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"With the great wealth won in battle, they were able to cleanse the Temple, refurbish it, replace the desecrated altar, and adorn it fully according to the commands given to Moses. On that day, the spirit of God was said to return to the Temple, and that day became known as the Feast of the Dedication.

Jesus proclaimed himself to be the Temple of God. Hence, his birthday was the day that God dwelt in his Temple, and his birthday became linked to the Feast of the Dedication, which occurred on the 25th day of the Jewish month closest to December."

I honestly appreciate all the effort, but there is no factual link between His birthday and Hanukkah(or the feast of the dedication).

Some have said that His birth was during the feast of Sukkot, since John says in John chapter 1 that "The Word became flesh, and dwelled (or tabernacled) with us."

In the end, none of us know, and it's not that important.

The point is that the celebration of his feast day is pius and bears no relationship to the Feast of Saturnalia, other than that God provided Christians an opportunity to celebrate Jesus' birth without their celebrations being conspicuous.

>> I honestly appreciate all the effort, but there is no factual link between His birthday and Hanukkah(or the feast of the dedication).<<

Other than that they are on the same day of the same month, and celebrate the same thing?