The Christmas celebrations started in Rome, about 336 CE, during the time of the Roman Emperor Constantine. Easter was the main holiday for Christians. One theory that has been often spoken off as the reason for declaring December 25th as ‘Christmas’ is that Pope Julius saw the date coincided with the winter solstice and the Jewish Hannukah, which were already times of celebration, so let the festivities be enhanced during this period.įor over three hundred years after the birth of Jesus of Nazareth, there were no birthday celebrations for Him. In fact, there is a massive debate in the Christian community that it is entirely possible that Jesus was born in September and not December. It was in the late 330s AD, that Pope Julius 1 had declared: “December 25th, Christ born in Bethlehem, Judea”, despite the fact that the Bible is silent on his date of birth. The date (December 25) was randomly fixed by an enterprising Pope.
What we ‘know’ in this respect is a result of an arbitrary decision or at best, only a guess. Interestingly, the date and the time of His birth are surprisingly missing. All that Biblical gospels of Luke and Matthew tell us is that Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea to a virgin called Mary and His birth was caused by “divine intervention”, without a biological father. The Holy Bible is silent about the timing of His birth and there are no other historical documents on this subject either. Ironically we celebrate Christ’s birthday, without knowing the date of His birth for sure. However, there are several controversies surrounding the birth of Christ and the celebration of Christmas as we know it today. While coping valiantly with COVID, the beleaguered world is also busy planning New Year and Christmas celebrations.
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