Your records of the reason for the date are not reliable. It was more likely because of cultural attachment to birth and death association that this day was chosen. 1) because the dates don't line up, 2) because the festivities of Saturnalia arrived AFTER the birth and growth of Christianity.
Your records of the reason for the date are not reliable. It was more likely because of cultural attachment to birth and death association that this day was chosen. 1) because the dates don't line up, 2) because the festivities of Saturnalia arrived AFTER the birth and growth of Christianity.