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[81] 25 December was the date of the winter solstice in the Roman calendar. [77] The Calendar of Antiochus of Athens, c. 2nd century AD, marks 25 December as the "birthday of the Sun". [82] The following century, from AD 274, the Roman festival Dies Natalis Solis Invicti (birthday of Sol Invictus, the 'Invincible Sun') was held on 25 December. [77]
As a result, December 25 on the Julian calendar currently corresponds to January 7 on the calendar used by most governments and people in everyday life. Therefore, the aforementioned Orthodox Christians mark December 25 (and thus Christmas) on the day that is internationally considered to be January 7. [200]
It was also believed that Jesus and John the Baptist were born around the same time from reading the Gospel of Luke. [9] [10] The actual date of Jesus's birth is unknown. [11] [12] It has been noted that 25 December is two days after the end of the Roman festival of Saturnalia.
Christmas Day (Dec. 25) Kwanzaa (Dec. 26–Jan. 1) New Year’s Eve (Dec. 31) New Year’s Day (Jan. 1) This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: How many days until Christmas ...
There is historical evidence that by the middle of the 4th century the Christian churches of the East celebrated the birth and Baptism of Jesus on the same day, on January 6, while those in the West celebrated a Nativity feast on December 25 (perhaps influenced by the Winter solstice); and that by the last quarter of the 4th century, the ...
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