Sorry but no.
The early church established the date for celebrating the birth of Jesus at/around the same time as many pagan festivals took place. The shortest day of the year 21st/22nd December on the modern calendar, was one such time of the year.
In order not to compete but rather "assimilate" pagans. The Xmas tree is a direct result of paganistic and Christian lines being blurred.
About the only thing we do know for sure is that Jesus was born in the winter.
Posted By: mike_the_sphinx on March 26th 2008 at 07:47:50
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