Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve is the evening or entire day before Christmas, the festival commemorating the birth of Jesus. Christmas Day is observed around the world, and Christmas Eve is widely... Wikipedia

• Also called:  Vigil of the Nativity, Christmas Evening, Christmas Vigil, Day before Christmas, Night before Christmas
• Observed by:  Christians, Many non-Christians
• Significance:  Day or evening preceding the traditional birthday of Jesus
• Observances:  Gift shopping, gift giving, goodwill greetings, Midnight Mass, other church services, meals, preparations for the arrival of Christmas gift-bringers, preparing for Christmas
• Date:  24 December (Western Churches and Eastern Orthodox churches that use the Revised Julian Calendar), 5 January (Armenian Apostolic Church), 6 January (Eastern Orthodox Churches that follow the Old Julian Calendar and most Oriental Orthodox Churches), 18 January (Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem)
• date:  24 December (Western Churches and Eastern Orthodox churches that use the Revised Julian Calendar), 5 January (Armenian Apostolic Church), 6 January (Eastern Orthodox Churches that follow the Old Julian Calendar and most Oriental Orthodox Churches), 18 January (Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem)
• Frequency:  Annual
• Related to:  Christmas, Christmastide, New Year's Eve, New Year's Day
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo