Once she felt entirely clear of that trauma, she says, Jesus stepped back out of her ... Fourth-century Romans already celebrated the rebirth of Sol Invictus (the sun god) on December 25, and ...

Forget drinking water and exercise. According to the Christian influencers of TikTok, the hottest new beauty trend is accepting Jesus Christ as your lord and savior. The still-unbanned social ...

It borrows its Dec. 25th date from Sol Invictus, the celebration of the unconquerable sun. Easter's bunnies and eggs, likewise, have nothing to do with Jesus. They come from pagan celebrations of ...

the early Church assigned Jesus' birthday to coincide with Sol Invictus and Saturnalia for both symbolic and political reasons. No matter what day Jesus was actually born — whether it was Dec ...

The exact date of Jesus’ birth is uncertain, but December 25th was chosen in the 4th century by the Roman Empire, possibly to coincide with pre-existing pagan festivals like the Roman feast of Sol ...

It marks the birth of Jesus Christ, a central figure in Christianity ... early Christians chose this date to align with existing pagan festivals like Saturnalia and Sol Invictus. These celebrations ...

such as the Roman celebration of Sol Invictus and the winter solstice, symbolising light overcoming darkness. Based on biblical descriptions and historical evidence, some researchers propose that ...

Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT Christmas commemorates the nativity of Jesus, as described in the ... pagan festivals like Saturnalia or Sol Invictus. Over centuries, Christmas traditions ...

To others, Christmastime is all of those things, plus a celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ ... celebrations (Saturnalia on Dec. 17 and Sol Invictus on Dec. 25). Bad Ancient, a website ...

Was Jesus really born on Dec. 25 or was that just a convenient ... There was, in fact, a festival of “the Unconquerable Sun” (Sol Invictus) celebrated by the Romans on Dec. 25. The timing of this ...

Add six months and Jesus's conception lands in the spring ... There is one other possibility suggested when discussing Christmas borrowing from pagan Rome: Sol Invictus — the winter solstice.