Mithras to Christ: The December 25th Connection
The Birthday They Borrowed Every year, billions celebrate the birth of Jesus on December 25th. Churches hold midnight masses. Families exchange gifts. The date is so embedded in global culture that few question it. But here's what the scholars know and rarely say: The Bible never mentions Jesus's birth date. Not Matthew. Not Luke. Not any Gospel. The December 25th date appears nowhere in scripture. So where did it come from? Mithra.
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The Birthday They Borrowed Every year, billions celebrate the birth of Jesus on December 25th. Churches hold midnight masses. Families exchange gifts. The date is so embedded in global culture that few question it. But here's what the scholars know and rarely say: The Bible never mentions Jesus's birth date. Not Matthew. Not Luke. Not any Gospel. The December 25th date appears nowhere in scripture. So where did it come from? Mithra. The Zoroastrian deity whose birthday was celebrated on December 25th centuries before Christianity existed. Who Is Mithra? In Zoroastrian theology, Mithra (Avestan: Miθra) is a yazata — a divine being worthy of worship, subordinate to Ahura Mazda.
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