Christmas is an annual commemoration of the birth of Jesus and a widely observed holiday, celebrated on December 25 by millions of people (Christians) around the world. Christmas is a civil holiday in many of the many countries.
The precise year of Jesus' birth, which some historians place between 7 and 2 BC, is unknown. By the early-to-mid 4th century, the Western Christian Church had placed Christmas on December 25, a date which is later adopted in the East. The date of Christmas may have initially been chosen to correspond with the day exactly nine months after Christians believed Jesus to have been conceived.
The precise year of Jesus' birth, which some historians place between 7 and 2 BC, is unknown. By the early-to-mid 4th century, the Western Christian Church had placed Christmas on December 25, a date which is later adopted in the East. The date of Christmas may have initially been chosen to correspond with the day exactly nine months after Christians believed Jesus to have been conceived.
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