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In about half of the countries in Europe, Christmas is generally taken to mean the Christmas Eve, i.e. the 24th.
by sampo 11y ago
In about half of the countries in Europe, Christmas is generally taken to mean the Christmas Eve, i.e. the 24th.
- cygx 11y agoColloquially, sure. More properly, that's 'Christmas Eve', 'Heiligabend', ..., ie the day before Christmas; the 'first day of Chrismas' ('erster Weihnachtsfeiertag') is the 25th. So there :p
- dragonwriter 11y agoTraditionally, Christmas starts on Christmas Eve (and ends quite a lot later, on Epiphany, or thereabouts.)