Guest guest Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 > Jane, > > Due to the fact that the shepherds were with their flocks at the time of > the birth of Christ, > it is generally believed by scholars that his birth would have actually > been in April or May. > > Christmas was formalized as Dec. 25 in order to replace and vanquish the > Roman holiday > of Saturnalia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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