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The January sales period starts on December 27 and can last up to 60 days. [55] The Striezelmarkt in Dresden, Germany, one of the first Christmas markets in the world. In Germany, the Winterschlussverkauf (winter sale before the season ends) was one of two official sales periods (the other being the Sommerschlussverkauf, the summer sales). It ...
In the United States, the official definition of a white Christmas is that there has to be a snow depth of at least 1 in or 2.5 cm on the ground on 25 December in the contiguous United States, [4] and in Canada the official definition is that there has to be more than 2 cm (0.79 in) on the ground on Christmas Day. [5]
Date Name English Dutch French German 1 January (fixed) New Year's Day: Nieuwjaar: Nouvel An: Neujahr: 23 March – 26 April (floating Monday using Computus) : Easter Monday
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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.
The storm and its snow are likely to cause major travel problems along a portion of the Interstate-25 corridor while soaking rain and thunderstorms co Mid-December storm tours the southern US with ...
The Western European winter storm March 2013 was a late season snow event that affected Southern England, Belgium, Northern France and Germany on 12 March 2013. It was notable for its effects particularly in Northern France where snowfall totals reached 24 in (61 cm).
On that day, 40–50 cm (16–20 in) of snow fell on top of a blanket of 25–30 cm (9.8–11.8 in) of snow. The evening of 1 December and the morning of 2 December there was extremely heavy snow in Southern England, especially on the South Coast, 30–40 cm (12–16 inches) of snow was recorded throughout East and West Sussex with the South ...