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