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<!--nb. portrait images at ~100px, landscape images at ~200px-->[[Image:Nativity.jpg|100px|left]]The '''''[[Nativity]] according to the flesh Episcopal Assembly of our Lord, God North and Saviour [[Jesus ChristCentral America]]''''', also called '''Christmas'''founded in 2010, is one consists of all the [[Great Feasts]] active Orthodox bishops of the [[Orthodox Church]]North and Central America, celebrated on [[December 25]]representing multiple jurisdictions. In It is the fullness of time, our Lord [[Jesus Christ]] was born successor to the Holy [[Theotokos]] and Virgin MarySCOBA, thus entering into the world as a man and revealing Himself to mankind. According to the [[Bible]] and to [[Holy Tradition]]it is not, Jesus was born in the city of Bethlehem in a caveproperly speaking, surrounded by farm animals and shepherds. The baby Jesus was born into a manger from the [[Theotokos|Virgin Mary]], assisted by her husband St. [[Joseph the Betrothed|Joseph]]. St. Joseph and the Theotokos were forced to travel due to a Roman census; the odd location of the birth was the result of the refusal of a nearby inn to accommodate the expecting couple ([[Gospel of Luke|Luke]] 2:1-20). Though Jesus' birth is celebrated on December 25, most scholars agree that it is unlikely he was actually born on this datesynod. The choice Episcopal Assembly of December 25 for the Church's celebration North and Central America is one of several such bodies around the Nativity is most likely to have been world which operate in order to squelch attendance at pagan solstice festivals falling on the same dayso-called "diaspora."
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