When Was Christ Born?

December 25 or Tishri 1?

The Christian Church has been celebrating the birth of Christ on December 25th since the time of Constantine the Great early in the fourth century. There is a meme going around claiming that Jesus had to be born on December 25th because Zacharias was burning incense in the Temple on the 15th day of Tishri, which was the first day of the Feast of Booths …