How long is Christmas?

Answer 1

Traditionally, 12 days. It goes from Christmas Day, Dec 25, through January 6th, the day of Epiphany.

However Its different for different people

For Secular people the secular Christmas lasts usually one or 2 days

However for religious people such as most Christians Christmas actually lasts for 12 days

Different Christian sects have different views on this most Roman catholics Celebrate Christmas From sundown on Christmas Eve until the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord which is usually the first Sunday After January 6th

Anglicans and Methodists and some Protestants Celebrate Christmas itself on Dec 25th and a Christmas season follows it until the twelfth night

I was raised as a Catholic myself and have done lots of research into topics such as this very question

To sum up Christmas for religious people is longer usually 12 days long or so

For non religious people Christmas is one day like bank a holiday is one day

There is a tradition of leaving Christmas decorations up until January 6th to complete the 12 days which is why most people tend to leave them up until Jan 6th the Twelfth night marks the night the Magi (three wise men) visited Jesus after his Birth

Roman Catholics actually Mark Epiphany by chalking the initials of the three wise men above their front doors followed by the year its called a house blessing I believe

The house blessing is usually chalked as follows

20+C+M+B+ followed by the year we entered for instance 2012 this coming year would be chalked 20+C+M+B+12

So really it depends on what you are celebrating Christmas for be you religious or non religious or traditional

Answer 2

Christmas is one day which is December 25th. I mean in North America it is.