The Roman Christian historian Sextus Julius Africanus dated Jesus' conception to March 25 (the same date upon which he held that the world was created), which, after nine months in his mother's womb, would result in a December 25 birth.
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It has been suggested that Christians in the fourth century assigned December 25th as Christ's birthday (and hence Christmas) because pagans already observed ...
Dec 7, 2022 · The most popular explanation for the date claims the Church selected December 25th because of pagan celebrations during the same season.
Dec 1, 2023 · Although some speculate today that the Church chose December 25 to coincide with the Roman celebration of the birth of the sun god, a ...
Dec 9, 2022 · The real reason why Christ's birth is celebrated on December 25 is simply because Mary conceived Jesus on March 25. There is certainly a ...
In the Cathedral of Milan, St. Ambrose (d. 397) celebrated Christmas on December 25. Therefore, by the year 400, generally, the birth of Christ was set on ...
Dec 24, 2022 · “The real reason for the selection of Dec. 25 seems to have been that it is exactly nine months after March 25, the traditional date of Jesus' ...
From the fourth century every Western calendar assigns it to 25 December. At Rome, then, the Nativity was celebrated on 25 December before 354; in the East ...
One reason December 25 may have been deemed suitable is its proximity to the winter solstice. After that date the days start to become longer.
After Christmas on 25th December was established in remainder of the East, the baptism of Jesus was celebrated on Epiphany, 6th January there. In the West, ...
