Is Christmas really the day that Jesus was born?

Answer 1

No. It was in the late fourth century that the Christian religion decided to appropriate the date on which the birth of the sun god was celebrated, in order to prevent uncommitted Christians from attending the pagan festivities.

Answer 2

AnswerThat's what many of us have been taught, but in reality from reading the Bible and scientists studying plant life mentioned in the Bible, they feel that Jesus was born in the Spring. No one will ever know for sure. I prefer to celebrate Jesus' birthday on Christmas.

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AnswerSome think Jesus was born on the month of September. HeresyWhen Constantine created the "Universal Church" to unite Europe he took parts of all local religions and convinced everyone (sometimes at the point of a sword) that their religion fit perfectly. The Winter Festival of Nordic religions was the time for rebirth since they were able to detect that the Sun had started north again. It was the first that they were able to notice that the midday shadow was starting to get shorter. Constantine claimed that Christmas was the day that Jesus was born and since nobody was smart enough to contradict, they all went along. More thoughts on December 25Yes it is unlikely for shepherds to have been out in the fields tending sheep considering that it is winter in the Northern Hemisphere at that time. Also,it is unlikely to have been a great time to have called a taxing given that huge amounts of traveling on foot were involved.

There is a common assumption that the Bible says December is the time of Jesus' birth, but you wont find it -it is a tradition and an error of fallible mankind. Christ's birth was a remarkable happening but isn't the main event and so is not pinpointed in time as the resurrection is more closely. So none of the above calls into question the Bible or God's credibility. The date isn't as important as the implications of the event.

AnswerIn what month and on what day of the month was he born?

Not one of his biographers is prepared to tell; primitive Christians did not know; the church has never been able to determine this. A hundred different opinions regarding it have been expressed by Christian scholars. Wagenseil places it in February, Paulius in March, Greswell in April, Liechtenstein in June, Strong in August, Lightfoot in September, and Newcome in October. Clinton says that he was born in the spring, Larchur says that he was born in the fall. Some early Christians believed that it occurred on the 5th of January; others the 19th of April; others still on the 20th of May. The Eastern church believed that he was born on the 7th of January. The church of Rome, in the fourth century, selected the 25th of December on which to celebrate the anniversary of his birth; and this date has been accepted by the greater portion of the Christian world.

Actually Jesus' birth date is not actually shown anywhere, they just said that December 25th will be the celebration date for Jesus' birth, but it is not his actual birthday.

Nowhere in the Bible does it mention when Jesus was born. But it does mention that when he was born there were shepherds outside with their sheep, and if you investigate the climate where Jesus was born during December you will see that it's cold and snowy with common ice storms. Therefore Christmas Day is a holiday with pagan origins which was adopted by the Catholic religion.

December 25 was a sacred day where the pagan people would celebrate the god Saturn or the god of agriculture (Encyclopedia of the Catholic Religion).

You can see that December 25 was adopted to match the dates.

Jesus said to commemorate his death, not his birthday.

Answer:Jesus was Born in the Fall/Autumn. Read The bible.

Answer 3

No. The shepherds were out in the fields watching their flocks at night. This would not have been the case on December 25th but this date has come into use, some considering it to be around the time of Jesus' conception. The exact date is not known anyway. Even when a well known person's birthday is known the birthday is not necessarily celebrated publicly on that day. The Queen of England's birthday is a prime example of this.

Answer 4

No, Christmas is the Pagan festival whose date was borrowed by the early Christians since it was a popular date.

Jesus the Christ was most likely born in April. There is not a lot of scriptural data for this, but scientists have used computers to see where the stars were in the sky back then in that general time, and it turns out that a totally unbelievable group of stars and planets were lined up with each other in April in the year He was assumed born.

The alignment of these stars and planets would have been nearly as bright as the moon.

*Those scientists should have checked The Bible for info because that would be the first place I would look. I probably know more about Jesus Christ then them and I'm eleven!

Answer 5

Not as far as we know, although it has at least a 1/356 chance of being accurate. Christmas is not meant to be THE birthday of Christ, but instead it is a celebration of His birth, not His birthday itself. Birthdays were not even a celebrated event until well after the death of Christ. The idea of birthdays actually originated during the intense persecution of Christians. When a Christian was killed or died, one year later their friends, church, and family would gather to celebrate their 'birthday' of 'being reborn in heaven'. Therefor, Christ's birthday was never recorded, nor would it have even be an idea for anyone to think of recording.

Answer 6

Most Christian historians believe not. They believe He was born in May, June, or July.

Answer 7

No. No one knows exactly when Jesus was born. December 25th was selected to celebrate his birth for convenience, but it was an existing pagan winter solstice festival.

Answer 8

Yes, Christians celebrate Jesus' birthday on Christmas.

Answer 9

No, the date was borrowed from the Roman festival Saturnalia after Constantine legalized Christianity in the Roman Empire.