4 Jan
2025
4 Jan
'25
8:03 p.m.
Felix Miata via tde-users wrote:
"Jesus was most likely not born the 25th of
December. He was probably born
in the fall. That was a date that was adopted by the church because it was
the winter solstice and it was already a popular holiday in the Roman
Empire. So the date for the 25th of December was really adopted from the
pagans."
A little bit late, that I am reading this, I got stuck in a black out in the
mountains where we had 1 meter of snow :)
In any case it is true that the reason we celebrate Christmas on the 24th
(not 25th) is that this is the first day of the year when the day starts
getting longer after it was getting shorter until 21st. It is indeed the
winter solstice that was celebrated in the Roman Empire, but we know Jesus
is the light and the truth, so the light is born on 24th thus Jesus is born
on the 24th as a symbol for the truth.
If one knows how to read the New Testament, everything is very simple and
clear.
BR