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the date of Jesus' birth has never been ascertained (and it never will be).
The Christian feast commemorating the event had originally shifted to and fro all over the calendar.
Somewhere around 354 A.D., Latin Christians decided on December 25th since this had been the date on which the feast of Mithra, whose religion had become the main competitor of the Christian one, and which had been amalgamated with that of Sol Invictus, was held.
This raised dissent among the Christian community of other countries, especially among the Syrians and Armenians, who continued to celebrate the birth of Jesus on whatever day their own tradition had dictated.
In A.D. 440, however, the Fathers of the Christian Church decided to revert to December 25th as the official date since this was also the day of the winter solstice which had for long been a day of celebration.
This was also the time during which the feast of Saturn, known as the Saturnalia, was celebrated.
Originating as a New Year festival, the Saturnalia was held on December 17th, but was gradually extended to seven days up to December 23rd.
The Greek, and original, version of the Roman "Saturnalia", however, was the Greek "Kronia", likewise dedicated to Kronos/Saturn, and this used to be held on December 25th.
Presents had also been freely exchanged during the festivities of the Saturnalia, which custom then coincided with that held in honor of Saint Nicholas.
We can then see how the two traditions were merged into one - the giving of presents by Saint Nicholas on the eve of December 6th and the giving of presents by, or in honor of, Saturn anywhere from December 17th to December 25th. In the minds of the common people, Saint Nicholas was thus merged with Saturn, "the old man who lives at the north pole," and the myth of Santa Claus was inadvertently born.
the date of Jesus' birth has never been ascertained (and it never will be).
The Christian feast commemorating the event had originally shifted to and fro all over the calendar.
Somewhere around 354 A.D., Latin Christians decided on December 25th since this had been the date on which the feast of Mithra, whose religion had become the main competitor of the Christian one, and which had been amalgamated with that of Sol Invictus, was held.
This raised dissent among the Christian community of other countries, especially among the Syrians and Armenians, who continued to celebrate the birth of Jesus on whatever day their own tradition had dictated.
In A.D. 440, however, the Fathers of the Christian Church decided to revert to December 25th as the official date since this was also the day of the winter solstice which had for long been a day of celebration.
This was also the time during which the feast of Saturn, known as the Saturnalia, was celebrated.
Originating as a New Year festival, the Saturnalia was held on December 17th, but was gradually extended to seven days up to December 23rd.
The Greek, and original, version of the Roman "Saturnalia", however, was the Greek "Kronia", likewise dedicated to Kronos/Saturn, and this used to be held on December 25th.
Presents had also been freely exchanged during the festivities of the Saturnalia, which custom then coincided with that held in honor of Saint Nicholas.
We can then see how the two traditions were merged into one - the giving of presents by Saint Nicholas on the eve of December 6th and the giving of presents by, or in honor of, Saturn anywhere from December 17th to December 25th. In the minds of the common people, Saint Nicholas was thus merged with Saturn, "the old man who lives at the north pole," and the myth of Santa Claus was inadvertently born.
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