the answers on this one. I didn't think a lot of people would mention that Christmas is a Pegan holliday. These people are right but right about christmas but maybe wrong about the time when Jesus was born. I won't get into that nor is it important. The important thing is that Christmas is a day people shouldn't celebrate. It is all about ritual to a sun God. It goes way back before Jesus. Pretty much the same story just the names have been changed through out time. We really need to celebrate or acknowledge the purpose of Jesus's Life and death rather than his birth.
2007-06-07 17:40:16 · answer #2 · answered by X X 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most Bible scholars agree that Jesus was NOT born in December.
This date--on the Roman calendar and marked by the winter solstice--has been used to celebrate the birth of MANY saviours which have come and assisted men thoughout the ages.
So, it makes sense that as we (most of us--then and now) do not actually know the exact date (Mormons claim that 6 Apr is--and others have their own dates), that we use the day that has been used for thousands of years to celebrate this particular 'saviour'.
The first of the calendar year is just that--the beginning of the year, and do not see how or why one would celebrate the birth of Jesus on that day, or how the day Jesus was born (if known) would mark the beginning of a new year?
Regards,
2007-06-07 16:50:08 · answer #3 · answered by smithgiant 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well, even though we currently use the "Christian" calendar to calculate our months and such, it is actually considered the Gregorian calendar because it was approved by Pope Gregory from a doctor who proposed it. Even this has been debated though. But, keep in mind that December 25 is the day that we actually OBSERVE Jesus' birth. If you believe the Bible and it's teachings, the Gospel of Luke states that Mary and Joseph went WITH CHILD (aka with Jesus) to register in the Roman census. Since the census was historically an event that took place in the Fall before winter weather, Jesus was probably born in August/September/October anyway.
2007-06-07 16:53:24 · answer #4 · answered by Mark F 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because the holiday which is being "covered" by Christmas is Yule, the winter solstice. And the modern calendar is only roughly based on the Christian story, and only the years, not the very days. The days have been adjusted several times in the last 2,007 years, due to falling out of synch with astronomical time.
But I am confused here; don't you mean December 31st for the EVE (the evening before), and not January 1st?
2007-06-07 16:50:42 · answer #5 · answered by auntb93 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It really doesn't matter what day we had chosen to represent the Birth of Christ.
I believe there was a pagan reason for choosing December 25, something to do with the Birth of the Sun celebrations following the longest night of the year.. December 21. This helped the pagans accept the idea for the "Birth of the Son"....
It made things easier. Either way, it doesn't take away from December 25, being the day we celebrate the Birth of Christ.
The New Year used to be sometime in March, before, I think.
2007-06-07 16:45:03 · answer #6 · answered by Sapere Aude 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Jesus wasn't even born in December. There wasn't 12 months in the calendar 2000 yrs ago. And He wasn't born in the end of the year. He was born in the spring. We know this because there are references to lambs being around during His birth. Lambs are born in the springtime. So Jesus was born in April or May. December 25 is used to celebrate His birthday do to the papacy in the 4th century.
2007-06-07 16:50:41 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
In pre-xian pagan/heathen folk religions, the Winter Solstice was a time of feasting and celebration . . . and by Dec. 25, they could say for certain that the Solstice had arrived; thus the birth of Mithras (among many other Holy Tides) was celebrated on that date.
Here's a quick question for you: at what time of year do shepherds actually "keep watch over their flocks by night?"
I'll give you a hint . . . it's NOT the middle of winter!
2007-06-07 16:49:23 · answer #8 · answered by Boar's Heart 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because the North Europeans celebrated winter-solstice about the 22-23 December.
2007-06-07 16:43:17 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
cause christmas day is dec.25 not jan 31. not to mention that the calender we use was made by julias ceasor then modified by a doctor then approved by catholic pope in order to fix the easter snafu.now, what does all this mean- who really gives a fat rats ***. christmas eve is dec 24 cause christmas is dec 25
2007-06-07 17:06:10 · answer #10 · answered by "uponthesoapboxagain" 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋