2) When was Christmas first celebrated on the 25th of December?

Question

When was Christmas first celebrated on the 25^th of December?

Answer

Christmas, first celebrated on the 25^th of December, was in 5 BC Julian Calendar.

Biblical and historical hints include:

1. Herod the Great reign (37 BC – 4 BC)
2. After Emperor August issuing census (8 BC – ….)
3. Quirinius hegemonized Syria and completed the census in the province (5 SM – 4 SM)
4. Corrected Dionysius Exiguus calculation (5 BC)

The year of Jesus birth according to Bible and history

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