Christmas Eve refers to the evening preceding Christmas Day, a < a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_worldwide" title="Christmas worldwide">widely celebrated festival commemorating the birth of Jesus of N azareth that takes place on December 25.[4] It is a culturally significant celebration for most of the Western world and i s widely observed as a full or partial holiday in anticipation of Christmas Day.
One reason celebrations occur on Christmas Eve is because the t
raditional Christian liturgical day starts at sunset,[5] an inheritance from Jewish tradition,[6] which in tur
n is based in the story of creation in Genesis: "And there was evening, and
there was morning – the first day."[7] This liturgical day i
s followed for all days in the Eastern rite[8] and the cu
stom of beginning Christmas celebration (as well as Sunday and the other ma
jor festivals) in the preceding evening is preserved in western Churches th
at have altered the liturgical day to start at midnight, for example the Ro
man Catholic Church.[9] Many churches still ring
their church bells and hold prayers in the evening before holidays; for exa
mple the Nordic Lutheran churches.
Christmas or Christmas Day (Old English: Cr
9;stesmæsse, literally "Christ's mass") is an annual commemora
tion of the birth of Jesus Christ,[5][6
] celebrated generally on December 25[2][3][4] a
s a religious and cultural holiday by billions of peopl
e around the world. A feast central to the
Ch
ristian liturgical year, it closes the Advent season and initiates the twelve days of Christmastide.[7]<
/a> Christmas is a civil holiday in many of the world's nations,[8][9][10] is celebrated by an increasing number of non-Christians,[1][11][12] and is an integral part
of the Christmas and holiday season.
The precise year of Jesus' birth, which some histo
rians place between 7 and 2 BC, is unknown.[13]
Boxing Day is traditionally a day following Christma s when wealthy people in the United Kingdom would give a box containing a g ift to their servants.[1] Today, Boxing Day is bette r known as a bank or public holiday that occurs on December 26, or the firs t or second weekday after Christmas Day, depending on national or regional laws. It is observed in the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and some other Commonwealth nations.
In South Africa, Boxing Day w as renamed Day of Goodwill in 1994. In Ireland it is recogn ized as St. Stephen's Day (Irish: Lá Fh&eacut e;ile Stiofáin) or the Day of the Wren (Irish: Lá an Dreoilín). In the Netherla nds, Latvi a, L ithuania, Austria, Germany, Scandinavia and Poland, December 26 is celebrated as the Second Ch ristmas Day.[2]
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260515T164642Z CATEGORIES:Days Until CLASS:PUBLIC ORGANIZER:DaysUntil.com SUMMARY:New Years Eve (December 31st, 2026 at midnight) URL:http://www.DaysUntil.com/New-Years-Eve DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261231 DURATION:P1D TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:DaysUntil.com-New-Years-Eve-00002026 DESCRIPTION:X-WR-CALDESC:In the Gregorian calendar, New Year's Eve<
/b>, the last day of the year, is on December 31. In many countries, New Ye
ar's Eve is celebrated at evening social gatherings, where many people danc
e, eat, drink alcoholic beverages, and
watch or light fireworks to mark the new year. Some people attend a w
atchnight service.
New Year traditions and celebrations in Canada vary regionally. New Year's Eve (also called New Year's Eve Day or Veille du Jour de l'An in French) is generally a soc ial holiday. In many cities there are large celebrations which may feature concerts, late-night partying, sporting events, and fireworks, with free pu blic transit service during peak party times in most major cities. In some areas, such as in rural Quebec, people ice fish and drink alcholic beverages with the ir friends until the early hours of January 1. [2]
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260515T164642Z CATEGORIES:Days Until CLASS:PUBLIC ORGANIZER:DaysUntil.com SUMMARY:New Years Day (January 1st, 2027 at midnight) URL:http://www.DaysUntil.com/New-Years-Day DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270101 DURATION:P1D TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:DaysUntil.com-New-Years-Day-00002027 DESCRIPTION:X-WR-CALDESC:New Year's Day is observed on January 1, the first d ay of the year on the modern Gregorian calendar as well as th e Julian calendar used in ancient Rome. With most countries using the Gregorian calendar as their main calendar, New Year's Day is the close st thing to being the world's only truly global public holiday, often celebrated wi th firew orks at the stroke of midnight as the new year starts. January 1 on the J ulian calendar currently corresponds to January 14 on the Gregorian c alendar, and it is on that date that followers of some of the Eastern Orthodox churches celebrate the New Year. New Year's Day is a postal holiday in the United States.[1]
The Romans dedicated this day to Jan us, the god of gates, doors, and beginnings. After Julius Caesar reform ed the calendar in 46 BC and was subsequently murdered, the Roman Senate vo ted to deify him on the 1st January 42 BC < span>[2] in honor of his life and his institu tion of the new rationalized calendar.[3] The month originally owes its name to th e deity Janus, who had two faces, one looking forward and the other looking backward. This suggests that New Year's celebrations are founded on pagan traditions. Some have suggested this occurred in 153 BC, when it was stipulated that the two annual consuls (after whose names the years were identified) entered into off ice on that day, though no consensus exists on the matter.[4] Dates in March, coin ciding with the spring equinox, or commemorating the Annunciation of Jesus, along with a variety of Christian feast dates were used throughout the Middle Ages, though calendars often continued to display the months in columns runni ng from January to December.[citation needed]
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260515T164642Z CATEGORIES:Days Until CLASS:PUBLIC ORGANIZER:DaysUntil.com SUMMARY:Epiphany (January 6th, 2027 at midnight) URL:http://www.DaysUntil.com/Epiphany DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270106 DURATION:P1D TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:DaysUntil.com-Epiphany-00002027 DESCRIPTION:X-WR-CALDESC:Epiphany (Koine Greek: ἐπιφά& nu;εια, epiphaneia, "manifestation", "striking ap pearance"[1]) or Theophany< span>[2] (Ancient Greek (ἡ) Θ εοφάνεια, Τheophaneia meaning "vision of God"[3]), which traditionally falls on 6 January, is a Christian feast day that celebrates the revelation of God the Son as a human being in Jesus Christ. Western Christians commemorate principally (but not sole ly) the visitation of the Biblical Magi to the Baby Jesus , and thus Jesus' physical manifestation to the Gentiles. Eastern Christians commemorate the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River, seen as his manifestation to the world as the Son of God.[4]
Eastern Churches following the Julian Calendar observe the Theophany feast on what for most countries is 19 January[5] because of the 13-day difference today between that calendar and the generally used Gregorian cale ndar.[6]
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260515T164642Z CATEGORIES:Days Until CLASS:PUBLIC ORGANIZER:DaysUntil.com SUMMARY:Good Friday (March 26th, 2027 at midnight) URL:http://www.DaysUntil.com/Good-Friday DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270326 DURATION:P1D TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:DaysUntil.com-Good-Friday-00002027 DESCRIPTION:X-WR-CALDESC:April 6 (Western)
Good Frida
y (from the senses pious, holy of the word "good"),[1] is a religious holiday observed primarily by Christians commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his death at Calvary. The holiday is ob
served during Holy Week as part of the Paschal Triduum on the Friday pr
eceding Easter Sunday, and may coincide with the Je
wish observance of Passover. It is also known as Holy Friday, Great Fri
day, Black Friday,[2