Thursday, December 25, 2008
Christmas Question
Merry Christmas to everyone!
As the Christmas eases into the warm winter ;) , I wish to ask you all a question that has always bugged me ever since I was a child.
The gregorian calender, as per my knowledge, counts the years starting from the birth of the Christ. That means, the day Jesus was born is supposed to be 1st Jan 0000 (or, maybe 0001). If Christmas is supposed to be the birthday of Christ, then why do we celebrate it on 25th Dec? Shouldn't we celebrate it on 31st Dec / 1st Jan? (Ideally, 12 o'clock)
Why the difference of 6 days?!
-Dhaval
As the Christmas eases into the warm winter ;) , I wish to ask you all a question that has always bugged me ever since I was a child.
The gregorian calender, as per my knowledge, counts the years starting from the birth of the Christ. That means, the day Jesus was born is supposed to be 1st Jan 0000 (or, maybe 0001). If Christmas is supposed to be the birthday of Christ, then why do we celebrate it on 25th Dec? Shouldn't we celebrate it on 31st Dec / 1st Jan? (Ideally, 12 o'clock)
Why the difference of 6 days?!
-Dhaval
# posted by Dhaval @ 9:48 AM 
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