The observance of Christmas around the world varies by country. The day of Christmas, and in some cases the day before and the day after, are recognized...

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Little Christmas (Irish: Nollaig na mBan, lit. 'Women's Christmas'), also known as Old Christmas, Green Christmas, or Twelfth Night, is one of the traditional...

the Christian world. The observance of Christmas was introduced once with the Christianization of Romania but public observance was discouraged during the...

several Muslim-majority countries began to ban the observance of Christmas, claiming it undermined Islam. In 2023, public Christmas celebrations were cancelled...

major Christian holiday of Christmas, including the creation of separate traditions and the intersection of Hanukkah and Christmas, among other convergences...

solemnity, then, together with customary observances associated with it, usually occur within the Twelve Days of Christmas, even if these are considered to end...

to Christian displays of the nativity. Public holiday celebrations and observances similarly range from midnight mass to Christmas tree lighting ceremonies...

Name voted by the users of the This is an IT Support Group. List of month-long observances List of environmental dates List of food days List of generic...

sense of "holiday", but rather a grand meal. Christmas Eve is a vigil or fasting day, and the abundance of seafood reflects the observance of abstinence...

December. An early mention of Christmas observance is from 129 AD when a Roman bishop decreed: "In the Holy Night of the Nativity of our Lord and Saviour,...

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date of observance varied from state to state. The final Thursday in November had become the customary date in most U.S. states by the beginning of the...

(German: [ˈvaɪnaxtn̩] ) is the observance of what is commonly known in English as Christmas in the German-speaking countries such as Germany, Austria and...

over the world. According to one of the only observational research studies of Christmas caroling, Christmas observance and caroling traditions vary considerably...

Christmas in Poland is a major annual celebration, as in most countries of the Christian world. The observance of Christmas developed gradually over the...

Nothing Day to cover the entire Christmas shopping season. As of 2001, Buy Nothing Day was observed in over 35 countries. In the late 1990s, Adbusters created...

acknowledged the influence of the modern Western observance of Christmas and later inspired several aspects of Christmas, including family gatherings, seasonal...

holiday by the church, one of the 12 Great Feasts, and one of only four of which are preceded by a period of fasting. Traditional Russian Christmas festivities...

Ethiopian Christmas (Amharic: ገና; Oromo: Ayaana; Tigrinya: ልደት) is a holiday celebrated by the Ethiopian Orthodox and Eritrean Orthodox churches, as well...

In the Philippines, Christmas (Filipino: Pasko; [pɐsˈkɔʔ] ) is a major annual celebration, as in most countries of the Christian world. It is celebrated...

Christmas in July, also known as Christmas in Summer or Christmas in Winter, is a second Christmas celebration held on 25 July that falls outside the traditional...

States. It traditionally marks the start of the Christmas shopping season and is the busiest shopping day of the year in the United States. Many stores...

week from the feast of Saint Martin until Christmas. The most devout worshipers in some countries exceeded the requirements adopted by the council, and fasted...

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Ukraine, Christmas celebrations traditionally start on Christmas Eve, which is celebrated from December 24 to January 6, the date of the celebration of the...

information about an observance he had been told about by 'a country person': "On Christmas Eve, when the inmates of a house in the country retire to bed, all...

liturgical observance distinct from the masses of Christmas Day, with the proper Gospel at the Mass for the Vigil of the Nativity being that of the Annunciation...

Below are lists of public holidays by countries. Public holidays in Afghanistan Public holidays in Albania Public holidays in Algeria Public holidays...

observed regionally, nationally and across multi-country regions. The United Nations Calendar of Observances dedicates decades to a specific topic, but also...