Today is Christmas Eve, the day before Christmas. Most Christians around the world celebrate Jesus’ birth at this time. No one knows for sure when Jesus was born. Many scholars believe that ...

But was Jesus actually born in December? And if he wasn't, why do Christians celebrate his birth on December 25 every year? Here’s a quick breakdown of the origin of Christmas as we know it ...

"Between 350 and 360 after the birth of Jesus Christ, the first celebration of Christmas started in Rome," Baklid told Newsweek. "At this time, the cult of the god Mithra and the cult of the ...

Here's some background on the holiday. For Christians, Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Jesus of Nazareth, the son of God. It's celebrated by decorating Christmas trees, exchanging ...

Whether or not you celebrate Christmas, the holiday has quite an ... t know is that the association between December 25 and Jesus’ birth was really only established centuries after Jesus was ...

At first, he said, the idea of placing the birth of Jesus in a war ... say that we are canceling Christmas,” Asakrieh said. “But we have only canceled the celebrations of Christmas.

The celebration of Christmas reminds us that God is not ... allow a positive transformation in your life, and let Jesus' birth bring you more love, peace, kindness, humility, and light all around ...

To others, Christmastime is all of those things, plus a celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. But how many of our Christmas traditions have nothing to do with Jesus’s birth? And was Jesus ...

Christmas is not only a time for Christians to reflect on the Incarnation, which means God becoming human in the form of Jesus, but also to celebrate the promise of eternal life that Jesus' birth ...

The birth of Jesus was a divine intervention ... be hearers of the Word but doers of the Word. Let’s just not celebrate Christmas but let’s every day live Christmas. Let’s just not receive ...

the Christmas season is not over yet as 12% of the world's Christians, or about 260 million people worldwide, are still preparing to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. Additionally, a second ...