It is unknown exactly when or why December 25 became associated with Christ's birth. The New Testament does not give a specific date.
Sextus Julius Africanus popularized the idea that Christ was born on December 25 in his Chronographiai, a reference book for Christians written in AD 221. This date is nine months after the traditional date of the Incarnation (March 25), now celebrated as the Feast of the Annunciation.
March 25 was considered to be the date of the vernal equinox and therefore the creation of Adam; early Christians believed this was also the date Christ was crucified. The Christian idea that Christ was conceived on the same date that he died on the cross is consistent with a Jewish belief that a prophet lived an integral number of years.
Thus, the date as a birthdate for Christ is traditional, and is not considered to be his actual date of birth.
2007-11-27 04:46:34
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answered by sparkles9 6
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Verse: It doesn't.
Explanation: Christianity is not based on the Bible. Christians were celebrating Christmas on December 25th long before the Bible. They chose that date because they believed it was when Jesus was born (and not, as some people think, because Christianity was based on a pagan holiday).
2007-11-27 04:45:07
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answer #2
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answered by NONAME 7
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there is no verse. The reason Christmas is celebrated on the 25th is because of the Winter Solstice. In Jesus' time, the people were afraid that the sun would not rise after the solstice, and when they saw the sun again, they rejoiced. Jesus is the light of the world, so it only makes sense to have that holiday the day the sun starts rising again. I think it also has something to do with the resurrection
2007-11-27 04:51:40
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answer #3
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answered by Anonymous
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It doesn't. The Bible does not prohibit celebrating Christmas on December 25, either.
December 25th was the date selected by the catholic Church centuries ago.
2007-11-27 05:09:30
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answered by Sldgman 7
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No where is any record of Jesus or any of his close associates ever celebrating a birthday especially Jesus'. They knew the law as recorded in Eccles. 7:1 which says the day of ones death is better than one's birthday. There are only two birthdays recorded in the Bible. Both were marked by faithful ones being murdered.
Dec. 25th is the pagan feast of Saturnalia. This was added to "Christian" beliefs by the beginnings of the Catholic church to make it more acceptable for pagans to accept. They did this much of the time as long as it added to their money and power. Christmas got the tree and yule log from the Druids to get them in the same way.
Some how it made no difference to the "Christians" how fluid their beliefs were. The views of Jesus and the apostles did not matter to them as long as they got their percentage of money and political power. Galatians 5:9 saying "a little leaven ferments the whole lump" was completely lost on them.
2007-11-27 05:03:50
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answer #5
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answered by grnlow 7
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The Bible does not mention Christmas, nor when Jesus was born. Society simply chose December 25 as a day to celebrate the savior's birth and called it "Christ"mas. It really doesn't matter when he was born, just that he was born, and it doesn't matter when you celebrate.
2007-11-27 04:44:48
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answered by beattyb 5
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Short and to the point:
The bible never mentions Christmas or even gives a date on which Jesus was born. 25th day of December actually was when a pagan festival was held.
2007-11-27 05:00:19
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answer #7
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answered by Vic the Poet 3
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Dec 25th is the date that some people settled on, many years ago.
It wasn't in the Bible. In fact, Bible scholars don't think that the actual date of Jesus' birth was in December at all.
2007-11-27 04:46:22
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answer #8
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answered by kiwi 7
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a short history on the justifications for the quite a few dates of Easter The early church debated despite if or to not have fun Easter on the comparable day of the month each and each 365 days or on the Sunday following Passover. It turn into ultimately agreed to continually save it on a Sunday each and each 365 days. The church fathers believed it turn into rather basically proper to have fun Easter on a Sunday. The date turn into fixed by ability of the Council of Nicaea in A.D. 325 to be the Sunday after the Paschal, or Passover, moon after the vernal, or spring, equinox. This finished moon takes place on or approximately March 21. One subject with this rule turn into the version in the calendars used at that factor, which brought about some communities to have fun Easter on distinctive days. 3 distinctive calendars have been utilized in previous testomony situations and maximum have been lunar calendars. Lunar calendars are based on the cycles of the moon, which replace slightly each and each 365 days. This makes calculating the right time of the whole moon and spring equinox, in improve, particularly complicated and time ingesting. The Orthodox church calculates it a sprint in a distinctive way. between the alterations is that the whole moon in accordance to which the date of Western Easter is calculated isn't a 'genuine' moon. It does not go through the moderate cyclical alterations in the size of the month. it rather is a 'calendar' moon. Orthodox Easter is calculated by ability of the Julian calendar, which does not thoroughly coordinate with the Gregorian calendar utilized by ability of Western church homes. The Julian calendar inserts a leap 365 days each 4 years, which gets the calendar off sooner or later consistent with century. The Gregorian calendar skips a leap 365 days as quickly as a century to stay precise. actual now, the two calendars are very just about 2 weeks aside. The Julian calendar is going decrease back to the time of Julius Caesar. The Gregorian calendar turn into named after Pope Gregory XIII who, in 1582, set a team of scholarly clergymen to accomplish a remodeling of the calendar to deliver all the calendars and particularly the date of Easter decrease back consistent with the astronomical equinox. regrettably they did not seek for the settlement of the eastern church homes for his or her remodeling of the calendar and the ensuing changing of the date of Easter, and ever because of the fact that then the Lord has had to bear a divided annual party of the Paschal secret of His death and resurrection Jane
2016-12-10 07:05:32
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answer #9
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answered by falacco 4
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It doesn't say what day Christ was born. Others who have more time on their hands than I will have to give you the research in order to tell you why we celebrate it on that day though.
2007-11-27 05:24:12
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answer #10
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answered by bigvol662004 6
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