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The common Christian traditional calendar date of the birthdate of Jesus was 25 December, a date first asserted officially by Pope Julius I in 350 AD, although this claim is dubious or otherwise unfounded. The day or season has been estimated by various methods, including the description of shepherds watching over their sheep.
Dec 9, 2021 · Updated Dec 09, 2021. Was Jesus really born on December 25? Each year the question comes up and each year the answer is the same: We can’t be sure. The Bible does not clearly answer this question. Evidently, the first Christians didn’t make a point of celebrating the birth of Christ.
Dec 24, 2012 · But was Jesus really born on December 25 in the first place? Probably not. The Bible doesn’t mention his exact birthday, and the Nativity story contains conflicting clues.
Dec 7, 2022 · December 25th became the birth of Jesus, March 25th the conception of Jesus, and June 24th the birth of John the Baptist. Although Christians in the east continued to keep January 6th as the birth of Jesus.
Oct 23, 1999 · Was Jesus born on Dec. 25? The biblical narrative of Jesus' birth gives no date for the event, though it more likely occurred in spring than in winter.
The period between became the holiday season later known as the 12 days of Christmas. The earliest mention of December 25 as Jesus’ birthday comes from a mid-fourth-century Roman almanac that lists the death dates of various Christian bishops and martyrs.
Dec 20, 2019 · Counting from mid-October to mid-November (see above), the announcement to Mary and Jesus’ conception in her womb would have come sometime between mid-March and mid-April. A normal gestation period of nine months would place Jesus’ birth toward the end of December, making a birth date of December 25 entirely possible.
