The Rise of Christ in the Church in the 18th Century

The idea of christmas on december 20 fifth was actually opposed by the puritans any celebration of it. A som of this was, at least in the protestant world, a pushback against catholic tradition. And as they reasoned, when shepherds could be in the field, for example, keeping watch over their flocks by night, that makes more sense in spring than winter. The best date to place jesus that is probably where scholarship places it, in december of five b c.