Be aware that just about everything you think of about Christmas tradition is actually "Pagan tomfoolery" adopted by the Church because the people would no let go of it.
For the Christian part.
If there is any truth to the story of Jesus at all, he was born in the spring time. The Romans scheduled tax time in the Spring, just as it is today - for very, very good reasons - and everything else about the story calls for springtime. Even in the Levant, shepherds were not out in the fields in December, and nor were the sheep.
Bethlehem was far too small to have an "inn", and, if the home (probably of one of Joseph's relatives) was full, the livestock, including manger, would be on the first story of the house.
The Church assigned December 25th, because that was the time of festivals for the re-birth of the Sun, as it still is for Pagans today.
Pagans have a much better understanding of "The true meaning of Christmas" than Christians - so fuck Charlie Brown.
For the Christian part.
If there is any truth to the story of Jesus at all, he was born in the spring time. The Romans scheduled tax time in the Spring, just as it is today - for very, very good reasons - and everything else about the story calls for springtime. Even in the Levant, shepherds were not out in the fields in December, and nor were the sheep.
Bethlehem was far too small to have an "inn", and, if the home (probably of one of Joseph's relatives) was full, the livestock, including manger, would be on the first story of the house.
The Church assigned December 25th, because that was the time of festivals for the re-birth of the Sun, as it still is for Pagans today.
Pagans have a much better understanding of "The true meaning of Christmas" than Christians - so fuck Charlie Brown.