Christmas
NativityChristmasLights2.jpg
Nativity scene depicted using Christmas lights
Also calledNoël, Nativity, Xmas
Observed byChristians, many non-Christians
TypeChristian, cultural
SignificanceCommemoration of the nativity of Jesus
CelebrationsGift-giving, family and other social gatherings, symbolic decoration, feasting etc.
ObservancesChurch services
Date
  • December 25
    (Western Christianity and part of the Eastern churches)
  • January 7 (O.S. Dec. 25)
    (Most Oriental Orthodox and part of the Eastern Orthodox churches)
  • January 6
    (Armenian Apostolic Church and the Armenian Evangelical Church)
  • January 19 (O.S. Jan. 6)
    (Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem)
FrequencyAnnual
Related toChristmastide, Christmas Eve, Advent, Annunciation, Epiphany, Baptism of the Lord, Nativity Fast, Nativity of Christ, Old Christmas, Yule, St. Stephen's Day, Boxing Day