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Begins: Either in late November or December (in the United States, the season specifically begins on the fourth Thursday in November, or American Thanksgiving): Ends: Either on Epiphany (January 6 or the Sunday after January 1) or after the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, in some traditions January 1 (New Year's Day) or February 2 [1] [2]
As early as Christmas Day in 1621, Governor William Bradford "encounterd a group of people who were taking the day off from work, and he promptly sent them back to work." [23] Nissenbaum further notes that "[what] bothered the governor was that these Christmas-keepers were, in his own words, out 'gaming [and] reveling in the streets." [24] [25]
[127] [128] Red symbolizes the blood of Jesus, which was shed in his crucifixion; green symbolizes eternal life, and in particular the evergreen tree, which does not lose its leaves in the winter; and gold is the first color associated with Christmas, as one of the three gifts of the Magi, symbolizing royalty. [129]
Iceland. The traditional 12 days of Christmas begin on Christmas Day and end on the Epiphany, but in Iceland there are 13 extra days of Christmas, and they lead up to Christmas Eve.
Thanksgiving falls on Nov. 23, which means you have exactly one month between Black Friday and Christmas Eve, the final shopping day before Christmas.
Christmas Eve is not a designated federal holiday. Still, U.S. presidents, including Joe Biden and Donald Trump, have used the holiday to grant a day off to the country's more than 2 million ...
The variation extends even to the issue of how to count the days. If Christmas Day is the first of the twelve days, then Twelfth Night would be on January 5, the eve of Epiphany. If December 26, the day after Christmas, is the first day, then Twelfth Night falls on January 6, the evening of Epiphany itself. [17]
Given that Christmas Eve is always the night before Christmas Day, in 2023, Christmas Eve will be on Sunday, Dec. 24, 2023. So, the holiday lands on the tail end of the weekend.