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The Christmas season [3] or the festive season, [4] also known as the holiday season or the holidays, is an annual period generally spanning from November or December to early January. Incorporating Christmas Day and New Year's Day , the various celebrations during this time create a peak season for the retail sector (Christmas/holiday ...
Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25 [a] as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world. A liturgical feast central to Christianity , Christmas preparation begins on the First Sunday of Advent and it is followed by Christmastide , which ...
Christmastide, also known as Christide, is a season of the liturgical year in most Christian churches. For the Catholic Church , Lutheran Church , Anglican Church , Methodist Church and some Orthodox Churches, Christmastide begins on 24 December at sunset or Vespers , which is liturgically the beginning of Christmas Day .
Christmas flowers are the popular flowers used during the festive season of Christmas. [1] In many nations, seasonal flowers and plants such as Poinsettia, Christmas cactus, holly, Christmas rose, ivy and mistletoe form a major part of traditional Christmas decoration. [2]
The Twelve Days of Christmas, also known as the Twelve Days of Christmastide, are the festive Christian season celebrating the Nativity. Christmas Day is the First Day. The Twelve Days are 25 December to 5 January, counting first and last.
In the United Kingdom, silly season is a period in the summer months known for frivolous news stories in the mass media. The term was first attested in 1861, [ 1 ] and listed in the second (1894) edition of Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable .
A stained-glass window depicting the Passover Lamb, a concept integral to the foundation of Easter [6] [7]. The festival that early Christians celebrated was called in Greek Πάσχα (Pascha), a transliteration of the Aramaic word פסחא, cognate to Hebrew פֶּסַח (Pesach).
Yule Mule. Instead of lime juice like in a traditional Moscow mule, we opt for the classic winter combination of cranberry and orange. We also give the mule a holiday twist by using rosemary ...