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Some facts about Christmas.
No one knows which day of the year Jesus was born
It is a well known fact that December 25 was NOT the day Jesus was born. This day was decided by Emperor Constantine over 350 years after His life on earth.
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How Christmas Day Was Decided: In 360 A.D. Emperor Constantine, follower of Mithras, converted to Christianity after seeing a vision of a cross of light against the sun with a sign that said By this sign shall you conquer. He conquered Rome, established Christianity as the state religion, and declared December 25 th the birthday of Christ.
In 567 A.D. the Council of Tours declared the Twelve Days of Christmas from Christmas to Epiphany (December 25th to January 6th) festival time and made the birth and baptism of Jesus Christ a single celebration. Christmas Day was not an official Roman holiday until Charlemagne became emperor in 800 A.D. Until this point the year of the founding of Rome was the dividing line of all history and had been for a thousand years. Charlemagne had the new dating method put into effect in the East and West. (1, 2)
http://www.tartanplace.com/christmas/xmashistory/constantineconvert.html
© Copyright 1999. Christine O’Keeffe Ver. 1.1. Tuesday, November 28, 2000
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December 25 th coincides with the Winter Solstice and has its origins in the Roman practice of Saturnalia, a week long pagan festival.
Jesus Never tells or even asks anyone to commemorate the day of his birth as a man.
Proverbs 25:2 says,”It is the glory of God to conceal a thing, but the glory of kings is to search out a thing.” [Deut 29:29; Rom 11:33.] Amplified Bible. Only two (Matthew and Mark) of the four gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke and John) even record the events concerning the birth of Jesus. No one knows the exact day that Jesus was born, but we do know that …
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