How many days are there in Christmas?

Answer 1

Despite the popular song "The Twelve Days of Christmas" the actual holiday of Christmas is just one day, December 25th. However, many people celebrate Christmas in various ways for much longer periods of time. For some people it lasts from late November to early January.

Answer 2

12, TheTwelve Days of Christmas is probably the most misunderstood part of the church year among Christians who are not part of liturgical church traditions. Contrary to much popular belief, these are not the twelve days before Christmas, but in most of the Western Church are the twelve days from Christmas until the beginning of Epiphany (January 6th; the 12 days count from December 25th until January 5th). In some traditions, the first day of Christmas begins on the evening of December 25th with the following day considered the First Day of Christmas (December 26th). In these traditions, the twelve days begin December 26 and include Epiphany on January 6.

The origin and counting of the Twelve Days is complicated, and is related to differences in calendars, church traditions, and ways to observe this holy day in various cultures (see Christmas). In the Western church, Epiphany is usually celebrated as the time the Wise Men or Magi arrived to present gifts to the young Jesus (Matt. 2:1-12). Traditionally there were three Magi, probably from the fact of three gifts, even though the biblical narrative never says how many Magi came. In some cultures, especially Hispanic and Latin American culture, January 6th is observed as Three Kings Day, or simply the Day of the Kings (Span: la Fiesta de Reyes, el Dia de los Tres Reyes, or el Dia de los Reyes Magos; Dutch: Driekoningendag). Even though December 25th is celebrated as Christmas in these cultures, January 6th is often the day for giving gifts. In some places it is traditional to give Christmas gifts for each of the Twelve Days of Christmas. Since Eastern Orthodox traditions use a different religious calendar, they celebrate Christmas on January 7th and observe Epiphany or Theophany on January 19th.

Answer 3

It differs from country to country, but generally the 24th, 25th and 26th of December are reserved as holidays. Some already celebrate by giving gifts and eating together on the eve of 24th (e.g. Finland, Sweden) while others only do this on the 25th (e.g. USA)...

Answer 4

Christmas can be for 7 days so that it can end the day before New Year's Eve.

Christmas is essentially two days. The first is Christmas Eve usually where the story of Jesus' birth is read in the Gospel of Mathew and Christmas movies are watched, such as, Miracle on 34th Street, It's a Wonderful Life or similar movies are watched. Some open one gift on Christmas Eve. On Christmas Day the remaining gifts are opened. These are different in different families, as there is a wide variety of cultures represented in America and many families carry on cultural traditions.

Answer 5

i do not know. i am albanian .it is not my tradition to celebrate Christmas. i am muslum

Answer 6

ummm 1? how don't you know this? well kind of 2. Christmas Day and Christmas Eve

Answer 7

Christmas eve and Christmas day