Christmas
Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world.... Wikipedia
- Also called: Noël, Nativity, Koleda, Xmas
- Observed by: Christians, many non-Christians
- Type: Christian, cultural, International
- Significance: Commemoration of the nativity of Jesus
- Celebrations: Gift-giving, family and other social gatherings, symbolic decoration, feasting etc.
- Observances: Church services
- Date: December 25, (Western Christianity and part of the Eastern churches), January 6, (Armenian Apostolic Church and the Armenian Evangelical Church), January 7 (O.S. Dec. 25), (Most Oriental Orthodox and part of the Eastern Orthodox churches), January 19 (O.S. Jan. 6), (Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem)
- date: December 25, (Western Christianity and part of the Eastern churches), January 6, (Armenian Apostolic Church and the Armenian Evangelical Church), January 7 (O.S. Dec. 25), (Most Oriental Orthodox and part of the Eastern Orthodox churches), January 19 (O.S. Jan. 6), (Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem)
- Frequency: Annual
- Related to: Christmastide, Christmas Eve, Advent, Annunciation, Epiphany, Baptism of the Lord, Nativity Fast, Nativity of Christ, Old Christmas, Yule, St. Stephen's Day, Boxing Day
- Data source: DuckDuckGo