Why is Christmas on December 25?
The Bible provides no clear indication of the time of year when Jesus was born. Some sketchy evidence points toward the spring, but even general season is strongly disputed. In the 3rd century, Clement of Alexandria proposed May 20 for the birthday of Christ. The first reference its celebration on December 25 comes from a 4th-century Roman document, suggesting that the tradition was established around this time. According to one theory, Christians appropriated the Roman custom of commemorating the winter solstice the birthday of the sun on December 25. Another theory rejects this view and subscribes to the idea that the conception of Jesus took place on the same day of the year as His death. Because His death is often said to have taken place on March 25, his birthday presumably would follow this date by exactly nine months. Who was the real St. Nick? St. Nicholas was bishop of Myra, in Turkey, in the 4th century. That’s about the only thing that can be said of him with any degree of c
