Christmas is the day we celebrate the birth of Jesus. There's interesting history behind December 25 being the actual date of Jesus' birth. As a Christian, the exact date is a non-issue. As an adoptive mom, I know that the exact date of the birth of my son is not critical, but the fact that he was born is. I feel the same about Christmas.
A little history --
Christmas, for Western Christians, was first celebrated on December 25 in A.D. 336, after Emperor Constantine had declared Christianity the empire's favored religion. As a theologian said in 320, "We hold this day holy, not like the pagans because of the birth of the sun, but because of him who made it."
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