So why do we celebrate Christmas 🎄 anyway?

You are absolutely right. I believe the chosen Christmas day, is more of a convenience for those all over the world who love and follow the Lord and His Word, as a set date to commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ, believed to be the Son of God. The holiday is a time to reflect on Jesus's arrival as a gift of salvation and to remember his teachings of love and goodwill. The name "Christmas" itself is derived from "Christ's Mass," a service celebrating the birth of Christ.

I sometimes think people put too much emphasis, and get hung up and even stressed out over the date that Christmas falls on, but the emphasis should be on the hope that Christ brought to the world by experiencing salvation through him and eternal life in heaven.

The central reason for the celebration is the birth of Jesus, marking the beginning of God's plan to reconcile humanity with him.

Jesus's birth is a reminder of God's immense love for the world and the gift of salvation he offered through his son.

The season is also a time for spiritual reflection on the core tenets of the Christian faith, including the hope, joy, and peace that Jesus' coming represents. It inspires traditions of giving, kindness, and peace, encouraging people to be more caring and selfless toward others.

I always thought he must have been born around easter time (ironically), as it was clearly warm enough for sheep to be out in the fields, for the shepherds to be out watching them when the angels appeared.

And as LadyGrace says, if you're going to celebrate the birth of the redeemer at some point in the year, around the time of the longest night (21st December) makes the most sense, because it's about the hope in the coming of new light. It's not even convenience so much as it's poetically beautiful IMO

It's why I think Christians in the southern hemisphere ought to do as most neopagans do, and move the calendar by 6 months. Christmas doesn't have to be snow and tinsel but I think is intimately connected to the time of darkness each year.

Tradition, a time for family get-togethers. Jesus wasn't born on 25th December so it doesn't really count as officially his 'birthday' but I suppose it a good enough time of the year to celebrate and give thanks.

It's all politics. Saturnalia, the Winter Solstice, was celebrated by a lot of religions so the creators of Christianity placed Jesus's birthday near then. You're either with us or against us.

For what I understand he was born in October early November maybe. It's just a commercial thing.

Its just the day weve chosen to celebrate his birth.

Yeah he wasn't and idk why.. because of Rome i guess

Jesus was not born on December according to biblical scholars. Chritmas was established to replace a pagan holiday. Many Christians feasts are like that

The Catholic church may have done it to attract pagan worshippers.

It doesn't matter what day Jesus was born on.