…The Bible details how John was born six months before Jesus Christ as the son of the Jewish priest Zacharias and his wife Elizabeth, and how he baptized Christ later in life (Luke 1:13-20, Matthew 3:13-16, etc.). Therefore, when Christmas was established on December 25, his birthday became the midsummer day of June 24. Although the name John's Day is a Christian expression, the midsummer festival was much older than Christianity and was widely celebrated throughout Europe. … *Some of the terminology that mentions "Midsummer Day" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…ヨハネがユダヤの祭司ザカリヤと妻エリサベツの子としてイエス・キリストより6ヵ月早く生まれ,長じて後,キリストに洗礼を施したことは聖書に詳しく記されている(《ルカによる福音書》1:13~20,《マタイによる福音書》3:13~16ほか)。したがって,クリスマスが12月25日に定められると,彼の誕生日は6月24日の夏至Midsummer Dayの日となった。ヨハネ祭という名称はキリスト教的表現であるが,夏至の祝祭はキリスト教よりはるかに古く,全ヨーロッパで広く祝われた。… ※「Midsummer Day」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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