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Every year, the Ministry of Religious Affairs holds the National Christmas Celebration of the Republic of Indonesia. The program started in 1993 after a suggestion from Tiopan Bernhard Silalahi , who was Minister of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform in the Sixth Development Cabinet , who has Protestant background, to the then President of ...
Christmas Eve bonfires along the Mississippi River in Lutcher, Louisiana (2010) Every year along the Mississippi River levee near the town of Lutcher, Louisiana, over a hundred bonfires are built out of wood, firecrackers, and occasionally bamboo, said to have begun in the late 1800s. [1] This tradition has often occurred on Christmas Eve.
On 24 December 2000, a series of explosions took place in Indonesia, which were part of a high-scale terrorist attack by Al Qaeda and Jemaah Islamiyah. [3] The attack, which occurred on Christmas Eve, involved a series of coordinated bombings of churches in Jakarta and eight other cities which killed 18 people and injured many others.
Observance of Christmas in various locations around the world. 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 by many national governments and cultures worldwide, including in areas where Christianity is a minority religion which are usually found in Africa and Asia.
In Iceland, bonfires are traditional on New Year's Eve, and on 6 January, which is the last day of the Icelandic Christmas season. [ citation needed ] In Norway and Denmark, [ citation needed ] large bonfires are lit on 23 June to celebrate Jonsok or St Hansaften the evening before John the Baptist's birthday.
A Christmas Eve celebration bonfire in Louisiana, United States. Bonfire Night is a name given to various yearly events marked by bonfires and fireworks. [1] These include Guy Fawkes Night (5 November) in Great Britain; All Hallows' Eve (31 October); May Eve (30 April); [2] Midsummer Eve/Saint John's Eve (23 June); [3] the Eleventh Night (11 July) among Northern Ireland Protestants; and the ...
A luminaria (rarely vigil fire) [1] is a traditional small bonfire typically used during Las Posadas, a nine-day celebration culminating on Christmas Eve (la Nochebuena). The luminaria is widely used in Santa Fe, New Mexico. [2] [3] Luminaria is a loanword from Spanish that entered English in New Mexico. [1]
Christmas during the Middle Ages was a public festival that incorporated ivy, holly, and other evergreens. [40] Christmas gift-giving during the Middle Ages was usually between people with legal relationships, such as tenant and landlord. [40]