The observance of Christmas around the world varies by country. The day of Christmas, and in some cases the day before and the day after, are recognized...

History of anthropology by country History of CBDCs by country Immigration by country Involuntary commitment by country Observance of Christmas by country Percent...

several Muslim-majority countries began to ban the observance of Christmas, claiming it undermined Islam. In 2023, public Christmas celebrations were cancelled...

to Appalachia in the Eastern United States. In his paper The Observance of Old Christmas in Southern Appalachia, C R Young writes 'sometime before the...

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major Christian holiday of Christmas, including the creation of separate traditions and the intersection of Hanukkah and Christmas, among other convergences...

sense of "holiday", but rather a grand meal. Christmas Eve is a vigil or fasting day, and the abundance of seafood reflects the observance of abstinence...

the Christian world. The observance of Christmas was introduced once with the Christianization of Romania but public observance was discouraged during the...

The Day of Valor, officially known as Araw ng Kagitingan, is a national observance in the Philippines which commemorates the fall of Bataan to Japanese...

December. An early mention of Christmas observance is from 129 AD when a Roman bishop decreed: "In the Holy Night of the Nativity of our Lord and Saviour,...

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dedicate". Saint Stephen's Day or Second Day of Christmas (26 December) – Holiday observed in many European countries. Boxing Day (26 December or 27 December) –...

solemnity, then, together with customary observances associated with it, usually occur within the Twelve Days of Christmas, even if these are considered to end...

Below are lists of public holidays by countries. Public holidays in Afghanistan Public holidays in Albania Public holidays in Algeria Public holidays...

to Christian displays of the nativity. Public holiday celebrations and observances similarly range from midnight mass to Christmas tree lighting ceremonies...

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Ethiopian Christmas (Amharic: ገና; Oromo: Ayaana; Tigrinya: ልደት) is a holiday celebrated by the Ethiopian Orthodox and Eritrean Orthodox churches, as well...

(German: [ˈvaɪ̯naxtn̩] ) is the observance of what is commonly known in English as Christmas in the German-speaking countries such as Germany, Austria and...

Christmas in July, also known as Christmas in Summer or Christmas in Winter, is a second Christmas celebration held on the 25th of July that falls outside...

date of observance varied from state to state. The final Thursday in November had become the customary date in most U.S. states by the beginning of the...

acknowledged the influence of the modern Western observance of Christmas and later inspired several aspects of Christmas, including family gatherings, seasonal...

observed regionally, nationally and across multi-country regions. The United Nations Calendar of Observances dedicates decades to a specific topic, but also...

holiday by the church, one of the 12 Great Feasts, and one of only four of which are preceded by a period of fasting. Traditional Russian Christmas festivities...

observance. South Dakota is the only state to recognize Native American Day as an official state holiday. List of observances in the United States by...

Children's Day (Observance, most celebrations are held on 1 June) 21 November — Feast of the Presentation of the Most Holy Mother of God into the Temple...

Nothing Day to cover the entire Christmas shopping season. As of 2001, Buy Nothing Day was observed in over 35 countries. In the late 1990s, Adbusters created...

Day in some countries) is a secular day of observance in which individuals and groups are encouraged to plant trees. Today, many countries observe such...

and popular observance of the Christmas season often ends after December 25 (in contrast to the traditional Twelve Days of Christmas, which by definition...

on May 10, 1908. Popular observances include holiday card and gift giving, churchgoing often accompanied by the distribution of carnations, and family dinners...

for 2012 of the U.S. Department of State. The article Religions by country has a sortable table from the Pew Forum report. Religions by country The Global...