Christmas is not only the festival of the birth of Jesus, but also a secular festival that people in all Christian countries in the west will celebrate on that day to commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ.
The Bible does not record the date of the birth of the Lord Jesus, and people cannot study this date. As we all know, Jesus Christ was born in Israel, but the formation of Christianity was born in the ancient Roman Empire. Only during the period of 1-3 century, the Roman regime did not recognize Christianity, and it persecuted Christianity crazily. At that time, many pagans in Rome were very popular and worshipped the sun god.
On the other hand, 65438+February 25th is the winter solstice in the Roman calendar, with the shortest sunshine time, but it is the day when the sunshine begins to return, that is, the day of "recovery", so the Romans have a custom of commemorating the winter solstice for a long time.
In the 4th century, Christianity was recognized in Rome and became the state religion. The Romans began to realize that the incarnated Jesus Christ is a god who brings people the real light of life and is truly worthy of worship and praise. Therefore, 65438+February 25th is dedicated to commemorating Jesus Christ, and this day is regarded as the day when Jesus was born.