2007-12-25 04:52:21 · 13 answers · asked by pebbles. 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Because it isn't. December 25 is just days after the Winter Solstice, a time when pagans celebrated the return of the sun. The Christmas tree, the lights, the wreaths, the Yule log are all pagan trappings. It's not clear when Jesus was born, but in their efforts to convert pagans, they moved the birth date to 12/25 and allowed the pagans--or coopted them--to keep all the trappings of their holiday.
2007-12-25 11:08:40 · answer #1 · answered by VeggieTart -- Let's Go Caps! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A variety of reasons.
1. Dec. 25 is not mentioned explicitly as his birthday.
2. Some have problems with shepards being in the field Dec. 25.
3. Most 'Americans' use a Greghorian calendar, which is from the Roman Empire and a solar calandar, not a lunar (Jewish) Calendar.
My present 'opinion' is Ddec. 25 is close; as Zechariah saw the angel on Yom Kippur
B) Ellizabeth saw Mary when she was about 6 months pregnant
C) Mary pregancy was probably 9 months (+_ 2 weeks),(Gregorian calendar, 10 months Jewish calendar)
Thus Yom Kippur plus 15 months is around mid-late December)
2007-12-25 05:13:17 · answer #2 · answered by jefferyspringer57@sbcglobal.net 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What I've heard is that Jesus was acutally born at the beginning of September but there was holiday of some sort there (probally pegan) So people moved the holiday to a lesser popular time of the year so they can celabrate his birth and spread the joy of Jesus. December was a ver less celberated month so it was moved to the 25th.
2007-12-25 05:06:26 · answer #3 · answered by yunieyuna2002 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
In the bible, there are verses which indicate that shepherds were out in the fields with their sheep at the time of Jesus' birth. Dec 25 is not in the season when shepherds would be out in the fields.
Christians have adopted the winter solstice holiday (a pagan holiday) to celebrate Jesus' birth to make the conversion to christianity easier for those who insist on keeping the winter solstice.
2007-12-25 04:59:01 · answer #4 · answered by CC 7 · 7⤊ 1⤋
Because nobody knows when he was born (assuming he ever was) so there is a one in 365 chance it was December 25 (366 if is was leap year).
Merry holiday!
2007-12-25 05:11:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's possible that it wasn't. There are rumors that he was born during the summer. But I remember reading that Mary and Joseph were running through the snow looking for a place to stay, so December 25th is either the correct date, or a very good estimate.
2007-12-25 05:04:15 · answer #6 · answered by JT 3 · 1⤊ 4⤋
Some believe the birth to land elsewhere on the calender but see no reason to withdraw from a celebration of our savior.
2007-12-25 07:10:22 · answer #7 · answered by Mike B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because nodoby is for certain.The bible does not mention a date just the fact that is was the cold season at the time of His birth
2007-12-25 06:08:00 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who knows why this day was picked? Jesus probably never actually existed at all. I guess they had to choose some date.
2007-12-25 04:56:41 · answer #9 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 5⤋
because it isn't
2007-12-25 06:26:40 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋