This is a proven fact.
So why has the holiday not been changed to april?
2007-12-09 16:33:47 · 30 answers · asked by oneakmusic 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I'm not sure about your "proof" about the April date. I am convinced that no one knows for sure when he was born - meaning that the December 25th date is uncertain at best - but it doesn't bother me either way.
2007-12-09 16:54:25 · answer #1 · answered by jimbob 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christmas has been celebrated on the 25 of Dec. for few centuries and it is tradition. There is no reason to change the date now. What is important is that Jesus was born, not when we celebrate it. So no the actually date does not matter to me at all and most Christians have know for awhile that the date was wrong.
2007-12-09 16:53:01 · answer #2 · answered by Tessa 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your "proven fact" is false.
September or October is a much more likely alternative dating, although unless you were actually there, you couldn't know for sure.
Like everything else in Christianity, including ALL the scriptures, the date we celebrate Christmas is a matter of Catholic church tradition.
During the 5th and 6th centuries, the Catholic church managed to document all of the facts about all the key persons and events that led up to the first Christmas, when it compiled and wrote the Roman Martyrology ... and nobody has been able to do any better, since.
2007-12-09 19:14:32 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My Grandmother told me when I was a child that according to the old testament, Jesus was born in the spring. It doesn't bother me. But all those presidents being born on Monday does! I was born in April and really like the white Christmas thing myself so I can get more gifts.
2007-12-09 16:42:47 · answer #4 · answered by Harrisa 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't bother me as it's really not known which exact day He was born on. December 25 is as good a date as any other. The date is not as important as the fact that He came to earth in the first place. We are just used to the December date so it doesn't get changed. Just my opinion.
2007-12-09 16:48:37 · answer #5 · answered by Yo C 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It isn't a proven fact. The fact is no-one knows when He was born. We aren't even certain about the year. Does that mean we shouldn't celebrate His birth?? My neighbors adopted an orphan from China. His birth date is unknown. So they picked a date and celebrate his birthday on that date. Great idea, wouldn't you say?
2007-12-09 16:42:20 · answer #6 · answered by PaulCyp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No--it doesn't bother me at all. It's just another reason that I think this whole commercial "Christmas" powershopping season is doo doo.
Celebrate Christ's birth by loving others--all year round.
Edit--Yeah, Arnie, I lived in Hawaii, and I loved having "Christmas" on the beach. After my Phillipino neighbors cooked stuff for the whole block. Nothing like mele kalilimaka
2007-12-09 16:41:40 · answer #7 · answered by colebolegooglygooglyhammerhead 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
April 6, right?
2007-12-09 16:38:03 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't bother me. While it's pretty certain that he was not born in winter, we don't know for sure that he was born in April. (Some scholars say September). The December 25 date, of course, comes from pagan religious practices.
2007-12-09 16:51:18 · answer #9 · answered by David S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why change it? This is a good time of year to bring the family together and to remember Christ. I don't think He minds either, so long as we actually remember Him and we don't focus of the receiving of things.
Plus this way we remember Him twice each year instead of combining Easter and Christmas into one Holiday season.
2007-12-09 16:45:51 · answer #10 · answered by moonman 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋