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Tuesday 24 December 2024
  • Christmas Eve
  • Category : Events


    Christmas Eve is the evening of December 24, the day before the first day of Christmas in the Christian Christmas celebration. In Norway and the Nordic countries, traditional celebrations on Christmas Eve, with church services, family dinners, walks around the Christmas tree and gift giving, have been highlights of the Christmas celebrations.



    The Christmas holiday itself starts on the first day of Christmas, so Christmas Eve is not a public holiday. It's more like a Saturday.



    From ancient times, Christmas Eve was the day when people washed, cleaned, decorated and prepared ...


    Wednesday 25 December 2024
  • Christmas day (H)
  • Category : Holidays


    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 ...


    Thursday 26 December 2024
  • Boxing Day (H)
  • Category : Holidays


    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.



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