Why is Christmas celebrated on December 25 when we do not know the exact date of Jesus' birth? Public Relations!
The early Christians did not celebrate Christmas. However, some religions and cults did have winter festivals and holidays around the winter solstice. As a result, the early church was worried about losing followers to the cults.
One of the competitors was the Cult of Mithra. The Mithradic Cult was a growing Persian religion that celebrated at the winter solstice. They'd have a party and sacrifice a bull to their god.
Early Church officials then decided to have their own celebration around the solstice and decided Christ's birthday would be the focus.
Merry Christmas! ho-ho-ho
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