05/12/2025
¿DO MUSLIMS CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS?
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The definition and the word origin give Christmas strong religious connotations. It is such a central part of the church calendar that one could be forgiven for thinking that even the apostles celebrated the birth of Jesus. However, that is not the case. In the early years, in the first two centuries, during the establishment of Christianity, Easter was the main celebration and the birth of Jesus was not celebrated. It was not until the fourth century (300CE) that church leadership decided to make the birth of Jesus a holiday, or cause for celebration.
The actual birthdate of Jesus is unknown. Many people have asserted that it was probably in March or early spring because the Bible tells us that when Jesus was born the shepherds were watching their flocks by night. "And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night." (Luke2:8) Shepherds are certainly not abiding in the fields with their sheep during the long cold winters. However, there is no real definitive evidence for this and Jesus’ date of birth is not mentioned anywhere in the Bible, nor is the celebration of birthdays in general. Historically, it is more likely that the people would have celebrated a death rather than a birth, thus we have the Christian Easter celebration.
