Is Jesus’ Birthday Really On December 25th?          

Every year on December 25th, Christians from all corners of the Earth come together to mark the birth of Jesus in style.

They sing beautiful hymns, decorate their homes, celebrate solemn services, and exchange gifts to mark this joyful occasion.

Even people who aren’t religious join the festivities.

But was Jesus’s birthday really on December 25th? Let’s find out.

Heavily pregnant, Mary and her husband, Joseph, journeyed to their hometown, Bethlehem, because of a new order by Caesar Augustus.

Unfortunately, no rooms were available upon arrival, so they stayed in a stable with farm animals. This was where Mary gave birth to Jesus and placed Him in a cattle barn.

The biblical account doesn’t reveal anything about the date of Jesus’ birth.

But there’s a trail of breadcrumbs that could lead us to the answer. In the book of Luke, an angel announces the birth of Jesus to shepherds looking after their sheep at night.

How does this help? It rules out December and other winter months. After all, it seems unlikely that shepherds would be out watching sheep on a cold night.

Instead, some sources speculate that Jesus was born sometime in spring.

But without more information to go on, this seems like a stretch.