December 25th might have also been chosen because the Winter Solstice and the ancient pagan Roman midwinter festivals called 'Saturnalia' and 'Dies Natalis Solis Invicti' took place in December around this date - so it was a time when people already celebrated things.
12月25日可能早就被选定了，因为冬至和古老的异教徒罗马冬至的节日“农神节”和“不可征服的太阳之日”都发生在十二月—所以这是人们普遍庆祝的一段时期。
The Winter Solstice is the day where there is the shortest time between the sun rising and the sun setting. It happens on December 21st or 22nd. To pagans this meant that the winter was over and spring was coming and they had a festival to celebrate it and worshipped the sun for winning over the darkness of winter.
冬至是日出时间最短的时候。他发生在12月21日或者12月22日。对异教徒来说这意味着冬天要结束而春天即将来临，他们有节日要庆祝并且礼拜太阳气球战胜冬天的黑暗。
In Scandinavia, and some other parts of northern Europe, the Winter Solstice is known as Yule and is where we get Yule Logs from. In Eastern europe the mid-winter festival is called Koleda.
在斯堪的纳维亚，北欧一部分地区，冬至被认作是圣诞节，圣诞节原木形大蛋糕也是从这里诞生。在东区冬至季节被称为科莱道。
The Roman Festival of Saturnalia took place between December 17th and 23rd and honoured the Roman god Saturn.
罗马农神节在12月17日至二十三日期间举行，庆祝罗马农神。
Dies Natalis Solis Invicti means 'birthday of the unconquered sun' and was held on December 25th (when the Romans thought the Winter Solstice took place) and was the 'birthday' of the Pagan Sun god Mithra. In the pagan religion of Mithraism, the holy day was Sunday and is where get that word from!
不可征服的太阳表示“不可战胜的太阳的诞辰”，在12月25号举行（这是罗马人认为的冬至日），这也是异教徒太阳神密特拉的诞辰。密特拉异教徒的信仰中，神圣的日子是星期天，星期天的名字就由此而来。
Early Christians might have given this festival a new meaning - to celebrate the birth of the Son of God 'the unconquered Son'! (In the Bible a prophesy about the Jewish savior, who Christians believe is Jesus, is called 'Sun of Righteousness'.)
早期的基督教给节日创造新的含义—庆祝上帝之子“不可战胜的儿子”的生日。（在圣经有预言关于犹太救世主，基督教相信他就是耶稣，并称其为公正的太阳）
The Jewish festival of Lights, Hanukkah starts on the 25th of Kislev (the month in the Jewish calendar that occurs at about the same time as December). Hanukkah celebrates when the Jewish people were able to re-dedicate and worship in their Temple, in Jerusalem, again following many years of not being allowed to practice their religion.
犹太光之节日，光明节开始于犹太国日历的3月25日（这个月相当于十二月）。光明节请注意只是犹太人可以在他们的寺庙重新献身和礼拜，在耶路撒冷，多年后再次被拒绝实践他们的宗教信仰。
Jesus was a Jew, so this could be another reason that helped the early Church choose December the 25th for the date of Christmas!
耶稣是犹太人，所以这可以成为另外一个理由去帮助早期教堂选择12月25日作为圣诞节日期。