Is 25/12 really the dob of Jesus.

https://www.ucg.org/the-good-news/biblical-evidence-shows-jesus-christ-wasnt-born-on-dec-25

Sounds feasible, doesnt it....merry xmas everyone

 

I thought it was fairly common knowledge that the celebration of Christ's birth was moved to near the winter solstace by the Roman Empire as a means to make conversion to Christianity more palatable for conquered/annexed peoples.

Not that it really matters. The point is to gather with family and celebrate Christ's legacy. Its doesnt really matter when.

 

Jesus who?

 

I agree, it doesnt really matter.
I think there is a school of thought that the romans gave the date 25/12 to appease the christians, so as they could worship on the same day that the sun god was born..therefore quite paganistic really...
Be that as it is, I doubt if more than 1 person in 10 celebrates Xmas for the appropriate reasons
due to the commercialization we see around us.

 

Absolutely. Iirc, it was a minor holiday in the US prior to our becoming a consumer driven economy.