Christian writer Julius Africanus suggested December 25 as the birth of Christ long before it was connected with pagan festivities for Sol Invictus or Mithras.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
This date was not connected with the birth of Tammuz. Tammuz's death and descent into the underworld was commemorated during the summer solstice[6] [7] (nowhere near December 25), and there is scant evidence for any commemoration of the god's return;[8] whether or not there...
