e_sandrs t1_iyip74g wrote on December 1, 2022 at 6:17 PM

Reply to comment by CanterburyTerrier in Why “the Christmas feeling” is more profound than you think - some holiday themed philosophy by Melodic_Antelope6490

I'm not going to remember enough details, but I recall reading somewhere that some "Early Christian Scholars" decided at one point that Jesus must have been both conceived and killed on the same day of "Easter" (not even touching the origins of that name here) for....reasons. Add 9 months to a Spring conception and you end up with a birthday around the Winter Solstice. See? It All Makes Sense Like It Should.

akebonobambusa t1_iyk7nfb wrote on December 2, 2022 at 12:24 AM

Jesus conception is the Annunciation and it's on March 25. The conception and birth of Jesus are based in the spring equinox and the winter solstice. Easter is based on a lunar calendar which is why it moves around.

The equinox and the beginning of spring sound similar but they most certainly are not. The beginning of Spring is the arrival of new life. The equinox is the turning.

Easter is also tied to Passover so it has another facet.