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There are varying accounts of when December 25th became the birthday of the Christ. According to Catholic online, in 336 A.D., the church in Rome decided on the date and made it an official "feast day". According to Christianity .com, the first recorded celebration was in 354.

It seems that by the 3rd century, the beginning of merging of the pagan Saturnalia celebration (in honor of the pagan god Saturn) into Christmas had begun. In addition to the Saturnalia, December 25 was also celebrated as the birth date of the pagan god Tammuz. Before long, the church could see that by importing this celebration into Christianity, they could gain large number of new members.

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