ChRIStmaS Is A PagAN HoliDAY...
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160s BC, Hanukkah established on Kesliv 25, according to the Jewish calendar, which would later overlap December on the Julian calendar.
45 BC, the Julian calendar was established throughout the Roman Empire.
AD 50-65, Peter and Paul establish the Church in Rome consisting of both Jewish and Gentile believers. To avoid difficulty with conflicting calendars, December 25 was used by Christian Jews for Hanukkah on the Julian calendar.
AD 130-202, Irenaeus writes that Christ was conceived on March 25, placing his birth on December 25, exactly nine months later.
AD 160-240, Sextus Julius Africanus writes that Christ was conceived on March 25, placing his birth on December 25, exactly nine months later.
AD 274, Caesar Aurelian establishes Dies Natalis Solis Invicti on December 25 in an attempt to upstage the growing Christian importance of that date.
AD 1100s, Eastern Orthodox Bishop Jacob Bar-Salibi mistakenly assumes the Western Catholic date for celebrating Christmas is connected to Caesar Aurelian’s decree in AD 274.
AD 1700s – 2000s, Protestant Fundamentalists declare Christmas a “Pagan celebration” that should be avoided, based to Bar-Salibi’s error.
There's no state military, financial or security paperwork mentioning Jesus or his 5k disciples roaming around Judea causing problems. It's just another hoax.
Don't get too worked up about it and enjoy Christmas.