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Jesus Christ was not born on Dec. 25

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JTSimon:
For those who don't know  ;D


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Long before Santa Claus and shopping sprees became nearly synonymous with the winter holiday, Christmas was simply a Christian religious celebration marking the birth of Jesus. The word "Christmas" refers to a mass on Christ's day. It is celebrated on December 25, although many Orthodox Christians celebrate on January 7.

Pope Julius I chose December 25 as Christmas Day in the 4th century, likely in an effort to merge the Roman Saturnalia festival with the Christian holiday. Saturnalia was a winter solstice celebration of Saturn, the pagan god of agriculture.

Sources: CNN, Encyclopædia Britannica
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My parents are Orthodox Christians so no gifts/turkey today but we got a cherry pie in the oven  ;D So I'll expect the Santa smilies in enforce until then Overseer  ;D

Trauma-san:
Yeah, it's just the day we celebrate it, since we don't know the actual date.  Mormons believe that Christ was actually born on Easter, and was resurrected on his birthday.  

M Dogg™:

--- Quote from: Trauma on December 25, 2003, 04:49:12 PM ---Yeah, it's just the day we celebrate it, since we don't know the actual date.  Mormons believe that Christ was actually born on Easter, and was resurrected on his birthday.  

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Yeah... I actually heard they can scientifically prove that Jesus was born on April 6, and dies on April 6, whihch would be Easter back then. So who knows. But since no one can agree for sure, we celebrate on December 25, and it's cool because New Years is the next week. Merry Christmas one and all.

Smoke:
Well maybe i've studied Roman history/christian religion more (since i'm Italian), but yes, it's just a custom date.

mauzip:
on the real, why would you give a fuck about the birth hof someone more than 2 millennia ago :-X

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