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  2. Twelve Days of Christmas - Wikipedia

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    Within the Twelve Days of Christmas, there are celebrations both secular and religious. Christmas Day, if it is considered to be part of the Twelve Days of Christmas and not as the day preceding the Twelve Days, [3] is celebrated by Christians as the liturgical feast of the Nativity of the Lord. It is a public holiday in many nations, including ...

  3. Christmastide - Wikipedia

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    Christmastide, commonly called the Twelve Days of Christmas, lasts 12 days, from 25 December to 5 January, the latter date being named as Twelfth Night. [13] These traditional dates are adhered to by the Lutheran Church and the Anglican Church. [1] However, the ending is defined differently by other Christian denominations. [14]

  4. 30 Christmas Traditions From Around the World - AOL

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    Iceland. The traditional 12 days of Christmas begin on Christmas Day and end on the Epiphany, but in Iceland there are 13 extra days of Christmas, and they lead up to Christmas Eve.

  5. Orthodox Christmas: Why it's celebrated by some ... - AOL

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    Certain Eastern Orthodox churches, including those in Russian and other traditions, follow the ancient Julian calendar, which runs 13 days later than the Gregorian calendar, used by Catholic and ...

  6. Twelve-dish Christmas Eve supper - Wikipedia

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    The ritual for Catholics and Orthodox Christians in Ukraine is to start with kutia. [1] [2] Kutia, poppy milk (aguonų pienas) together with kūčiukai are served as a dessert and forms a significant part of the Lithuanian Christmas Eve menu. Poppy seeds are widely used for Christmas Eve dishes, because they symbolise abundance and prosperity.

  7. Here's What You Need to Know About the '12 Days of Christmas ...

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    In the Christian faith, the 12 days of Christmas are known as the period between the birth of Christ and the three wise men's visit to baby Jesus. It begins on December 25 (Christmas) and ends on ...

  8. Christmas - Wikipedia

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    The forty days before Christmas became ... persecution ended and Orthodox Christmas became a state ... for Christmas Eve, such as Sicily, where 12 kinds of fish are ...

  9. Christmas in Serbia - Wikipedia

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    The Serbian name for Christmas is Božić (Serbian Cyrillic: Божић, pronounced [ˈbǒʒitɕ]), which is the diminutive form of the word bog ("god"), and can be translated as "young god". Christmas is celebrated for three consecutive days, starting with Christmas Day, which the Serbs call the first day of Christmas.