pNo one knows what day Jesus was born, his birthday was not celebrated in the First Century, Christmas is not mentioned in the Bible, and the holiday was banned by English and American Christians in the 1600s. Why then do we observe His birthday on December 25 A clue comes from the early Church Fathers, who declared that Christianity has always existed and was practiced by Pagans long prior to the birth of Jesus. Thus, according to the highest Church authorities, Christianity, and in turn Christmas, predated Christ. How is this possibleppbrppAward-winning Christian author, Bible scholar, and Southern historian Colonel Lochlainn Seabrook provides the answer in his fascinating and exhaustively researched book emChristmas Before Christianityem. The spiritual truths which form the basis of Christianity were already well known to prehistoric peoples, who held a special reverence for our neighborhood star, the Sun, which they variously called Krs, Crs, Hrs, Krst, Karas, Karast, Kris, Krish,