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Weihnachten (German: [ˈvaɪnaxtn̩] ⓘ) is the observance of what is commonly known in English as Christmas in the German-speaking countries such as Germany, Austria and Switzerland. It is also widespread in countries with a German-speaking minority, such as Transylvania in Romania, South Tyrol in Italy, Eupen in Belgium, and various ...
The form Christenmas was also used during some periods, but is now considered archaic and dialectal. [10] The term derives from Middle English Cristenmasse , meaning 'Christian mass'. [ 11 ] Xmas is an abbreviation of Christmas found particularly in print, based on the initial letter chi (Χ) in the Greek Χριστός (Christ) , although some ...
In 1964, Jürgens represented Austria for the first time at the Eurovision Song Contest 1964 with the song "Warum nur, warum?", finishing sixth. The UK participant, Matt Monro , was impressed with the melody and covered the song (with English lyrics by his manager Don Black ) as "Walk Away", which reached number four in the UK Singles Chart and ...
The Twelve Days of Christmas, also known as the Twelve Days of Christmastide, are the festive Christian season celebrating the Nativity.. Christmas Day is the First Day. The Twelve Days are 25 December to 5 January, counting first and last.
The first sentence of the article is incorrect: "Weihnachten" does not equal "Christmas Eve." Weihnachten is the German word for Christmas, which takes place on the 25th of December; the eve of the celebration, when festivities begin, is Christmas Eve, the evening of the 24th.Ajrocke 20:36, 24 December 2020 (UTC) That's exactly right.
Christmas in Romania (Romanian: Crăciunul în România) is a major annual celebration, celebrated on 24/25 of December, as in most countries of the Christian world.The observance of Christmas was introduced once with the Christianization of Romania but public observance was discouraged during the Communist period (1948–1989).
Weihnachten (German: Christmas) is the seventh studio album by German singer Helene Fischer. It was released on 13 November 2015 by Polydor . The album was supported by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra .
December 10 is the 344th day of the year (345th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 21 days remain until the end of the year. Events. Pre-1600. 1317 ...