Is Dec 25th the actual birthdate of Jesus Christ?
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No, it was one of many pagan festivals introduced into the perversion of Christianity that was the catholic church. The best guess is that Christ was born around Purim, a festival of the Jews. This ties in with the enrollment/taxation Luke describes.
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Here is the information that I have found on this\n\nIn which year was Jesus born?\nHistory records that Herod the Great died (Mt. 2:19) in 4 BC, so, if Jesus was born within Herod’s reign, as Matthew states (Mt. 2:1), then He must have been born before 4 BC.\n\nThe Star of Bethlehem (Beit Lechem in Hebrew) (Mt. 2:2) may have been a comet, or a planetary conjunction between Venus and Jupiter on March 11th in 5 BC, or another conjunction between Venus and the crescent of the 3-day old New Moon on April 10th 5 BC (which would have combined to look like a comet's tail), but modern astronomers' best guess is that it was a nova (a star undergoing a temporary outburst of radiation) in the constellation of Aquila, also in 5 BC – it is now only a 16th-magnitude star. We don't really know which of these was the Star of Bethlehem, but we can be pretty sure the year was 5 BC!\n\nSome people think that this shows that Jesus must have been born in the Spring of 5 BC, but they are ignoring the fact that, if Herod wanted to kill all boys under the age of two (Mt. 2:16), it was probably because Jesus was about one year old at the time. Thus, Jesus was probably born in the previous year – 6 BC.\n\nLuke tells that a census was ordered by Augustus (Lk. 2:1) and carried out by Quirinius (or Cyrenius), the governor of Syria (Lk. 2:2). Now, Quirinius was "legat" of Syria in 6 AD, but many bible historians hold the opinion that he was also in office (as a consul) 13 years earlier (i.e. in 8 BC), and newer research has found that there was a census ordered by Rome in 12 BC, which was not concluded until after 7 BC (orders took time, and Syria was on the edge of the Roman Empire!) Thus, if Jesus was born in 6 BC, it is still possible that Luke’s account is historically accurate.\n\nAt what time of year was Jesus born?\nLk. 2:1 tells us that at this time Caesar Augustus had decreed that all the world should be taxed. We may be assured that Quirinius would not have ordered a census to be taken in winter, at the worst possible period for travel; but Luke's account that the shepherds were abiding in the field keeping watch over their flocks by night (Lk. 2:8) lets us know that Jesus was born in summer or early autumn. Since December is cold and rainy in Judea, it is likely the shepherds would have sought shelter for their flocks at night.\n\nIf we are going to narrow down the date of Jesus's birth any further, it is going to be necessary to understand how the Hebrew calendar worked.
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Born on december 5\n1377 - Jianwen Emperor of China (d. 1402) \n1443 - Pope Julius II (d. 1513) \n1495 - Nicolas Cleynaerts, Flemish grammarian (d. 1542) \n1537 - Ashikaga Yoshiaki, Japanese shogun (d. 1597) \n1539 - Fausto Paolo Sozzini, Italian theologian (d. 1604) \n1547 - Ubbo Emmius, Dutch historian and geographer (d. 1625) \n1595 - Henry Lawes, English composer (d. 1662) \n1661 - Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford and Mortimer, English statesman (d. 1724) \n1687 - Francesco Geminiani, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1762) \n1782 - Martin Van Buren, 8th President of the United States (d. 1862) \n1803 - Fyodor Ivanovich Tyutchev, Russian poet (d. 1873) \n1820 - Afanasy Fet, Russian poet (d. 1892) \n1822 - Elizabeth Cary Agassiz, American college president (d. 1907) \n1830 - Christina Rossetti, British poet (d. 1894) \n1839 - George Armstrong Custer, American general (d. 1876) \n1841 - Marcus Daly, American mining tycoon (d. 1900) \n1855 - Clinton Hart Merriam, American ornithologist (d. 1942) \n1859 - John Jellicoe, British admiral (d. 1935) \n1867 - Józef Piłsudski, Polish revolutionary and statesman (d. 1935) \n1868 - Arnold Sommerfeld, German physicist (d. 1951) \n1869 - Ellis Parker Butler, American author (d. 1937) \n1870 - Vítězslav Novák, Czech composer (d. 1949) \n1871 - Bill Pickett, American rodeo performer (d. 1932) \n1872 - Harry Nelson Pillsbury, American chess player (d. 1906) \n1875 - Sir Arthur Currie, Canadian soldier (d. 1933) \n1879 - Clyde Cessna, American airplane manufacturer (d. 1954) \n1886 - Rose Wilder Lane, American writer and reporter (d. 1968) \n1890 - David Bomberg, British painter (d. 1957) \n1890 - Fritz Lang, Austrian-born film director (d. 1976) \n1892 - Ferdinand Schörner, German field marshal (d. 1973) \n1895 - Elbert Frank Cox, American mathematician \n1896 - Carl Ferdinand Cori, Austrian-born biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1984) \n1898 - Grace Moore, American soprano (d. 1947} \n1901 - Walt Disney, American animated film producer (d. 1966) \n1901 - Milton H. Erickson, American psychiatrist (d. 1980) \n1901 - Werner Heisenberg, German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1976) \n1902 - Strom Thurmond, American politician (d. 2003) \n1903 - Johannes Heesters, Dutch singer and actor \n1903 - Cecil Frank Powell, British physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1969) \n1906 - Otto Preminger, Austrian-born director, producer, and actor (d. 1986) \n1907 - Giuseppe Occhialini, Italian physicist (d. 1993) \n1911 - Władysław Szpilman, Polish pianist (d. 2000) \n1914 - Hans Hellmut Kirst, German author (d. 1989) \n1927 - Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand \n1932 - Sheldon Lee Glashow, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate \n1932 - Little Richard (Richard Wayne Penniman), American singer and pianist \n1934 - Joan Didion, American writer \n1935 - Calvin Trillin, American writer \n1940 - Peter Pohl, Swedish writer \n1943 - Eva Joly, Norwegian-born French magistrate \n1944 - Jeroen Krabbé, Dutch actor \n1946 - José Carreras, Spanish tenor \n1947 - Jim Messina, American musician (Buffalo Springfield) \n1947 - Jim Plunkett, American football player \n1949 - Ray Comfort, New Zealand evangelist \n1950 - Camarón de la Isla, Spanish flamenco singer (d. 1992) \n1950 - Osvaldo Golijov, Argentine-born composer \n1953 - Larry Zbyszko, American professional wrestler \n1956 - Brian Backer, American actor \n1956 - Krystian Zimerman, Polish pianist \n1957 - Art Monk, American football player \n1958 - Dean Erickson, American actor \n1960 - Jack Russell, American singer (Great White (band)) \n1962 - José Cura, Argentine tenor \n1963 - Eddie 'the Eagle' Edwards, British skier \n1965 - Johnny Rzeznik American singer (Goo Goo Dolls) \n1967 - Gary Allan, American singer \n1968 - Margaret Cho, American comedian and actress \n1968 - Lisa Marie, American model and actress \n1973 - Luboš Motl, Czech physicist \n1975 - Ronnie O'Sullivan, British snooker player \n1976 - Amy Acker, American actr
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The Greek and Russian orthodox churches celebrate Christmas 13 days after Dec. 25th (the day on which the birt of Christ is observed -- even though Christ's birthday more than likely took place in the middle of September (see http://www.zoomnet.net/~bbratt/jc-born.html for the rationale for that argument). This 13th day after the 25th is meant to represent the holiday referred to as Epiphany (or Three Kings Day). Epiphany is the day it is believed that the three wise men finally found Jesus in the manger.\n\nIn summation, the 12 days of Christmas are the 12 days between Christ's birth and the day when the the three wise men arrived to greet his arrival.
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first of what is of importance is the fact that no where in the bible did Jesus command anyone to celebrate his birthday. he said to celebrate his death but not his birth.  in the third century of our common era as the roman empire was in decline . Constantine in order to solidify his power over the empire merged the Christian faith and the pagan faith, into one, a lot of the false doctrine that we now claim as christian came into being.  Jesus was born when the sheep where in the fields history has shown that DEC is still to cold to keep the flocks out at night.  the Christmas tree came into being in The 19th century, and Santa Claus as we know him today was started in the 17th century, the English oxford dictionary published in 1904 under Santa Claus says see Old nick. under old nick it says Satan the Devil.  the pagans in  Constantine time celebrated the winter solace, and a lot of its pagan roots are in Christmas today the giving of gifts , the mistletoe, etc
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Christ was born in the Winter of B.C. 5 or Spring of B.C. 4.  Christ was crucified on April 3, A.D. 33. That would make Jesus 37 to 38 years old.
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My sister was december 30 1964 cool are you born on that date?please pick me for best answer
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Not according to historians. It is believed that he was born some time in September.\n I found this:.\nWas Jesus born on December 25, or in December at all? Although it's not impossible, it seems unlikely. The Bible does not specify a date or month. One problem with December is that it would be unusual for shepherds to be "abiding in the field" at this cold time of year when fields were unproductive. The normal practice was to keep the flocks in the fields from Spring to Autumn. Also, winter would likely be an especially difficult time for pregnant Mary to travel the long distance from Nazareth to Bethlehem (70 miles). \n\n"A more probable time would be late September, the time of the annual Feast of Tabernacles, when such travel was commonly accepted. Thus, it is rather commonly believed (though not certain) that Jesus' birth was around the last of September. The conception of Christ, however, may have taken place in late December of the previous year. Our Christmas celebration may well be recognized as an honored observation of the incarnation of 'the Word made flesh' (John 1:14).
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No one knows what day Jesus Christ was born on. From the biblical description, most historians believe that his birth probably occurred in September, approximately six months after Passover. One thing they agree on is that it is very unlikely that Jesus was born in December, since the bible records shepherds tending their sheep in the fields on that night. This is quite unlikely to have happened during a cold Judean winter. So why do we celebrate Christ’s birthday as Christmas, on December the 25th? \n\n\nThe answer lies in the pagan origins of Christmas. In ancient Babylon, the feast of the Son of Isis (Goddess of Nature) was celebrated on December 25. Raucous partying, gluttonous eating and drinking, and gift-giving were traditions of this feast. \n\n\n \nIn Rome, the Winter Solstice was celebrated many years before the birth of Christ. The Romans called their winter holiday Saturnalia, honoring Saturn, the God of Agriculture. In January, they observed the Kalends of January, which represented the triumph of life over death. This whole season was called Dies Natalis Invicti Solis, the Birthday of the Unconquered Sun. The festival season was marked by much merrymaking. It is in ancient Rome that the tradition of the Mummers was born. The Mummers were groups of costumed singers and dancers who traveled from house to house entertaining their neighbors. From this, the Christmas tradition of caroling was born. \n\n\nIn northern Europe, many other traditions that we now consider part of Christian worship were begun long before the participants had ever heard of Christ. The pagans of northern Europe celebrated the their own winter solstice, known as Yule. Yule was symbolic of the pagan Sun God, Mithras, being born, and was observed on the shortest day of the year. As the Sun God grew and matured, the days became longer and warmer. It was customary to light a candle to encourage Mithras, and the sun, to reappear next year. \n\n\nHuge Yule logs were burned in honor of the sun. The word Yule itself means “wheel,” the wheel being a pagan symbol for the sun. Mistletoe was considered a sacred plant, and the custom of kissing under the mistletoe began as a fertility ritual. Hollyberries were thought to be a food of the gods. \n\n\nThe tree is the one symbol that unites almost all the northern European winter solstices. Live evergreen trees were often brought into homes during the harsh winters as a reminder to inhabitants that soon their crops would grow again. Evergreen boughs were sometimes carried as totems of good luck and were often present at weddings, representing fertility. The Druids used the tree as a religious symbol, holding their sacred ceremonies while surrounding and worshipping huge trees. \n\n\nIn 350, Pope Julius I declared that Christ’s birth would be celebrated on December 25. There is little doubt that he was trying to make it as painless as possible for pagan Romans (who remained a majority at that time) to convert to Christianity. The new religion went down a bit easier, knowing that their feasts would not be taken away from them. \n\n\nChristmas (Christ-Mass) as we know it today, most historians agree, began in Germany, though Catholics and Lutherans still disagree about which church celebrated it first. The earliest record of an evergreen being decorated in a Christian celebration was in 1521 in the Alsace region of Germany. A prominent Lutheran minister of the day cried blasphemy: “Better that they should look to the true tree of life, Christ.” \nThe controversy continues even today in some fundamentalist sects.
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Well I am a muslim, I have christian relatives.. Id say it all depends on your beliefs.. If you take Christmas for what it is.. celebrating Jesus's birthday and not anything to do with Santa and the north pole, and snow etc... Then summer might be closer to the real birthdate.. I mean. Jesus was probably born more towards the summer months anyways.. It was in the middle east, during the time when the lambs are born, thats in late spring or early fall.. (maybe summer)..
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I have some of the answers; I will go through your list:\nChristmas- Not only the JW but many other denominations are against the commercialization of Christmas. Many people know that the celebration of Christmas on December 25 was just a catholic means to fool the pagans into using their celebrations of the winter equinox as a religious event. True Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus every day. The Bible doesn’t say exactly when Jesus was born, but if you have ever been to Israel you know that the shepherds are not watching there flocks by night all seated on the ground. Any shepherd worth his salt has his sheep in a shelter and he is home in front of a good fire as winter in Israel can get very cold.\nHalloween- This one should be obvious. Christians or even JW don’t allow for the celebrating of demons. \nMother’s day and Father’s Day- This is just basics, the commandments say we should honor our Father and Mother… That means all the time not one just a special day.\nBirthday- Here is where the JW’s get a little strange; in a birthday celebration for King Herod a young girl pleases him with her dance. He gives his word that she can have anything she wanted. What she wanted was the head of john the Baptist on a platter. Herod granted this wish. So the beheading of John the Baptist has been associated with birthdays so the JW’s do nothing to celebrate birthdays.
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Jesus Christ: The Real Story\n\nWas Jesus Born on Dec. 25?\n\nMost people assume Jesus was born on Dec. 25. After all, that's the date celebrated throughout the world as the day of His birth. A careful analysis of Scripture, however, clearly indicates that Dec. 25 is an unlikely date for Christ's birth. Here are two primary reasons:\n\nFirst, we know that shepherds were in the fields watching their flocks at night at the time of Jesus' birth (Luke 2:7-8). However, shepherds did not remain in the fields of Judea at night during December due to lack of forage and the bad weather. According to Celebrations: The Complete Book of American Holidays, Luke's account "suggests that Jesus may have been born in summer or early fall. Since December is cold and rainy in Judea, it is likely the shepherds would have sought shelter for their flocks at night" (p. 309).\n\nSimilarly, The Interpreter's One-Volume Commentary says this passage argues "against the birth [of Christ] occurring on Dec. 25 since the weather would not have permitted" shepherds watching over their flocks in the fields at night.\n\nSecond, Jesus' parents came to Bethlehem to register in a Roman census (Luke 2:1-4). The Romans would have known better than to have taken such a census in the dead of winter, when temperatures often dropped below freezing and roads were in poor condition for traveling. Taking a census under such conditions would have been self-defeating.\n\nSo if Jesus Christ was not born on Dec. 25, does the Bible indicate when He was born? The biblical accounts point to the autumn of the year (in the northern hemisphere) as the most likely time of Jesus' birth, based on details of the conception and birth of John the Baptist. \n\nSince Elizabeth (John's mother) was in her sixth month of pregnancy when Jesus was conceived (Luke 1:24-36), we can determine the approximate time of year Jesus was born if we know when John was born. John's father, Zacharias, was a priest serving in the Jerusalem temple during the course of Abijah (Luke 1:5). Historical calculations indicate this course of service corresponded to June 13-19 in that year (The Companion Bible, 1974, Appendix 179, p. 200). \n\nIt was during this time of temple service that Zacharias learned that he and his wife, Elizabeth, would have a child (Luke 1:8-13). After he completed his service and traveled home, Elizabeth conceived (verses 23-24). Assuming John's conception took place near the end of June, adding nine months brings us to the end of March as the most likely time for John's birth. Adding another six months (the difference in ages between John and Jesus) brings us to the end of September as the likely time of Jesus' birth.\n\nAlthough it is difficult to determine the first time anyone celebrated Dec. 25 as Christmas, historians are in general agreement that it was sometime during the fourth century.\n\nThis is an amazingly late date. Christmas was not observed in Rome, the capital of the Roman Empire, until about 300 years after Christ's death. Its origins cannot be traced back to either the teachings or practices of the earliest Christians. To learn more about the origins of Christmas, request or download your free copy of the booklet Holidays or Holy Days: Does It Matter Which Days We Keep?\n\nHolidays or Holy Days: Does It Matter Which Days We Keep?\nTHIS PUBLICATION IS NOT TO BE SOLD. It is a free educational service in the public interest, published by the United Church of God, an International Association.\n\n© 1999, 2001, 2004, 2006 United Church of God, an International Association\nAll rights reserved. Printed in U.S.A.\nScriptures in this booklet are quoted from the New King James Version\n(© 1988 Thomas Nelson, Inc., publishers) unless otherwise noted.\n\nAuthor: David Treybig Contributing writers: Scott Ashley, John Ross Schroeder\n\nEditorial reviewers: John Bald, Roger Foster, Jim Franks, Bruce Gore, Paul Ki
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2006 CE (common era). BC and AD were changed to "Before Common Era (BCE) and CE. They're based on the same numbering, so many people argue that it's just a dumb PC way of saying BC and AD. \n\nMore importantly, perhaps, is that 1 AD was most likely NOT the birth date of Jesus (http://www.aloha.net/~mikesch/year.htm). He was most likely born around 5 AD. Remember measurement tools weren't quite as accurate back then. At the end of the day it's just about standardization. Jesus was also probably born in the summer, not December. But that date fit with the holidays of other religious at the time Christanity was spreading. It's always been about what's easiest...
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Ther is no evidence that Christ was born on december 25
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Examine the Biblical account regarding the "gift of the Magi". You will find it recorded in Matthew’s Gospel, chapter 2. There is no mention of any birthday celebration, nor is any specific time given, though obviously it was some time after Jesus’ birth. In verse 1, Matthew calls the visitors “astrologers [Greek, ma´goi] from eastern parts,” hence pagans with no knowledge of Jehovah God. The star these men followed led them, not directly to Jesus’ birthplace in Bethlehem, but to Jerusalem, where King Herod ruled.\n\nWhen this wicked ruler heard them inquiring about “the one born king of the Jews,” he sought out the priests to find exactly “where the Christ was to be born” so that he could have the child killed. The priests answered by quoting Micah’s prophecy that located Messiah’s birthplace in Bethlehem. (Micah 5:2) Herod hypocritically instructed his visitors: “Go make a careful search for the young child, and when you have found it report back to me, that I too may go and do it obeisance.” The astrologers went on their way, and the star “went ahead of them, until it came to a stop above where the young child was.” Notice that he is described as a “young child,” not as a newborn baby.—Matthew 2:1-10.\n\nAs befitted Oriental magnates visiting a ruler, the pagan astrologers fell down and “presented [the young child] with gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh.” Matthew adds: “However, because they were given divine warning in a dream not to return to Herod, they withdrew to their country by another way.”—Matthew 2:11, 12.\n\nFrom this brief Scriptural account, some people might attempt to find support for their Christmas gift giving. Nevertheless, Discovering Christmas Customs and Folklore explains that the current custom of giving gifts finds its roots in the Saturnalia gifts that Romans offered their poor neighbors. “The early church . . . cleverly transferred its significance to a ritual commemoration of the gifts of the Magi.” What a contrast this is to the true worshipers—such as the humble shepherds—who simply praised God at Jesus’ birth!
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I would chear. Christmas is stupid. Where in the Bible does it say Jesus was born December 25? It's a big lie.
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The date December 25th, came from the Romans when the Juian calendar proclaimed in 46 C.E. that the winter solstice was December 25th.  (It was later chnged to December 21st.) The pagan Romans celebrated the winter solstice.  Yes the Catholics took over Rome and adopted the partying and claimed it was their holiday. Many christmas traditions were taken from pagan traditions.