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  1. Also calledVigil of the Nativity · Christmas Evening · Christmas Vigil · Day before Christmas · Night before Christmas
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    Christmas Eve - Wikipedia

    • Christmas Eve is the evening or entire day before Christmas Day, the festival commemorating the birth of Jesus. Christmas Day is observed around the world, and Christmas Eve is widely observed as a full or partial holiday in anticipation of Christmas Day. Together, both days are considered one of the most culturally significant celebrations in Christendom and West… See more

    Religious traditions

    Western churches have traditionally observed Christmas Eve (properly the Vigil of the Nativity) as a liturgical observance distinct from the masses of Christmas Day, with the proper Gospel at the Mass for the Vigil of the … See more

    Christmas Eve dinner

    In Bulgaria, the meal consists of an odd number of lenten dishes in compliance with the rules of fasting. They are usually the traditional sarma, bob chorba (bean soup), fortune kravai (pastry with a fortune in it; also called bogo… See more

    Gift giving

    During the Reformation in 16th- and 17th-century Europe, many Protestants changed the gift bringer to the Christ Child or Christkindl, and the date of giving gifts changed from 6 December to Christmas Eve. It is th… See more

    Other traditions

    Christmas Eve is celebrated in different ways around the world, varying by country and region. Elements common to many areas of the world include the attendance of special religious observances such as a midnight M… See more

    Historical events

    A number of historical events have been influenced by the occurrence of Christmas Eve.
    During World War I in 1914 and 1915 there was an unofficial Christmas truce, particularly … See more

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