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Christmas Eve

evening or entire day before Christmas Day
Event public_holiday Q106010
Christmas Eve
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Christmas Eve

Summary

Christmas Eve is a public holiday[1]. It draws 1,433 Wikipedia views per month (public_holiday category, ranking #30 of 232).[2]

Key Facts

  • Christmas Eve's instance of is recorded as public holiday[3].
  • Christmas Eve's instance of is recorded as Christian holy day[4].
  • Christmas Eve's instance of is recorded as Christmas tradition[5].
  • Christmas Eve's instance of is recorded as supper[6].
  • Christmas is named after Christmas Eve[7].
  • Christmas Eve was followed by Christmas[8].
  • Christmas Eve was followed by Christmas Day[9].
  • Christmas Eve is part of liturgical year[10].
  • Christmas Eve is part of Christmastide[11].
  • Christmas Eve is part of Advent[12].
  • Christmas Eve is part of Christmas[13].
  • Christmas Eve's Commons category is recorded as Christmas Eve[14].
  • Christmas Eve's said to be the same as is recorded as Nochebuena[15].
  • Christmas Eve's color is recorded as white[16].
  • Christmas Eve comprises Badnjak[17].
  • Christmas Eve comprises ritual bonfire[18].
  • Christmas Eve comprises Tió de Nadal[19].
  • Christmas Eve's day in year for periodic occurrence is recorded as December 24[20].
  • Christmas Eve's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[21].
  • Christmas Eve's different from is recorded as Wigilia[22].
  • Christmas Eve's uses is recorded as Badnjak[23].
  • Christmas Eve's hashtag is recorded as ReveillonDeNoel[24].
  • Christmas Eve's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:WikiProject 1000 important articles about Denmark[25].

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Context

Part of include liturgical year[10]; Christmastide[11], a liturgical season[26]; Advent[12], a liturgical season[27]; and Christmas[13], a Christian holy day[28]. Recorded instance of include public holiday[3], Christian holy day[4], Christmas tradition[5], and supper[6]. Successors include Christmas[8] and Christmas Day[9].

Why It Matters

Christmas Eve draws 1,433 Wikipedia views per month (public_holiday category, ranking #30 of 232).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Q60074802. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · XeNivalys · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Uses → —
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    Said to be the same as → Nochebuena
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    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14483]]: n/nochebuena, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1779859433286"
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