The Feast of Booths (or Tabernacles) is celebrated in the Fall, around September/October. In Jerusalem at the time of Christ - the Fall Holy Days - which consist of the Feast of Trumpets, The Day of Atonement and Festival of Booths, many would make the pilgrimage to Jerusalem for these Fall Feasts and spend the entire month there since they are very close together over about a 3-1/2 week period of time.
I think that Jesus was probably born around this time - either on the Day of Trumpets or Tabernacles.
Part of the reason is that in 4BC, Roman records indicate that a Census tax applied to Judea was decreed by Augustus Caesar at that time. A wise decision considering almost all of Judea would be traveling to Jerusalem to keep the Feasts. That would also explain why there was no room at any inn for Joseph and Mary. It would be doubtful that all of Judea would travel to their ancestral homelands just to pay a tax to the conquering Romans. Rome decided to conduct their census and tax when all of their subjects would be in the same area anyway.
Since it is still warm at that time of year, the shepherds stayed out all night in the fields with their flocks, rather than barn them up in the stable/caves that they winter them still to this day (it snows and rains in Jerusalem in November-December). That is why the stables were unoccupied by animals at the time and Jesus was born in one of those.
I frankly don't care if people want to celebrate Christmas, but they should know what and why they celebrate.
Sadly, most people have absolutely no clue why they believe and follow the traditions they do. When one considers that so many continue to vote for Democrats because their parents and families have done so for generations - without any comprehension or understanding of the Constitution or our heritage - one understands how blind belief is an unshakable trait of human nature.
And... when the truth confronts tradition - usually insane anger and rage accompany those who dare cause a slave to tradition - to look into why they believe what they do.
This is true of religion, and politics, yet Scripture tells us we are to be like Bereans, and "prove all things, holding fast to that which is right".
"And... when the truth confronts tradition - usually insane anger and rage accompany those who dare cause a slave to tradition - to look into why they believe what they do."
To your point, check out post # 20 saying people who favor scripture over traditions are "haters". That's about as externe and visceral as one can get.