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The Twelve Days of Christmas terminate with Epiphany Eve or Twelfth Night (the evening of 5 January). [7] Customs of the Christmas season include carol singing, gift giving, attending Nativity plays, church services, [8] and eating special food, such as Christmas cake. [9]
Christmas Day is a public holiday in many countries, is observed religiously by a majority of Christians, as well as celebrated culturally by many non-Christians, and forms an integral part of the annual holiday season. The traditional Christmas narrative recounted in the New Testament, known as the Nativity of Jesus, says that Jesus was born ...
Candlemas, also known as the Feast of the Presentation of Jesus Christ, the Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary, or the Feast of the Holy Encounter, is a Christian feast day commemorating the presentation of Jesus at the Temple by Joseph and Mary. It is based upon the account of the presentation of Jesus in Luke 2:22–40.
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 ...
During the Christmas season, we read about the wise men who sought the newborn King. We too are encouraged to seek Jesus and remember Him throughout our month-long celebration.
The Nativity of Christ is a three-day celebration: the formal title of the first day (i.e. Christmas Eve) is "The Nativity According to the Flesh of our Lord, God and Saviour Jesus Christ", and celebrates not only the Nativity of Jesus, but also the Adoration of the Shepherds of Bethlehem and the arrival of the Magi; the second day is referred ...
Francis, celebrating the 12th Christmas of his pontificate, presided at a solemn Christmas Eve Mass in St. Peter's Basilica and opened the 2025 Catholic Holy Year, which the Vatican expects will ...
Christmas pudding cooked on Stir-up Sunday, the Sunday before the beginning of the Advent season. A special Christmas family meal is traditionally an important part of the holiday's celebration, and the food served varies greatly from country to country. Some regions have special meals for Christmas Eve, such as Sicily, where 12 kinds of fish ...