Why Do We Celebrate Christmas On The 25
By 336 a d the roman church calendar definitively records a nativity celebration by western christians on this date.
Why do we celebrate christmas on the 25. One theory holds that this is the right date postulating that zachary was high priest and that the day of atonement fell on september 24 ergo john the baptist was born on june 24 and christ dropped in exactly six months later on december 25. Nobody knows exactly why christ s birthday is celebrated on december 25. Most christians today probably can t imagine christmas on any other day than december 25 but it wasn t always that way. The christmas story jesus s birth happened during the fall.
Introduction we first look at the historical evidence of when the nativity of jesus was first celebrated as a feast in rome and at the theories put forward to explain why it began to be celebrated on that day. Luke 2 8 states that when jesus was born shepherds were keeping watch over their flocks in the fields. Christmas is celebrated to remember the birth of of jesus christ who christians believe is the son of god. Ultimately december 25 was chosen perhaps as early as a d.
No date is given in the bible so why do we celebrate it on the 25th december. The name christmas comes from the mass of christ or jesus. Patrick duffy explains what we do celebrate on 25th december and why. December 25 is the traditional anniversary of the birth of christ but most scholars are unsure about the true date for christ s birth.
A mass service which is sometimes called communion or eucharist is where. Christmas is celebrated to remember the birth of jesus christ. Christmas day is the perfect day to celebrate the birth of christ. When was jesus actually born.
In fact for the first three centuries of christianity s existence. Also the birth of jesus probably didn t happen in the year 1 but slightly earlier somewhere between 2 bce bc and 7 bce bc possibly in 4 bce bc there isn t a 0 the years go. Since december is considered festive by the christians it is but proper to give tribute to the savior of the world jesus christ by celebrating his special day on the 25th. We celebrate his birth on dec 25 because it was the birth date of many pagan deities.
The origin of christmas. As a believer of jesus christ we must know what this day is all about and why we christians celebrate christmas on the 25 th of december all around the world. The early christians certainly had many arguments as to when it should be celebrated.