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December 11 is the 345th day of the year (346th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 20 days remain until the end of the year. Events. Pre-1600. 220 – ...
The Afterfeast of the Nativity (similar to the Western octave) continues until 31 December (that day is known as the Apodosis or "leave-taking" of the Nativity). Russian icon of the Theophany. The Saturday following the Nativity is commemorated by special readings from the Epistle (1 Tim 6:11–16) and Gospel (Matt 12:15–21) during the Divine ...
Pages in category "Days of December" ... December 11; December 12; December 13; December 14; December 15; December 16; December 17; December 18; December 19; December 20;
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 Anglo-Saxons referred to the feast as "midwinter", [11] [12] or, more rarely, as Nātiuiteð (from the Latin nātīvitās below). [11] [13] Nativity, meaning 'birth', is from the Latin nātīvitās. [14] In Old English, Gēola ('Yule') referred to the period corresponding to December and January, which was eventually equated with Christian ...
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Roman Catholic Gaudete Sunday Mass in which the priest is wearing the customary rose vestments. The season of Advent originated as a fast of 40 days in preparation for Christmas, commencing on the day after the feast of Saint Martin (11 November), whence it was often called Saint Martin's Lent, a name by which it was known as early as the fifth century.
Božiček (Christmas Man) brings gifts on the eve of 25 December, and Dedek Mraz (Grandfather Frost) brings gifts in the evening of 31 December to be opened on New Years Day. After the children have fallen asleep , parents play the role of Santa Claus and leave their gifts under the Christmas tree , which may be signed as being "from Santa Claus".