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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 == | ||
Revision as of 19:04, January 17, 2022
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. For example, it is an observed Federal holiday, observed on December 25.[1]
Commonwealth
As a Christmas Day practice, Queen Elizabeth II gives a public word each year.[2]
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Edward Shih (December 28, 2018). Queen Elizabeth's 2018 Christmas Message: The Gospel of Christ Is 'Never Out of Date', 'Needed as Much as Ever'. Gospel Herald. Retrieved on March 16, 2020.