[Just mythoughts]

While I can't say with 100% certainty that Yeshua was born on Sukkot, I can say with 100% certainty that He wasn't born on Christmas, which was originally a pagan holiday celebrating the winter solstice. He was probably conceived close to what is now Christmas, however, which may be why the early Church began adopting and altering that holiday.

Well before the pagans attached themselves to the winter solstice, it was set in motion by the Heavenly Father. And given we are given details regarding when John was conceived and how old in the womb he was when Christ was conceived, how hard can it be to count. It makes perfect sense that on the shortest day of sunlight that the Light/Life Giver would begin His life in flesh. Emanuel = God with us.

[Buggman]

I can't see where the Father ever told us to celebrate the winter solstice. Granted that its a part of the natural cycle, but the calendar that God gave to Israel is lunar, not solar, and does not track either solstices or equinoxes.

Shalom.