Christmas

Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world.... Wikipedia

• Also called:  Noël, Nativity, Koleda, Xmas, Boro Din, Genna
• Observed by:  Christians, Alawites, many other communities
• Type:  Christian, cultural, international
• Significance:  Commemoration of the nativity of Jesus
• Celebrations:  Gift-giving, family and other social gatherings, symbolic decoration, feasting
• Observances:  Church services
• Date:  December 25, Western Christianity and part of the Eastern churches, January 6, Armenian Apostolic Church and the Armenian Evangelical Church, January 7, (O.S. December 25), Most Oriental Orthodox and part of the Eastern Orthodox churches, January 19, (O.S. January 6), Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem
• date:  December 25, Western Christianity and part of the Eastern churches, January 6, Armenian Apostolic Church and the Armenian Evangelical Church, January 7, (O.S. December 25), Most Oriental Orthodox and part of the Eastern Orthodox churches, January 19, (O.S. January 6), Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem
• Related to:  Christmastide, Christmas Eve, Advent, Annunciation, Epiphany, Baptism of the Lord, Nativity Fast, Nativity of Christ, Old Christmas, Yule, Saint Stephen's Day, Boxing Day
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo