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Prince de Benévant
Not only was the month of Christ's birth propably erroneous, but the year certainly was. See Quotation 644128. The reason shepherds watch flocks of sheep at night during the lambing season is that the newborn lambs are prey to foxes and other animals what would not attack a full grown sheep.
Prior to that there were few celebrations of Christ's birth and there was no official date agreed upon. there is no Biblical support for the notion that Christ was conceoved and crucified on the same day of the year and it is not known how this ideo originated, but it was part of of 4th century Chritian belief. December 25 is by no means a histotical date woth amy accuracy. These is some evdence to suggest that Chrsit was not even born iin December.