Indications are that Christ, if he existed, was born in the late spring and that the celebration of his birth was shifted to coincide with the pagan rite of the winter solstice so that early Christians weren't persecuted.
Pokazatelji su takvi da je Isus, ako je postojao, rođen u kasno proljeće i da je proslava njegovog rođendana pomaknuta da se poklapa sa poganskim ritualom zimskog solsticija tako da rani kršćani ne bi bili smaknuti.