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In AD 362, the emperor Julian wrote in his Hymn to King Helios that the Agon Solis was held in late December, between the end of the Saturnalia and the New Year. [54] Julian says it is dedicated to Helios and the "Invincible Sun". [55] Most scholars therefore date the festival to December 25 and associate it with the Natalis Solis Invicti. [56]
The birthday of an individual, or the anniversary of a founding of a temple; see Glossary of ancient Roman religion#dies natalis. Dies Natalis Solis Invicti, the "birthday" of the Roman solar deity Sol Invictus on December 25; the annual commemoration of a Christian martyr's death; see Calendar of saints; Dies Natalis, a cantata by Gerald Finzi
The Historia Augusta equates the deity Elagabalus with Jupiter and Sol: fuit autem Heliogabali vel Iovis vel Solis sacerdos, "He was also a priest of Heliogabalus, or Jove, or Sol". [29] While this has been seen as an attempt to import the Syrian sun god to Rome, [ 30 ] the Roman cult of Sol had existed in Rome at least since the early Republic .
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The Church may have also been influenced by the idea that Jesus was conceived and died on the same date; [106] Jesus died during Passover and, in the third century AD, Passover was celebrated on 25 March. [106] The Church may have calculated Jesus's birthday as nine months later, on 25 December. [106] But in fact the correspondence is spurious ...
December 25 was the traditional date of the winter solstice in the Roman Empire, [28] where most Christians lived, and the Roman festival Dies Natalis Solis Invicti (birthday of Sol Invictus) had been held on this date since 274 AD. [29] In the East, the birth of Jesus was celebrated in connection with the Epiphany on January 6.
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Festivals in ancient Rome were a very important part in Roman religious life during both the Republican and Imperial eras, and one of the primary feat of "holy days"; singular also feriae or dies ferialis) were either public (publicae) or private . State holidays were celebrated by the Roman people and received public funding.