Jesus was born in February and therefore is not related to Christmas. True or False?
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Nobody knows when Jesus was born. There's a 1 in 12 chance that he was born in February.
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He was supposedly born in Autumn sometime is what I heard.
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don't know -wasn't there
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I've heard that He was actually born in the spring. Anyway it wasn't on Dec. 25th for sure. I do not celebrate Christmas and Easter because of this sort of thing.
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i believe he was born in spring, because the consensus was usually done in spring, which was why they couldnt get a room because it was so crowded. i dont know why they chose december for christmas, but i like it better that way. what would be christmas without snow, iceskating, stockings, christmas trees, etc?
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christmas is a festival/holiday to celebrate the birth-not the actual day-that would depend on the type of calender-numeric count used-its a festival of remembrance if you like
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Don't know about February, but it probably wasn't December 25, no. It was adopted from previous celebrations revolving around the winter solstice. Not that this makes celebrating his birth on the 25th inherently evil or anything. IMO it simply adds another story about new life, family and hope into the mix. I love the celebrations, traditions, family gatherings and the odd present - but I'm no christian...
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False. Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ, God the Son. The angel said to them, "Do not be afraid; for behold, I proclaim to you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For today in the city of David a savior has been born for you who is Messiah and Lord. And this will be a sign for you: you will find an infant wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger." And suddenly there was a multitude of the heavenly host with the angel, praising God and saying: "Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests." (Luke 2:10-14) Christmas is in no way a pagan holiday. No one knows the exact day when Jesus was born. If a date close to the winter solstice was chosen for Christmas to make conversion of pagans to Christianity easier then what is the harm of that? One could probably find a pagan holiday close to any date on the calendar. With love in Christ.
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I believe it was (allegedly) most likely early June for the census was taking place then and there were supposedly shepherds watching their flocks at this time (which may not have been happening in December). However, your statement is still false. Jesus's alleged birth is and always will be related to Christmas. Christmas is the celebration of his birth - regardless of when that actually was. Broken down it is "Christ Mass".
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It is generally acknowledged by Bible scholars that December 25 is not the date of Christ’s birth. In fact, the Bible does not pinpoint the date of Jesus’ birth, but it does give us information to the effect that it was not in the winter season We have good evidence for the date of Jesus’ death, both as to the year and the day. For the date of Jesus’ birth, we have evidence for the year and for its occurrence in the fall season. But there is no evidence as to the exact day. Is there a reason why this date is not in the Bible? Apparently so. Jesus gave a definite commandment that the day of his death be commemorated every year, saying: “Keep doing this in remembrance of me.” (Luke 22:19) Since the birth of Jesus was very likely in October, and not in December, and since the Bible shows that it is his death—not his birth—that must be commemorated, Christmas has no significance whatsoever to true Christians. Its celebration is particularly avoided by them because of its pagan origin and practices.
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Absolutely false. No one can strongly establish that Yeshua of Nazareth even literally existed, let alone specifics about birth date.
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if i recall correctly the immaculate conception is celebrated on December 8th so that would make his birth around September. The date of December 25th was chosen to try to counter the Yule a pagan holiday celebrated on or near the winter solstice.
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Christmas is celebrated in December because it was close to the Roman celebration of the winter solstice.
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