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Every year, our list of holiday traditions grows. We get a Christmas tree from the same farm every year, do an advent calendar, and more. It takes a lot of effort to stay organized, but it's worth it.
No description. Template parameters [Edit template data] This template has custom formatting. Parameter Description Type Status type type Type of holiday Default e.g. secular, national, international, cultural, historic, ethnic, patriotic, default, asian, judaism, shinto, islam, christian, commercial Example international String required holiday_name holiday_name Usually the same as the page ...
Traditions usually include big feasts at night to celebrate the day to come. It is the night when Santa Claus delivers presents to all the good children of the world. Christmas Day (25 December) – Christian holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus. Traditions include gift-giving, the decoration of trees and houses, and Santa Claus folktales.
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Neapolitan presepio at the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh. The practice of putting up special decorations at Christmas has a long history. In the 15th century, it was recorded that in London, it was the custom at Christmas for every house and all the parish churches to be "decked with holm, ivy, bays, and whatsoever the season of the year afforded to be green". [4]
The Christmas season [3] or the festive season, [4] also known as the holiday season or the holidays, is an annual period generally spanning from November or December to early January. Incorporating Christmas Day and New Year's Day , the various celebrations during this time create a peak season for the retail sector (Christmas/holiday ...
It is a public holiday in many nations, including some such as India where the majority of the population is not Christian. On this see the articles on Christmas and Christmas traditions. 26 December is "Saint Stephen's Day", a feast day in the Western Church. In the United Kingdom and its former colonies, it is also the secular holiday of ...