Christmas Eve
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Christmas Eve is the evening and day before Christmas Day, widely celebrated with family gatherings, festive traditions, and anticipation of Santa Claus’s arrival.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Christmas Eve canonical | 40 |
| Christmas Eve night | 1 |
| Christmas Vigil | 1 |
Statements (70)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian holiday
ⓘ
cultural observance ⓘ holiday ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Christmas Eve
ⓘ
surface form:
Christmas Vigil
’Twas the Night Before Christmas ⓘ
surface form:
The Night Before Christmas
|
| associatedWith |
Christmas stockings
ⓘ
Nativity of Christ ⓘ
surface form:
Nativity of Jesus
Santa Claus ⓘ anticipation of Christmas ⓘ birth of Jesus ⓘ chimney visits by Santa Claus ⓘ reindeer ⓘ |
| calendar |
Gregorian calendar (Western churches)
ⓘ
surface form:
Gregorian calendar
|
| celebratedIn |
Australia
ⓘ
Brazil ⓘ Canada ⓘ Finland ⓘ France ⓘ Germany ⓘ Italy ⓘ Mexico ⓘ Norway ⓘ Philippines ⓘ Poland ⓘ Spain ⓘ Sweden ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
many Christian-majority countries ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | time of anticipation and preparation for Christmas Day ⓘ |
| date | December 24 ⓘ |
| follows | December 23 ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasCustom |
Feast of the Seven Fishes in Italian-American tradition
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Nochebuena dinner in Spanish-speaking countries ⓘ Réveillon dinner in France and Quebec ⓘ Wigilia supper in Poland ⓘ attending Midnight Mass ⓘ fasting or abstinence in some traditions ⓘ leaving carrots or food for reindeer ⓘ leaving cookies and milk for Santa Claus ⓘ |
| hasTradition |
Midnight Mass
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Nativity plays ⓘ carol singing ⓘ church services ⓘ decorating Christmas tree ⓘ family gatherings ⓘ festive meals ⓘ gift giving ⓘ lighting candles ⓘ midnight gift opening ⓘ reading Christmas stories ⓘ special festive foods ⓘ |
| inspiredWork |
numerous films and television specials
ⓘ
Clement Clarke Moore's poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas" ⓘ
surface form:
poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas"
various Christmas carols ⓘ |
| liturgicalName |
Vigil of Christmas
ⓘ
Nativity of Christ ⓘ
surface form:
Vigil of the Nativity
|
| marksBeginningOf | Christmas liturgical celebration ⓘ |
| marksEndOf |
Advent
ⓘ
surface form:
Advent season
|
| observedBy |
Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Christians
many non-Christians ⓘ |
| partOf |
Christmastide
ⓘ
surface form:
Christmas season
|
| precedes |
Christmas
ⓘ
surface form:
Christmas Day
|
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| season | Advent ⓘ |
| timeOfDay |
evening
ⓘ
night ⓘ |
| usedAsSettingIn |
Christmas literature
ⓘ
Christmas movies ⓘ |
Referenced by (42)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Christmas Eve night
subject surface form:
A Visit from St. Nicholas
this entity surface form:
Christmas Vigil
subject surface form:
NORAD Tracks Santa
subject surface form:
Feast of the Seven Fishes
subject surface form:
Cantique de Noël
subject surface form:
Blitzen
subject surface form:
'Twas the Night Before Christmas