Starting of a new era
Another Answer:
The year '0' does not exist in the Anno Domini (AD - year of our Lord) system that is commonly used in the Gregorian and Julian calendars. It does exist in the astronomical year numbering system and is equivalent to 1 BC in the other two Roman methods.
Many biblical scholars would date the birth of Christ to mid-late September to mid-late October in the year 5-4 BC around the time of the Jewish New Year.
The year it originated was 0 because that was when Jesus was born
There is no person who was born in the year 0. The concept of the year 0 does not exist in the Gregorian calendar system. The Gregorian calendar starts with the year 1 AD (Anno Domini), with the year immediately preceding it being 1 BC (Before Christ).
There was no year zero, so nothing happened.
When Jesus was born (year 0, give or take 400 years)
Jesus was not born in 0 AD. The concept of the year 0 AD does not exist in the Gregorian calendar system. Historians generally believe that Jesus was born between 6 and 4 BC based on various historical and biblical sources. The Gregorian calendar starts with the year 1 AD, so Jesus would have been born before that.
Before Christ= BC After Christ= AD With that being stated, Jesus was born in Year 0
Jesus Christ of Nazerath, son of God, savior of the world, born December 24, 0 AD died in 33 AD. But will return...
Yes, at least on the calender America uses, which I believe is the Roman calender.
No, 4 BC !
2011 years ago before Christ was born, the time went back wards. When Christ was born, the time started going forward, therefore, it is easy to tell when Christ was born. ( what year it is, that is the year that Christ was born. ) ( Christ is Jesus. )
By all accounts, Anno Domini (the year of Our Lord) started 4 years after Jesus Christ was born. It depends on who you use for reference. In any case, The year now is 2009 so year 0 would have been 2010 years before. Think of it like a birthday...a baby's first birthday is the day it was born (year 0).
The Christmas Story, (Jesus, Joseph, Mary) is, as I'm writing this, 2016 years old. You know "A.D."? That means "in the year of our Lord". So, 0 A.D. would've been when Jesus was born. The present year A.D. is how old the Christmas Story is.