Is December 25th really the day Jesus was born?
A.) Yes. Sort of. But we count our calendar from New Year’s Day, and supposedly that’s how old Jesus is. My guess is that Jesus started to be born on the 25th, but God didn’t want anyone thinking he was getting out of the whole, “Bring forth your children in pain” thing just ’cause it was his son, so to avoid the appearance of favoritism, God gave Mary a particularly hellacious labor, and while Jesus “Crowned” on the 25th, he wasn’t entirely born for another week.
