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- Christmas is believed to have first been celebrated in 336 AD by the Romans, but it did not become a widespread Christian festival until the ninth century. It is held on December 25 each year to mark the birth of Jesus Christ, who Christians believe is the Son of God.
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A: We understand your concern about our traditional celebration of Christmas. The exact date of Jesus’ birth is not recorded in the Scriptures. “The Evangelical Dictionary of Theology” explains that the earliest Christians did not have a time when they regularly observed Christ’s birth.
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On December 25, Christians around the world will gather to celebrate Jesus’ birth. Joyful carols, special liturgies, brightly wrapped gifts, festive foods—these all characterize the feast today, at least in the northern hemisphere.
Dec 24, 2012 · The first official mention of December 25 as a holiday honoring Jesus’ birthday appears in an early Roman calendar from AD 336. But was Jesus really born on December 25 in the first...
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The tradition for December 25th is actually quite ancient. Hippolytus, in the second century A.D., argued that this was Christ's birthday. Meanwhile, in the Eastern Church, January 6th was the date followed. But in the fourth century, John Chrysostom argued that December 25th was the correct date and from that day till now, the Church in the East, ...
What is it that birthdays celebrate? I think there is a simple answer to that… Birthdays celebrate beginnings, and the celebration of Christmas is both a birthday and a beginning in more ways than one. Christmas marks a first breath, in the way that every one of our birthdays mark the first day that a member of our family lived outside the womb. Bu...
In Bible times it was possibly similar. You may not have celebrated your birthday until there was something very definite to celebrate. When a child’s life was not so secure due to sickness and disease, it is likely that a family did not want to mark the passing of the years until the child was older. Birthdays, as we understand them, were not some...
We need to get back to realizing why we celebrate birthdays— and in particular HIS! 1. A birthday is a beginning... 1. His birthday is the beginning, the beginning of the Good News of salvation. 1. It’s the start of something real, the salvation of sinners. 1. We celebrate the birth, because it foreshadows a death, and then reveals a resurrection. ...
It takes a child to really get excited about a birthday, doesn’t it? You know what I mean — really excited! Eyes-popping, breath-holding, jumping-up-and-down-on-the-spot excited. Birthdays in my family took a bit of a back seat for a while until the next generation started to arrive. Now, no birthday in my family goes by un-noted. Every passing yea...
Dec 25, 2023 · It’s that time of year again, when many Christians encounter claims that pagan deities predating Jesus Christ were born on December 25. In popular films, internet videos, and other media, you can find long lists of gods who were supposedly born on the same day.
Dec 20, 2022 · Christians celebrate Christmas on December 25th. They say that Jesus’ exact birthday is unknown, however, based on the Scriptures, some believed it to be in early spring. The Editors of Britannica share that the remembrance of Jesus’ birth began in the 2nd century.
Jan 14, 2024 · The exact date of Jesus’s birth is unknown, yet December 25 has been celebrated as Jesus’s birthday for over 1600 years. If you’re short on time, here’s a quick answer to your question: Early Christians chose December 25 to line up with existing midwinter festivals.
