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How December 25 became Christmas Day

Friday, December 14th, 2012

Contrary to popular belief, December 25 was not chosen as the date of Jesus’ birth to take advantage of a pagan Roman holiday on that day. In fact, writes Andrew McGowan of Trinity College at the University of Melbourne, the first mention of a date for Christmas Day (c. AD 200) and the earliest recorded Read more