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Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Trivias

trivia
"trivialities, things of little consequence," 1902, popularized as title of a book by L.P. Smith, from L. trivia, pl. of trivium "place where three roads meet" (see trivial).
Here is your Christmas Trivia Number 1

Jesus was born December 25? No! The exact date until today is unknown. Here is the story behind this date.

Because in those time, pagans is having a difficult time of abandoning their old beliefs, and converting to Christianity. Roman Bishop Liberius in 354 AD declared that on December 25, is the birth of Jesus Christ. It wasn't called Christmas then but a Midwinter Feast.

The Gospel of Luke tells us of tending flocks at night when Jesus was born.It Is still being done today. But on a hot summer months.

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