The Teutons celebrated around Midwinter (21 december) already midwinter-or joel events (winter solstice) in which the evil was driven away and the light was greeted. In the Scandinavian languages is called Christmas until today jul.
In the fourth century made Emperor Constantine the great and the Bishops of the early Church freed from prosecution sure Christmas on 25 december would be celebrated. On this date was around the Mediterranean until then the Sun god worshipped under many different names such as Ra in Egypt and Helios in Greece. In the late Roman Empire, this was especially the Sun God Sol Invictus (= the invincible Sun). Because Jesus was called the light of the world [1], Constantine I would-according to certain authors [source?]-have decided that the birth of Christ on this day should be celebrated. In addition-and this fact is more influential in the rise of the celebration of the birth of Christ as Christmas-were the days around december 25, already the free feast days of the Saturnalia.

The birth of Jesus took in the church calendar there is no special place, although they are celebrated, and to this day is Easter in Christianity actually as much more substantial than Christmas. Jesus was according to the Gospel at the end of the Jewish (or Roman) year born, but by the time the calendar changes and differences in the transfer account is not considered to be very accurate, especially since is also reported by flocks of sheep in lower (and warmer) fields around Bethlehem. Grazing sheep in Palestine is around december 25, although now rare, but at that time not entirely impossible-the sheep for the sacrificial service in the Jewish temple were bred, grazed all year round, also near Bethlehem (Beth Lechem-House of bread). In addition, the month of december in Palestine not so cold. The date is not certain as non-genuine, because from the ancient Christian liturgies-which dates from before the fourth century-already the celebration of Epiphany (6 January) in the same winter time. Sextus Julius Africanus calls the birth of Christ as falling on december 25, in one of his writings dated to ad 221. [2] The appealing themes and the already existing traditions have Christmas, however, the main party in the year. The current traditions around the Christmas party are different from country to country, as they are not all equally old. Du