Special events and other funny days

December 25 is a public holiday.
The first day of Christmas is the day when the birth of Jesus Christ is celebrated in Western Christianity.
A couple of these symbols clearly show that the Christmas celebration is a tradition with roots in pagan times in Scandinavia.

According to folk tradition, Christmas Day is synonymous with the first day of the Christmas celebration, although some countries also celebrate the evening and night before (Christmas Eve).
In Eastern tradition, the corresponding feast is normally celebrated on 7 January. Until the year 1700, this date was also celebr ...

Boxing Day, December 26, is a holiday in the Christian calendar.

In Western tradition, it is also called St. Stephen's Day, because the feast of St. Stephen, which is considered the church's first martyr, is celebrated on this day.
Stephen was a deacon, and had been commissioned by the apostles to distribute food among the poor of the congregation.
According to Acts 7:59, he was falsely accused and sentenced to death by stoning.

New Year's Eve, December 31, the last day of the year and the evening before the first New Year's Day. This is basically a normal day, but often looks like a half working day, in line with Christmas Eve.

In many countries, the day is also called New Year's Eve, after the day of death of the saint of the same name. According to legend, St. Sylvester influenced Emperor Constantine to make Christianity a state religion. He also cured lepers and was claimed as the protector of domestic animals, but has had little significance in Norway.

After Christmas in the 19th century firs ...