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Does anyone have a map of which countries celebrate Xmas (first day) on 24 and which ones on 25?
by s-xyz 4y ago
Does anyone have a map of which countries celebrate Xmas (first day) on 24 and which ones on 25?
- drumhead 4y agoUK 25th, but the 26th is a holiday called Boxing Day.
- camhart 4y agoGermany 24th Usa 25th
- defrost 4y agoEven without the alternate dates Christmas lasts longer than 48 hours .. So that poses a question, just how long does Christmas day last for, from the first moment at the first place to the last moment at the last place about the globe? Merry Christmas all.
- Stratoscope 4y agoWhen I was a kid, we advanced Christmas by 12 hours each year. Where "Christmas" is defined as "when can we open our presents?" At first, it was the morning of the 25th. The next year, we asked "Please, can we open one present on Christmas Eve?" And so we did, that night. The year after that, it was "What about the morning of Christmas Eve? Just one, please?" You can figure out the next year. "The evening of the 23rd? Please?!?" Maybe the real lesson is that Christmas can be every day of the year. Every day that you hope something wonderful can happen.
- pluijzer 4y agoUnrelated but this message just thought me that 'to advance' some time is to make it earlier. I always assumed the opposite because it sounds like you push it forwards in time.
- OJFord 4y agoI'm afraid to say 'push [or usually bring] it forwards in time' also typically means 'earlier', not later! We say 'push it back' to mean make something later. I suppose it all makes some sort of sense if you picture the future as a queue of things facing you - you can bring elements forward (nearer) or push them back (further).
- pluijzer 4y agoInteresting analogy about the queue and funny how language shapes ones mental model. I would have never pictured time like that.
- OJFord 4y agoNo, sure, it is a funny way to picture it. I only really thought of it to explain the phrases that come naturally to me (just because I'm used to them).
- AussieWog93 4y ago>Maybe the real lesson is that Christmas can be every day of the year. The Filipinos take that literally! My wife and I went there on our honeymoon, and they already had the carols and decorations out in September!
- donkeyd 4y agoUs Dutchies celebrate it on 25 and 26! Both of them are holiday days by law, which means you get the day off. If you do work (retail or food service, mostly), you usually get 150-200% of your regular wage on these days.
- OJFord 4y agoIn the UK too, Christmas Day (25th & St Stephen's Day/Boxing Day (26th) are the bank holidays. I think the name 'boxing' even comes from tipping servants & tradesmen - giving them 'boxes' of whatever. But that might be a myth...
- lb1lf 4y agoScandinavia opts for the 24th. Also, I read yesterday that the Ukrainian orthodox church suggested its followers could celebrate on the 25th rather than on the customary January 7th (Christmas in the Julian calendar) this year.
- skocznymroczny 4y agoIn Poland Christmas is 25th and 26th, but all the main celebration happen on eveningn of 24th. The remaining two days are more for rest and hanging out with your extended family.