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'''Christmas Day''' is December 25 of each year. Although the actual date of the birth of [[Jesus Christ]] is not known, the date was chosen in antiquity by the [[Christian]] church for the celebration of the event.

'''Christmas Day''' is December 25 of each year. Although the actual date of the birth of [[Jesus Christ]] is not known, the date was chosen in antiquity by the [[Christian]] church for the celebration of the event.

It is an official [[holiday]] in nearly all countries in the [[Western world]].

It is an official [[holiday]] in nearly all countries in the [[Western world]]. For example, it is an observed Federal holiday, observed on December 25.<ref>In accordance with Federal law regarding holidays for the majority of the Federal work force, if December 25 falls on a Saturday the holiday is observed the preceding Friday; if it falls on a Sunday the holiday is observed the following Monday.</ref>

== Commonwealth ==

== Commonwealth ==