When was Christ actually born? There has been a debate about the actual date of his birth for generations. Yet we are no closer to knowing the answer. Let’s look at some geographic facts about the Middle East where it’s believed he would have lived.
- Mary and Joesph were from the Galilee area of the Middle East. With this, it would’ve been impossible for them to have traveled to Bethlehem. The sand would have been soaked in either rain or snow on and off from October to April. So how would they have traveled? They couldn’t have traveled in this time. It would have been terrible weather for man and beast.
- Now comes the question of when did the wise men find him? Was it after his birth or was it when he was two years old? I do think it’s safe to say if Joesph and Mary couldn’t have traveled, then neither would the wise men. Again, there are no actual dates because of the change in calendars. During the time Christ was on the earth, there was the Julian calendar. Of course, named after Julus Csear. That is the calendar that people in Judea would have used since Rome ruled over them via Harold.
- We know that Mary and Joesph traveled to Eygpt to escape the call Harold had on every baby boy from two years and under.
At this point, I ask you again, when was Christ actually born? With the information about the traveling conditions of the desert, I do think it’s safe to say his birth could have been anywhere from March to late September. Now, why do we celebrate his birth on the 25 of December? When these holidays were set up Constine of the Byzantine era knew to get people to accept Christ as their savior he would have to blindside his citizens. How? Mix pagan holidays with Christianity. Yeah! Constine declared himself a Bishop of the Catholic Church and set on his way of setting up Christian holidays on the same days which pagan holidays where celebrated. That is how we got Christmas on December 25.
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