dec 25, 336 - First Recorded Christmas Celebration in Rome on Dec 25th linking Jesus to the pagan "Sun God"
Description:
The New Catholic Encyclopedia observes under “Christmas”:“The birth of Christ was assigned the date of the winter solstice (December 25 in the Julian calendar, January 6 in the Egyptian), because on this day, as the sun began its return to northern skies, the pagan devotees of Mithra celebrated the dies natalis Solis Invicti (birthday of the invincible sun).”
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Date:
dec 25, 336
Now
~ 1690 years ago