{"id":20913,"date":"2024-11-24T13:04:04","date_gmt":"2024-11-24T13:04:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=20913"},"modified":"2026-11-05T17:45:06","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T17:45:06","slug":"christmas-december-25th-origin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/christmas-december-25th-origin\/","title":{"rendered":"Por que o Natal \u00e9 a 25 de dezembro? Como a Igreja primitiva o escolheu"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Christmas falls on 25 December because the early church chose that day to keep the birth of Jesus. The Bible gives no date. Rome was keeping the feast probably by 336, and historians give two explanations for the choice: a reckoning nine months on from 25 March, and a Roman feast of the Unconquered on the same day. The Christians of the fourth century knew that their neighbours kept 25 December too. The Roman calendar of 354 marks the day\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rome kept Christ&#039;s birth on 25 December probably by 336, certainly by 354. Historians give two reasons: nine months after 25 March, and a Roman sun feast.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104180,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[79],"tags":[210],"series":[209],"class_list":["post-20913","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-history","tag-christmas-series","series-christmas"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3553,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/was-jesus-really-born-in-april\/","url_meta":{"origin":20913,"position":0},"title":"Bible Mysteries: Was Jesus Really Born in April? What is the exact date of Jesus\u2019s birth?","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Maio 24, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Unravel the mystery of Jesus's birthdate! Was He born in April? 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