Picking a day to commemorate and celebrate the birth of the Lord is a good thing. In some ways the particular day might be compared to President's Day near George Washington's birthday. The day has no particular relevance to the Presidents- it was set by politicians in Congress, yet it is important to some. Why Constantine choose to set Christ mass on the 25th of December isn't certain for me, yet there are likely several reasons, and it did unify the day of celebration. Such days have had important historical, social value for ordinary people. Perhaps it's is like the tomb of the unknown soldier if he can't be identified. Some important dates in history aren't known because they happened before good historical writing method was common. Maybe some day science will find a way to actually know exactly when the birth of the Lord happened and the celebration day will change.
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