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2. Christmastide - Wikipedia

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   Adoration of the Shepherds by Dutch painter Matthias Stomer, 1632. Christmastide, also known as Christide, is a season of the liturgical year in most Christian churches.. For the Catholic Church, Lutheran Church, Anglican Church, Methodist Church and some Orthodox Churches, Christmastide begins on 24 December at sunset or Vespers, which is liturgically the beginning of Christmas Day.

3. Advent calendar - Wikipedia

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   Many Advent calendars take the form of a large rectangular card with flaps (variously referred to as doors or windows), [5] [9] one for each day of December leading up to and including Christmas Eve (December 24) or Christmas Day (December 25). Consecutive doors are opened every day leading up to Christmas, beginning on the start of the Advent ...

4. Christmas - Wikipedia

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   The English word Christmas is a shortened form of 'Christ's Mass'. [3] The word is recorded as Crīstesmæsse in 1038 and Cristes-messe in 1131. [4] Crīst (genitive Crīstes) is from the Greek Χριστός (Khrīstos, 'Christ'), a translation of the Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ ‎ (Māšîaḥ, 'Messiah'), meaning 'anointed'; [5] [6] and mæsse is from the Latin missa, the celebration of the ...

5. Mark Your Calendar With These Festive December Holidays (It's ...

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   Dec. 24: Christmas Eve, National Eggnog Day, Last Minute Shoppers Day. Dec. 25: Christmas, National Pumpkin Pie Day. Dec. 26: Boxing Day, National Candy Cane Day, Day of Goodwill, National Thank ...

6. Christmas and holiday season - Wikipedia

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   In Sweden, where the week of the first Advent Sunday marks the official start of the Christmas and holiday season, continuing with Saint Lucy's Day on December 13, followed up by Christmas before the Mellandagsrea (between days sell off) traditionally begins on December 27 (nowadays often December 26 or even December 25) and lasts during the ...

7. December 25 - Wikipedia

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   December 25 is the 359th day of the year ... [26] 1868 – Pardons for ... December 25 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Christmas Day, ...

8. 27 Christmas TV Specials To Watch Throughout December 2024 - AOL

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   Thursday, December 5 - 8 p.m. (and again December 25 - 8 p.m.) - NBC. On December 5, NBC is airing two vintage half-hour holiday animated specials, starting with 1966's How the Grinch Stole Christmas.

9. Public holidays in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Memorial Day (May 25–31, floating Monday) Independence Day (July 4) Labor Day (September 1–7, floating Monday) Thanksgiving (November 22–28, floating Thursday) Christmas (December 25) Other federal holidays are less widely observed by businesses. These include: Martin Luther King Jr. Day (January 15–21, floating Monday)