Monday, December 24, 2007

Merry Christmas!

For many, many centuries the birth of Jesus has always been held during the winter solstice. But scholars have believed that Jesus' birth was likely to have occurred in the spring; shepherds were not likely to be tending their flocks in the middle of winter. So why did Pope Julius I choose December 25 as Jesus' birthday? Click here to learn the answer as well as the evolution of Christmas to modern times.

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