Christmas and holiday season - Wikipedia
WEBIn the Christian tradition, the Christmas season is a period beginning on Christmas Day (December 25). In some churches (e.g., the Lutheran Churches and the Anglican Communion), the season continues through Twelfth Night, the day before the Epiphany, which is celebrated either on January 6 or on the Sunday between January 2 and 8.
Christmas - USCCB
WEBChristmas. December 25, 2023 - January 8, 2024. Christmas is one of the most important days of the Church year, second only to Easter itself. Celebrating the birth of the Lord Jesus Christ, it is the culmination of the mystery of the incarnation, the feast of God becoming flesh (the Latin "in carne" means "enfleshment").
Christmas | Origin, Definition, Traditions, History, & Facts
WEB1 day ago · Christmas, Christian festival celebrating the birth of Jesus. December 25 has become widely accepted as the date of Jesus’ birth. Christmas has also become a secular family holiday that is observed by Christians and non-Christians, is marked by the exchange of gifts, and features the mythical figure of Santa Claus.
Christmas - Wikipedia
WEBChristmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25 [a] as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world.
When Does the Christmas Season Start? - Learn Religions
WEBMay 22, 2020 · The Christmas Season Starts on Christmas Day. Judging by the number of Christmas trees that are put out to the curb on December 26, many people believe that the Christmas season ends the day after Christmas Day. They couldn't be more wrong: Christmas Day is the first day of the traditional Christmas celebration.
History of Christmas ‑ Origins, Traditions & Facts | HISTORY
WEBOct 27, 2009 · Christmas is celebrated on December 25 and is both a sacred religious holiday and a worldwide cultural and commercial phenomenon. For two millennia, people around the world have been...
How 25 Christmas Traditions Got Their Start - HISTORY
WEBDec 17, 2019 · Here’s a look at 25 ways Americans have celebrated the Christmas season, from singing songs and reciting poems to decorating trees and swapping cookies to drinking eggnog and wearing ugly...
A walk through the Christmas season - TheCatholicSpirit.com
WEBDec 19, 2023 · The Church's liturgical season of Christmas is one of its shortest, but also one of its most unique. Within it is the eight-day celebration of the Lord's Nativity -- known as the Christmas octave -- as well as other feasts pertaining to the manifestation that Jesus is Lord of the nations.
What Are the 12 Days of Christmas? | Almanac.com
WEBFor many Western Christian denominations, the Twelve Days of Christmas, or Christmastide, are a 12-day festive religious season that celebrates the Nativity of Jesus. The 12 days represent the time that it took for the three wise men or kings to travel to Bethlehem to visit baby Jesus and offer him gifts.
A walk through the Christmas Season - Simply Catholic
WEBSep 3, 2023 · The Church’s liturgical season of Christmas is one of its shortest, but also one of its most unique. Within it is the eight-day celebration of the Lord’s Nativity — known as the Christmas octave — as well as other feasts pertaining to the manifestation that Jesus is Lord of the nations.