Monday, December 2, 2013

What's So Special about Dec 25

December 25th is the date that most of the world celebrates Christmas day, the birth date of Christ.

No one knows the exact date of the birth of Christ.  Neither the New Testament nor any other historical record makes a claim as to the exact date on which Christ was born.  Early on, the Church considered many different dates.

January 2
 March 21
  March 25
   April 18
    April 19
     May 20
      May 28
       November 17
        November 20

In the fourth century the Western Church observed December 25 and eventually Eastern Churches followed suit.  And so it is today.

December 25 was selected to line up with several pagan Roman holidays in celebration of the winter solstice and worship of the sun.

However, December 25 has become a landing place for us for centuries, and it is now considered as a hallowed date on which we commemorate the birth of the baby who changed the course of the world. 

Merry Christmas one and all!

P Michael Biggs
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