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A Knut's party or Knut's dance (Swedish: julgransplundring, literally: "Christmas tree plundering") is a tradition in Sweden on Saint Knut's Day (13 January), which marks the end of the Christmas and holiday season, which includes Advent Sunday, Saint Lucy's Day, Christmas, New Year and Epiphany.
Christmas and Epiphany are celebrated by these churches on 25 December and 6 January of the Julian calendar, which correspond to 7 and 19 January on the Gregorian calendar. The Twelve Days, using the Gregorian calendar, end at sunset on 18 January.
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 "shopping ...
But Christmastide is actually a liturgical season, starting after Advent and ending sometime in January. For some Christians, the season ends on January 6 (or the Sunday closest to this date), the ...
' Knut's Day '), or the Feast of Saint Knut, is a traditional festival celebrated in Sweden and Finland on 13 January. It is not celebrated on this date in Denmark despite being named for the Danish prince Canute Lavard , and later also associated with his uncle, Canute the Saint , the patron saint of Denmark.
National Take Down the Christmas Tree Day. Three Kings Day. January 7. National Bobblehead Day. National Tempura Day. January 8. Argyle Day. ... January 13. Calennig. Korean American Day.
January 13 in recent years ... 352 days remain until the end of the year ... the last day of Christmas. (Sweden and Finland) January 13 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) ...
According to Christian tradition, the three kings or wise men arrived in the town of Bethlehem 12 days after Christmas, on January 6. That's why it's celebrated as Three Kings Day or Epiphany.