Christmas, ek aisa tyohaar hai jo har saal 25 December ko manaya jata hai. Lekin kyun exactly isi din manaya jata hai? Yeh toh ek gambhir mausam ka time hai, andar bahar se andhera, sardi ka ehsaas, aur snowstorms ke karan roads band ho jaati hain aur flights bhi cancel ho jaati hain. Aur sach puchu toh 25 December, kya woh wahi exact din hai jab Jesus paida hua tha? Is ka koi idea nahi hai.
Shayad aap soch rahe honge ki Bible mein likha hai toh fir yeh kaise galat ho sakta hai? Lekin sach toh yeh hai ki yeh itna simple nahi hai. Bible ke mutabiq, Jesus Roman Emperor Caesar Augustus ke raaj mein paida hua the, jab Herod Jews ke raja the. Lekin Bible mein koi specific date nahi hai, season ka bhi kuch idea nahi.Bas itna hi keh diya gaya hai ki shepherds raat mein apne bakriyon ke saath the. Toh agar Bible mein yeh mention nahi hai ki 25 December ko Christmas hai, toh phir yeh date kaise chuni gayi?
Kuch theories kehti hain ki jab Christianity aayi usse pehle hi, Romans apna ek winter festival manate the, aur woh 25 December ko manate the. Yeh festival sun god ke janam ke liye tha. Ancient Christians ko yeh pasand nahi aaya, unhe lagata tha ki Romans galat god ki pooja kar rahe the. Christians nahi chahte the ki unke log 25th ko Romans ke saath party kare, isliye unhone apni khud ki party banai.
Lekin iss theory mein ek problem hai. Romans ne apna sun holiday 274 mein start kiya tha, lekin ab scholars ka kehna hai ki Christians ne 25 December chuni thi usse pehle hi. Aur is date ko chunne ka reason kuch ajeeb sa tha.
Bible mein clear nahi hai ki Jesus ka janam ka time kaunsa tha, lekin unki maut ka time saaf dikh raha hai. Gospels batati hain ki unka crucifixion passover ke din hua tha, jo har saal spring mein hota hai. Early Christians ne calculate kiya ki Jesus ka death 25 March ko hua tha.
Unka yeh concept tha ki Bible ke kuch important log, jaise ki Moses, wohi din marte the jis din woh paida hue the. Christians ko yeh idea pasand aaya, lekin Jesus ke liye thoda twist tha. Unka manna tha ki Jesus 25 March ko marr gaye the, lekin uss din ko unhone unke conception ke liye chuna.
Christians maante hain ki 25 March ko Angel Gabriel ne Mary ko visit kiya tha, aur usse kaha tha ki woh God ke son ke liye pregnant hogi. Jab Mary ne haan kaha, toh Jesus ko Holy Spirit ne conceive kiya. Toh yeh kaise relate karta hai Christmas se?
Simple, agar Mary ne 25 March ko conceive kiya tha, toh usse 9 mahine add karo, toh aapko 25 December milta hai. Isiliye hum Christmas usi din manate hain, jo Christ ki maut aur janam dono ko yaad dilata hai.
Agar yeh creepy lag raha hai toh yaad karo magi ne Jesus ko kya gift diya tha, ek mein se ek gift myrrh tha, jo dead bodies ke liye perfume hota hai. Christmas ka shuruwat se hi yeh yaad dilaya jata hai ki Christ ka janam tab hi important hai jab woh kaise marr gaye. Unhone duniya ko pyaar batane mein apni jaan de di.
Yeh hai kuch theories Christmas ki date ke baare mein. Chahe jo bhi ho, iss Christmas ko achhe se manao aur woh pyaar failao jo God ne tumhe diya hai.