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Christmas Eve

evening or entire day before Christmas Day
Event public_holiday Q106010
Christmas Eve
Carl Larsson · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

Christmas Eve is a public holiday[1]. It draws 3,233 Wikipedia views per month (public holiday category, ranking #30 of 232).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: Christian holy day[3], Christmas tradition[4], supper[5]
  • Named after: Christmas[6]
  • Followed by: Christmas[7], Christmas Day[8]
  • Part of: liturgical year[9], Christmastide[10], Advent[11], Christmas[12]
  • Commons category: Christmas Eve[13]
  • Said to be the same as: Nochebuena[14]
  • Color: white[15]
  • Has part(s): Badnjak[16], ritual bonfire[17], Tió de Nadal[18]
  • Day in year for periodic occurrence: December 24[19]
  • Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[20]
  • Different from: Wigilia[21]
  • Uses: Badnjak[22]
  • Hashtag: ReveillonDeNoel[23]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:WikiProject 1000 important articles about Denmark[24]

Why It Matters

Christmas Eve has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 61 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] ↑ . Q60074802. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20w 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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