SSC
INDIAN ART
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Question
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25th September
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25th October
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25th January
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25th December
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Detailed explanation-1: -The first ‘official’ recorded date of Christmas being celebrated on December 25th was in 336, during the time of the Roman Emperor Constantine (he was the first Christian Roman Emperor). But it was not an official Roman state festival at this time.
Detailed explanation-2: -Various factors contributed to the selection of December 25 as a date of celebration: it was nine months after the date linked to the conception of Jesus-March 25, which also marked the vernal equinox (celebrated as the Feast of the Annunciation) and it was the date of the winter solstice on the Roman calendar.
Detailed explanation-3: -The nations that celebrate on December 24 are mostly Christian, and a Christian liturgical day always begins and finishes at sunset. As a result, Jesus is said to have been born at 5 p.m. on December 24, and his birthday finishes at the same time on December 25.