Christmas Day around the world in 2024


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2025 Various Dec 25
AlbaniaThu, Dec 25National Holiday
American SamoaThu, Dec 25National Holiday
AndorraThu, Dec 25National Holiday
AngolaThu, Dec 25National Holiday
AnguillaThu, Dec 25National Holiday
Antigua and BarbudaThu, Dec 25National Holiday
ArgentinaThu, Dec 25National Holiday
ArubaThu, Dec 25National Holiday
AustraliaThu, Dec 25National Holiday
AustriaThu, Dec 25National Holiday
BahamasThu, Dec 25National Holiday
BangladeshThu, Dec 25National Holiday
BarbadosThu, Dec 25National Holiday
BelarusThu, Dec 25National Holiday
BelgiumThu, Dec 25National Holiday
BelizeThu, Dec 25National Holiday
BeninThu, Dec 25National Holiday
BermudaThu, Dec 25National Holiday
BoliviaThu, Dec 25National Holiday
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and SabaThu, Dec 25National Holiday
Bosnia and HerzegovinaThu, Dec 25Regional Holiday
BotswanaThu, Dec 25National Holiday
BrazilThu, Dec 25National Holiday
British Virgin IslandsThu, Dec 25National Holiday
BruneiThu, Dec 25National Holiday
BulgariaThu, Dec 25National Holiday
Burkina FasoThu, Dec 25National Holiday
BurundiThu, Dec 25National Holiday
CameroonThu, Dec 25National Holiday
CanadaThu, Dec 25National Holiday
Cape VerdeThu, Dec 25National Holiday
Cayman IslandsThu, Dec 25National Holiday
Central African RepublicThu, Dec 25National Holiday
ChadThu, Dec 25National Holiday
ChileThu, Dec 25National Holiday
ColombiaThu, Dec 25National Holiday
CongoThu, Dec 25National Holiday
Cook IslandsThu, Dec 25National Holiday
Costa RicaThu, Dec 25National Holiday
CroatiaThu, Dec 25National Holiday
CubaThu, Dec 25National Holiday
CuraçaoThu, Dec 25National Holiday
CyprusThu, Dec 25National Holiday
Czech RepublicThu, Dec 25National Holiday
DR CongoThu, Dec 25National Holiday
DenmarkThu, Dec 25National Holiday
DjiboutiThu, Dec 25National Holiday
DominicaThu, Dec 25National Holiday
Dominican RepublicThu, Dec 25National Holiday
East TimorThu, Dec 25National Holiday
EcuadorThu, Dec 25National Holiday
El SalvadorThu, Dec 25National Holiday
Equatorial GuineaThu, Dec 25National Holiday
EritreaThu, Dec 25National Holiday
EstoniaThu, Dec 25National Holiday
EswatiniThu, Dec 25National Holiday
Falkland IslandsThu, Dec 25National Holiday
Faroe IslandsThu, Dec 25National Holiday
FijiThu, Dec 25National Holiday
FinlandThu, Dec 25National Holiday
FranceThu, Dec 25National Holiday
French GuianaThu, Dec 25National Holiday
French PolynesiaThu, Dec 25National Holiday
GabonThu, Dec 25National Holiday
GambiaThu, Dec 25National Holiday
GermanyThu, Dec 25National Holiday
GhanaThu, Dec 25National Holiday
GibraltarThu, Dec 25National Holiday
GreeceThu, Dec 25National Holiday
GreenlandThu, Dec 25National Holiday
GrenadaThu, Dec 25National Holiday
GuadeloupeThu, Dec 25National Holiday
GuamThu, Dec 25National Holiday
GuatemalaThu, Dec 25National Holiday
GuernseyThu, Dec 25National Holiday
GuineaThu, Dec 25National Holiday
Guinea-BissauThu, Dec 25National Holiday
GuyanaThu, Dec 25National Holiday
HaitiThu, Dec 25National Holiday
HondurasThu, Dec 25National Holiday
Hong KongThu, Dec 25National Holiday
HungaryThu, Dec 25National Holiday
IcelandThu, Dec 25National Holiday
India Dec 25
Andhra PradeshThu, Dec 25Regional Holiday
Arunachal PradeshThu, Dec 25Regional Holiday
AssamThu, Dec 25Regional Holiday
BiharThu, Dec 25Regional Holiday
ChandigarhThu, Dec 25Regional Holiday
ChhattisgarhThu, Dec 25Regional Holiday
DelhiThu, Dec 25Regional Holiday
GoaThu, Dec 25Regional Holiday
GujaratThu, Dec 25Regional Holiday
HaryanaThu, Dec 25Regional Holiday
Himachal PradeshThu, Dec 25Regional Holiday
Jammu and KashmirThu, Dec 25Regional Holiday
JharkhandThu, Dec 25Regional Holiday
KarnatakaThu, Dec 25Regional Holiday
KeralaThu, Dec 25Regional Holiday
Madhya PradeshThu, Dec 25Regional Holiday
MaharashtraThu, Dec 25Regional Holiday
ManipurThu, Dec 25Regional Holiday
MeghalayaThu, Dec 25Regional Holiday
MizoramThu, Dec 25Regional Holiday
NagalandThu, Dec 25Regional Holiday
OdishaThu, Dec 25Regional Holiday
PuducherryThu, Dec 25Regional Holiday
PunjabThu, Dec 25Regional Holiday
RajasthanThu, Dec 25Regional Holiday
SikkimThu, Dec 25Regional Holiday
Tamil NaduThu, Dec 25Regional Holiday
TelanganaThu, Dec 25Regional Holiday
TripuraThu, Dec 25Regional Holiday
Uttar PradeshThu, Dec 25Regional Holiday
UttarakhandThu, Dec 25Regional Holiday
West BengalThu, Dec 25Regional Holiday
IndonesiaThu, Dec 25National Holiday
IraqThu, Dec 25National Holiday
IrelandThu, Dec 25National Holiday
Isle of ManThu, Dec 25National Holiday
ItalyThu, Dec 25National Holiday
Ivory CoastThu, Dec 25National Holiday
JamaicaThu, Dec 25National Holiday
JerseyThu, Dec 25National Holiday
JordanThu, Dec 25National Holiday
KenyaThu, Dec 25National Holiday
KiribatiThu, Dec 25National Holiday
KosovoThu, Dec 25National Holiday
LatviaThu, Dec 25National Holiday
LebanonThu, Dec 25National Holiday
LesothoThu, Dec 25National Holiday
LiberiaThu, Dec 25National Holiday
LiechtensteinThu, Dec 25National Holiday
LithuaniaThu, Dec 25National Holiday
LuxembourgThu, Dec 25National Holiday
MacauThu, Dec 25National Holiday
MadagascarThu, Dec 25National Holiday
MalawiThu, Dec 25National Holiday
MalaysiaThu, Dec 25National Holiday
MaliThu, Dec 25National Holiday
MaltaThu, Dec 25National Holiday
MartiniqueThu, Dec 25National Holiday
MauritiusThu, Dec 25National Holiday
MexicoThu, Dec 25National Holiday
MoldovaThu, Dec 25National Holiday
MonacoThu, Dec 25National Holiday
MontserratThu, Dec 25National Holiday
MozambiqueThu, Dec 25National Holiday
MyanmarThu, Dec 25National Holiday
NamibiaThu, Dec 25National Holiday
NepalThu, Dec 25National Holiday
NetherlandsThu, Dec 25National Holiday
New CaledoniaThu, Dec 25National Holiday
New ZealandThu, Dec 25National Holiday
NicaraguaThu, Dec 25National Holiday
NigerThu, Dec 25National Holiday
NigeriaThu, Dec 25National Holiday
PalestineThu, Dec 25National Holiday
PanamaThu, Dec 25National Holiday
Papua New GuineaThu, Dec 25National Holiday
ParaguayThu, Dec 25National Holiday
PeruThu, Dec 25National Holiday
PhilippinesThu, Dec 25National Holiday
PolandThu, Dec 25National Holiday
PortugalThu, Dec 25National Holiday
Puerto RicoThu, Dec 25National Holiday
RomaniaThu, Dec 25National Holiday
RwandaThu, Dec 25National Holiday
Saint Kitts and NevisThu, Dec 25National Holiday
Saint LuciaThu, Dec 25National Holiday
Saint MartinThu, Dec 25National Holiday
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesThu, Dec 25National Holiday
SamoaThu, Dec 25National Holiday
San MarinoThu, Dec 25National Holiday
SenegalThu, Dec 25National Holiday
SeychellesThu, Dec 25National Holiday
Sierra LeoneThu, Dec 25National Holiday
SingaporeThu, Dec 25National Holiday
Sint MaartenThu, Dec 25National Holiday
SlovakiaThu, Dec 25National Holiday
SloveniaThu, Dec 25National Holiday
Solomon IslandsThu, Dec 25National Holiday
SomaliaThu, Dec 25National Holiday
South AfricaThu, Dec 25National Holiday
South KoreaThu, Dec 25National Holiday
South SudanThu, Dec 25National Holiday
SpainThu, Dec 25National Holiday
Sri LankaThu, Dec 25National Holiday
SudanThu, Dec 25National Holiday
SurinameThu, Dec 25National Holiday
SwedenThu, Dec 25National Holiday
SwitzerlandThu, Dec 25National Holiday
SyriaThu, Dec 25National Holiday
São Tomé and PríncipeThu, Dec 25National Holiday
TanzaniaThu, Dec 25National Holiday
TogoThu, Dec 25National Holiday
TongaThu, Dec 25National Holiday
Trinidad and TobagoThu, Dec 25National Holiday
Turks and Caicos IslandsThu, Dec 25National Holiday
TuvaluThu, Dec 25National Holiday
US Virgin IslandsThu, Dec 25National Holiday
USAThu, Dec 25National Holiday
UgandaThu, Dec 25National Holiday
UkraineThu, Dec 25National Holiday
United KingdomThu, Dec 25National Holiday
UruguayThu, Dec 25National Holiday
VanuatuThu, Dec 25National Holiday
Vatican CityThu, Dec 25National Holiday
VenezuelaThu, Dec 25National Holiday
Wallis and FutunaThu, Dec 25National Holiday
ZambiaThu, Dec 25National Holiday
ZimbabweThu, Dec 25National Holiday
2024 Various Dec 25
AlbaniaWed, Dec 25National Holiday
American SamoaWed, Dec 25National Holiday
AndorraWed, Dec 25National Holiday
AngolaWed, Dec 25National Holiday
AnguillaWed, Dec 25National Holiday
Antigua and BarbudaWed, Dec 25National Holiday
ArgentinaWed, Dec 25National Holiday
ArubaWed, Dec 25National Holiday
AustraliaWed, Dec 25National Holiday
AustriaWed, Dec 25National Holiday
BahamasWed, Dec 25National Holiday
BangladeshWed, Dec 25National Holiday
BarbadosWed, Dec 25National Holiday
BelarusWed, Dec 25National Holiday
BelgiumWed, Dec 25National Holiday
BelizeWed, Dec 25National Holiday
BeninWed, Dec 25National Holiday
BermudaWed, Dec 25National Holiday
BoliviaWed, Dec 25National Holiday
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and SabaWed, Dec 25National Holiday
Bosnia and HerzegovinaWed, Dec 25Regional Holiday
BotswanaWed, Dec 25National Holiday
BrazilWed, Dec 25National Holiday
British Virgin IslandsWed, Dec 25National Holiday
BruneiWed, Dec 25National Holiday
BulgariaWed, Dec 25National Holiday
Burkina FasoWed, Dec 25National Holiday
BurundiWed, Dec 25National Holiday
CameroonWed, Dec 25National Holiday
CanadaWed, Dec 25National Holiday
Cape VerdeWed, Dec 25National Holiday
Cayman IslandsWed, Dec 25National Holiday
Central African RepublicWed, Dec 25National Holiday
ChadWed, Dec 25National Holiday
ChileWed, Dec 25National Holiday
ColombiaWed, Dec 25National Holiday
CongoWed, Dec 25National Holiday
Cook IslandsWed, Dec 25National Holiday
Costa RicaWed, Dec 25National Holiday
CroatiaWed, Dec 25National Holiday
CubaWed, Dec 25National Holiday
CuraçaoWed, Dec 25National Holiday
CyprusWed, Dec 25National Holiday
Czech RepublicWed, Dec 25National Holiday
DR CongoWed, Dec 25National Holiday
DenmarkWed, Dec 25National Holiday
DjiboutiWed, Dec 25National Holiday
DominicaWed, Dec 25National Holiday
Dominican RepublicWed, Dec 25National Holiday
East TimorWed, Dec 25National Holiday
EcuadorWed, Dec 25National Holiday
El SalvadorWed, Dec 25National Holiday
Equatorial GuineaWed, Dec 25National Holiday
EritreaWed, Dec 25National Holiday
EstoniaWed, Dec 25National Holiday
EswatiniWed, Dec 25National Holiday
Falkland IslandsWed, Dec 25National Holiday
Faroe IslandsWed, Dec 25National Holiday
FijiWed, Dec 25National Holiday
FinlandWed, Dec 25National Holiday
FranceWed, Dec 25National Holiday
French GuianaWed, Dec 25National Holiday
French PolynesiaWed, Dec 25National Holiday
GabonWed, Dec 25National Holiday
GambiaWed, Dec 25National Holiday
GermanyWed, Dec 25National Holiday
GhanaWed, Dec 25National Holiday
GibraltarWed, Dec 25National Holiday
GreeceWed, Dec 25National Holiday
GreenlandWed, Dec 25National Holiday
GrenadaWed, Dec 25National Holiday
GuadeloupeWed, Dec 25National Holiday
GuamWed, Dec 25National Holiday
GuatemalaWed, Dec 25National Holiday
GuernseyWed, Dec 25National Holiday
GuineaWed, Dec 25National Holiday
Guinea-BissauWed, Dec 25National Holiday
GuyanaWed, Dec 25National Holiday
HaitiWed, Dec 25National Holiday
HondurasWed, Dec 25National Holiday
Hong KongWed, Dec 25National Holiday
HungaryWed, Dec 25National Holiday
IcelandWed, Dec 25National Holiday
India Dec 25
Andhra PradeshWed, Dec 25Regional Holiday
Arunachal PradeshWed, Dec 25Regional Holiday
AssamWed, Dec 25Regional Holiday
BiharWed, Dec 25Regional Holiday
ChandigarhWed, Dec 25Regional Holiday
ChhattisgarhWed, Dec 25Regional Holiday
DelhiWed, Dec 25Regional Holiday
GoaWed, Dec 25Regional Holiday
GujaratWed, Dec 25Regional Holiday
HaryanaWed, Dec 25Regional Holiday
Himachal PradeshWed, Dec 25Regional Holiday
Jammu and KashmirWed, Dec 25Regional Holiday
JharkhandWed, Dec 25Regional Holiday
KarnatakaWed, Dec 25Regional Holiday
KeralaWed, Dec 25Regional Holiday
Madhya PradeshWed, Dec 25Regional Holiday
MaharashtraWed, Dec 25Regional Holiday
ManipurWed, Dec 25Regional Holiday
MeghalayaWed, Dec 25Regional Holiday
MizoramWed, Dec 25Regional Holiday
NagalandWed, Dec 25Regional Holiday
OdishaWed, Dec 25Regional Holiday
PuducherryWed, Dec 25Regional Holiday
PunjabWed, Dec 25Regional Holiday
RajasthanWed, Dec 25Regional Holiday
SikkimWed, Dec 25Regional Holiday
Tamil NaduWed, Dec 25Regional Holiday
TelanganaWed, Dec 25Regional Holiday
TripuraWed, Dec 25Regional Holiday
Uttar PradeshWed, Dec 25Regional Holiday
UttarakhandWed, Dec 25Regional Holiday
West BengalWed, Dec 25Regional Holiday
IndonesiaWed, Dec 25National Holiday
IraqWed, Dec 25National Holiday
IrelandWed, Dec 25National Holiday
Isle of ManWed, Dec 25National Holiday
ItalyWed, Dec 25National Holiday
Ivory CoastWed, Dec 25National Holiday
JamaicaWed, Dec 25National Holiday
JerseyWed, Dec 25National Holiday
JordanWed, Dec 25National Holiday
KenyaWed, Dec 25National Holiday
KiribatiWed, Dec 25National Holiday
KosovoWed, Dec 25National Holiday
LatviaWed, Dec 25National Holiday
LebanonWed, Dec 25National Holiday
LesothoWed, Dec 25National Holiday
LiberiaWed, Dec 25National Holiday
LiechtensteinWed, Dec 25National Holiday
LithuaniaWed, Dec 25National Holiday
LuxembourgWed, Dec 25National Holiday
MacauWed, Dec 25National Holiday
MadagascarWed, Dec 25National Holiday
MalawiWed, Dec 25National Holiday
MalaysiaWed, Dec 25National Holiday
MaliWed, Dec 25National Holiday
MaltaWed, Dec 25National Holiday
MartiniqueWed, Dec 25National Holiday
MauritiusWed, Dec 25National Holiday
MexicoWed, Dec 25National Holiday
MoldovaWed, Dec 25National Holiday
MonacoWed, Dec 25National Holiday
MontserratWed, Dec 25National Holiday
MozambiqueWed, Dec 25National Holiday
MyanmarWed, Dec 25National Holiday
NamibiaWed, Dec 25National Holiday
NepalWed, Dec 25National Holiday
NetherlandsWed, Dec 25National Holiday
New CaledoniaWed, Dec 25National Holiday
New ZealandWed, Dec 25National Holiday
NicaraguaWed, Dec 25National Holiday
NigerWed, Dec 25National Holiday
NigeriaWed, Dec 25National Holiday
PalestineWed, Dec 25National Holiday
PanamaWed, Dec 25National Holiday
Papua New GuineaWed, Dec 25National Holiday
ParaguayWed, Dec 25National Holiday
PeruWed, Dec 25National Holiday
PhilippinesWed, Dec 25National Holiday
PolandWed, Dec 25National Holiday
PortugalWed, Dec 25National Holiday
Puerto RicoWed, Dec 25National Holiday
RomaniaWed, Dec 25National Holiday
RwandaWed, Dec 25National Holiday
Saint Kitts and NevisWed, Dec 25National Holiday
Saint LuciaWed, Dec 25National Holiday
Saint MartinWed, Dec 25National Holiday
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesWed, Dec 25National Holiday
SamoaWed, Dec 25National Holiday
San MarinoWed, Dec 25National Holiday
SenegalWed, Dec 25National Holiday
SeychellesWed, Dec 25National Holiday
Sierra LeoneWed, Dec 25National Holiday
SingaporeWed, Dec 25National Holiday
Sint MaartenWed, Dec 25National Holiday
SlovakiaWed, Dec 25National Holiday
SloveniaWed, Dec 25National Holiday
Solomon IslandsWed, Dec 25National Holiday
SomaliaWed, Dec 25National Holiday
South AfricaWed, Dec 25National Holiday
South KoreaWed, Dec 25National Holiday
South SudanWed, Dec 25National Holiday
SpainWed, Dec 25National Holiday
Sri LankaWed, Dec 25National Holiday
SudanWed, Dec 25National Holiday
SurinameWed, Dec 25National Holiday
SwedenWed, Dec 25National Holiday
SwitzerlandWed, Dec 25National Holiday
SyriaWed, Dec 25National Holiday
São Tomé and PríncipeWed, Dec 25National Holiday
TanzaniaWed, Dec 25National Holiday
TogoWed, Dec 25National Holiday
TongaWed, Dec 25National Holiday
Trinidad and TobagoWed, Dec 25National Holiday
Turks and Caicos IslandsWed, Dec 25National Holiday
TuvaluWed, Dec 25National Holiday
US Virgin IslandsWed, Dec 25National Holiday
USAWed, Dec 25National Holiday
UgandaWed, Dec 25National Holiday
UkraineWed, Dec 25National Holiday
United KingdomWed, Dec 25National Holiday
UruguayWed, Dec 25National Holiday
VanuatuWed, Dec 25National Holiday
Vatican CityWed, Dec 25National Holiday
VenezuelaWed, Dec 25National Holiday
Wallis and FutunaWed, Dec 25National Holiday
ZambiaWed, Dec 25National Holiday
ZimbabweWed, Dec 25National Holiday
2023 Various Dec 25
AlbaniaMon, Dec 25National Holiday
American SamoaMon, Dec 25National Holiday
AndorraMon, Dec 25National Holiday
AngolaMon, Dec 25National Holiday
AnguillaMon, Dec 25National Holiday
Antigua and BarbudaMon, Dec 25National Holiday
ArgentinaMon, Dec 25National Holiday
ArubaMon, Dec 25National Holiday
AustraliaMon, Dec 25National Holiday
AustriaMon, Dec 25National Holiday
BahamasMon, Dec 25National Holiday
BangladeshMon, Dec 25National Holiday
BarbadosMon, Dec 25National Holiday
BelarusMon, Dec 25National Holiday
BelgiumMon, Dec 25National Holiday
BelizeMon, Dec 25National Holiday
BeninMon, Dec 25National Holiday
BermudaMon, Dec 25National Holiday
BoliviaMon, Dec 25National Holiday
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and SabaMon, Dec 25National Holiday
Bosnia and HerzegovinaMon, Dec 25Regional Holiday
BotswanaMon, Dec 25National Holiday
BrazilMon, Dec 25National Holiday
British Virgin IslandsMon, Dec 25National Holiday
BruneiMon, Dec 25National Holiday
BulgariaMon, Dec 25National Holiday
Burkina FasoMon, Dec 25National Holiday
BurundiMon, Dec 25National Holiday
CameroonMon, Dec 25National Holiday
CanadaMon, Dec 25National Holiday
Cape VerdeMon, Dec 25National Holiday
Cayman IslandsMon, Dec 25National Holiday
Central African RepublicMon, Dec 25National Holiday
ChadMon, Dec 25National Holiday
ChileMon, Dec 25National Holiday
ColombiaMon, Dec 25National Holiday
CongoMon, Dec 25National Holiday
Cook IslandsMon, Dec 25National Holiday
Costa RicaMon, Dec 25National Holiday
CroatiaMon, Dec 25National Holiday
CubaMon, Dec 25National Holiday
CuraçaoMon, Dec 25National Holiday
CyprusMon, Dec 25National Holiday
Czech RepublicMon, Dec 25National Holiday
DR CongoMon, Dec 25National Holiday
DenmarkMon, Dec 25National Holiday
DjiboutiMon, Dec 25National Holiday
DominicaMon, Dec 25National Holiday
Dominican RepublicMon, Dec 25National Holiday
East TimorMon, Dec 25National Holiday
EcuadorMon, Dec 25National Holiday
El SalvadorMon, Dec 25National Holiday
Equatorial GuineaMon, Dec 25National Holiday
EritreaMon, Dec 25National Holiday
EstoniaMon, Dec 25National Holiday
EswatiniMon, Dec 25National Holiday
Falkland IslandsMon, Dec 25National Holiday
Faroe IslandsMon, Dec 25National Holiday
FijiMon, Dec 25National Holiday
FinlandMon, Dec 25National Holiday
FranceMon, Dec 25National Holiday
French GuianaMon, Dec 25National Holiday
French PolynesiaMon, Dec 25National Holiday
GabonMon, Dec 25National Holiday
GambiaMon, Dec 25National Holiday
GermanyMon, Dec 25National Holiday
GhanaMon, Dec 25National Holiday
GibraltarMon, Dec 25National Holiday
GreeceMon, Dec 25National Holiday
GreenlandMon, Dec 25National Holiday
GrenadaMon, Dec 25National Holiday
GuadeloupeMon, Dec 25National Holiday
GuamMon, Dec 25National Holiday
GuatemalaMon, Dec 25National Holiday
GuernseyMon, Dec 25National Holiday
GuineaMon, Dec 25National Holiday
Guinea-BissauMon, Dec 25National Holiday
GuyanaMon, Dec 25National Holiday
HaitiMon, Dec 25National Holiday
HondurasMon, Dec 25National Holiday
Hong KongMon, Dec 25National Holiday
HungaryMon, Dec 25National Holiday
IcelandMon, Dec 25National Holiday
India Dec 25
Andhra PradeshMon, Dec 25Regional Holiday
Arunachal PradeshMon, Dec 25Regional Holiday
AssamMon, Dec 25Regional Holiday
BiharMon, Dec 25Regional Holiday
ChandigarhMon, Dec 25Regional Holiday
ChhattisgarhMon, Dec 25Regional Holiday
DelhiMon, Dec 25Regional Holiday
GoaMon, Dec 25Regional Holiday
GujaratMon, Dec 25Regional Holiday
HaryanaMon, Dec 25Regional Holiday
Himachal PradeshMon, Dec 25Regional Holiday
Jammu and KashmirMon, Dec 25Regional Holiday
JharkhandMon, Dec 25Regional Holiday
KarnatakaMon, Dec 25Regional Holiday
KeralaMon, Dec 25Regional Holiday
Madhya PradeshMon, Dec 25Regional Holiday
MaharashtraMon, Dec 25Regional Holiday
ManipurMon, Dec 25Regional Holiday
MeghalayaMon, Dec 25Regional Holiday
MizoramMon, Dec 25Regional Holiday
NagalandMon, Dec 25Regional Holiday
OdishaMon, Dec 25Regional Holiday
PuducherryMon, Dec 25Regional Holiday
PunjabMon, Dec 25Regional Holiday
RajasthanMon, Dec 25Regional Holiday
SikkimMon, Dec 25Regional Holiday
Tamil NaduMon, Dec 25Regional Holiday
TelanganaMon, Dec 25Regional Holiday
TripuraMon, Dec 25Regional Holiday
Uttar PradeshMon, Dec 25Regional Holiday
UttarakhandMon, Dec 25Regional Holiday
West BengalMon, Dec 25Regional Holiday
IndonesiaMon, Dec 25National Holiday
IraqMon, Dec 25National Holiday
IrelandMon, Dec 25National Holiday
Isle of ManMon, Dec 25National Holiday
ItalyMon, Dec 25National Holiday
Ivory CoastMon, Dec 25National Holiday
JamaicaMon, Dec 25National Holiday
JerseyMon, Dec 25National Holiday
JordanMon, Dec 25National Holiday
KenyaMon, Dec 25National Holiday
KiribatiMon, Dec 25National Holiday
KosovoMon, Dec 25National Holiday
LatviaMon, Dec 25National Holiday
LebanonMon, Dec 25National Holiday
LesothoMon, Dec 25National Holiday
LiberiaMon, Dec 25National Holiday
LiechtensteinMon, Dec 25National Holiday
LithuaniaMon, Dec 25National Holiday
LuxembourgMon, Dec 25National Holiday
MacauMon, Dec 25National Holiday
MadagascarMon, Dec 25National Holiday
MalawiMon, Dec 25National Holiday
MalaysiaMon, Dec 25National Holiday
MaliMon, Dec 25National Holiday
MaltaMon, Dec 25National Holiday
MartiniqueMon, Dec 25National Holiday
MauritiusMon, Dec 25National Holiday
MexicoMon, Dec 25National Holiday
MoldovaMon, Dec 25National Holiday
MonacoMon, Dec 25National Holiday
MontserratMon, Dec 25National Holiday
MozambiqueMon, Dec 25National Holiday
MyanmarMon, Dec 25National Holiday
NamibiaMon, Dec 25National Holiday
NepalMon, Dec 25National Holiday
NetherlandsMon, Dec 25National Holiday
New CaledoniaMon, Dec 25National Holiday
New ZealandMon, Dec 25National Holiday
NicaraguaMon, Dec 25National Holiday
NigerMon, Dec 25National Holiday
NigeriaMon, Dec 25National Holiday
PalestineMon, Dec 25National Holiday
PanamaMon, Dec 25National Holiday
Papua New GuineaMon, Dec 25National Holiday
ParaguayMon, Dec 25National Holiday
PeruMon, Dec 25National Holiday
PhilippinesMon, Dec 25National Holiday
PolandMon, Dec 25National Holiday
PortugalMon, Dec 25National Holiday
Puerto RicoMon, Dec 25National Holiday
RomaniaMon, Dec 25National Holiday
RwandaMon, Dec 25National Holiday
Saint Kitts and NevisMon, Dec 25National Holiday
Saint LuciaMon, Dec 25National Holiday
Saint MartinMon, Dec 25National Holiday
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesMon, Dec 25National Holiday
SamoaMon, Dec 25National Holiday
San MarinoMon, Dec 25National Holiday
SenegalMon, Dec 25National Holiday
SeychellesMon, Dec 25National Holiday
Sierra LeoneMon, Dec 25National Holiday
SingaporeMon, Dec 25National Holiday
Sint MaartenMon, Dec 25National Holiday
SlovakiaMon, Dec 25National Holiday
SloveniaMon, Dec 25National Holiday
Solomon IslandsMon, Dec 25National Holiday
SomaliaMon, Dec 25National Holiday
South AfricaMon, Dec 25National Holiday
South KoreaMon, Dec 25National Holiday
South SudanMon, Dec 25National Holiday
SpainMon, Dec 25National Holiday
Sri LankaMon, Dec 25National Holiday
SudanMon, Dec 25National Holiday
SurinameMon, Dec 25National Holiday
SwedenMon, Dec 25National Holiday
SwitzerlandMon, Dec 25National Holiday
SyriaMon, Dec 25National Holiday
São Tomé and PríncipeMon, Dec 25National Holiday
TanzaniaMon, Dec 25National Holiday
TogoMon, Dec 25National Holiday
TongaMon, Dec 25National Holiday
Trinidad and TobagoMon, Dec 25National Holiday
Turks and Caicos IslandsMon, Dec 25National Holiday
TuvaluMon, Dec 25National Holiday
US Virgin IslandsMon, Dec 25National Holiday
USAMon, Dec 25National Holiday
UgandaMon, Dec 25National Holiday
UkraineMon, Dec 25National Holiday
United KingdomMon, Dec 25National Holiday
UruguayMon, Dec 25National Holiday
VanuatuMon, Dec 25National Holiday
Vatican CityMon, Dec 25National Holiday
VenezuelaMon, Dec 25National Holiday
Wallis and FutunaMon, Dec 25National Holiday
ZambiaMon, Dec 25National Holiday
ZimbabweMon, Dec 25National Holiday
2022 Various Dec 25, Dec 26, Dec 27
Albania Dec 25, Dec 26
AlbaniaMon, Dec 26National Holiday (in lieu)
AlbaniaSun, Dec 25National Holiday
American Samoa Dec 25, Dec 26
American SamoaMon, Dec 26National Holiday (in lieu)
American SamoaSun, Dec 25National Holiday
AndorraSun, Dec 25National Holiday
AngolaSun, Dec 25National Holiday
Anguilla Dec 25, Dec 27
AnguillaTue, Dec 27National Holiday (in lieu)
AnguillaSun, Dec 25National Holiday
Antigua and Barbuda Dec 25, Dec 27
Antigua and BarbudaTue, Dec 27National Holiday
Antigua and BarbudaSun, Dec 25National Holiday
ArgentinaSun, Dec 25National Holiday
ArubaSun, Dec 25National Holiday
Australia Dec 25, Dec 27
AustraliaTue, Dec 27National Holiday (in lieu)
AustraliaSun, Dec 25National Holiday
AustriaSun, Dec 25National Holiday
Bahamas Dec 25, Dec 26
BahamasMon, Dec 26National Holiday (in lieu)
BahamasSun, Dec 25National Holiday
BangladeshSun, Dec 25National Holiday
Barbados Dec 25, Dec 27
BarbadosTue, Dec 27National Holiday (in lieu)
BarbadosSun, Dec 25National Holiday
BelarusSun, Dec 25National Holiday
BelgiumSun, Dec 25National Holiday
BelizeSun, Dec 25National Holiday
BeninSun, Dec 25National Holiday
BermudaMon, Dec 26National Holiday (in lieu)
BoliviaSun, Dec 25National Holiday
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and SabaSun, Dec 25National Holiday
Bosnia and HerzegovinaSun, Dec 25Regional Holiday
Botswana Dec 25, Dec 27
BotswanaTue, Dec 27National Holiday (in lieu)
BotswanaSun, Dec 25National Holiday
BrazilSun, Dec 25National Holiday
British Virgin Islands Dec 25, Dec 27
British Virgin IslandsTue, Dec 27National Holiday (in lieu)
British Virgin IslandsSun, Dec 25National Holiday
BruneiMon, Dec 26National Holiday (in lieu)
BulgariaSun, Dec 25National Holiday
Burkina Faso Dec 25, Dec 26
Burkina FasoMon, Dec 26National Holiday (in lieu)
Burkina FasoSun, Dec 25National Holiday
Burundi Dec 25, Dec 26
BurundiMon, Dec 26National Holiday (in lieu)
BurundiSun, Dec 25National Holiday
Cameroon Dec 25, Dec 26
CameroonMon, Dec 26National Holiday (in lieu)
CameroonSun, Dec 25National Holiday
Canada Dec 25, Dec 26, Dec 27
Newfoundland and LabradorTue, Dec 27Regional Holiday (in lieu)
NunavutTue, Dec 27Regional Holiday (in lieu)
New BrunswickMon, Dec 26Regional Holiday (in lieu)
SaskatchewanMon, Dec 26Regional Holiday (in lieu)
CanadaSun, Dec 25National Holiday
Cape VerdeSun, Dec 25National Holiday
Cayman Islands Dec 25, Dec 26
Cayman IslandsMon, Dec 26National Holiday (in lieu)
Cayman IslandsSun, Dec 25National Holiday
Central African RepublicSun, Dec 25National Holiday
ChadSun, Dec 25National Holiday
ChileSun, Dec 25National Holiday
ColombiaSun, Dec 25National Holiday
CongoSun, Dec 25National Holiday
Cook Islands Dec 25, Dec 27
Cook IslandsTue, Dec 27National Holiday (in lieu)
Cook IslandsSun, Dec 25National Holiday
Costa RicaSun, Dec 25National Holiday
CroatiaSun, Dec 25National Holiday
CubaSun, Dec 25National Holiday
CuraçaoSun, Dec 25National Holiday
CyprusSun, Dec 25National Holiday
Czech RepublicSun, Dec 25National Holiday
DR CongoSun, Dec 25National Holiday
DenmarkSun, Dec 25National Holiday
DjiboutiSun, Dec 25National Holiday
Dominica Dec 25, Dec 26
DominicaMon, Dec 26National Holiday
DominicaSun, Dec 25National Holiday
Dominican RepublicSun, Dec 25National Holiday
East TimorSun, Dec 25National Holiday
Ecuador Dec 25, Dec 26
EcuadorMon, Dec 26National Holiday (in lieu)
EcuadorSun, Dec 25National Holiday
El Salvador Dec 25, Dec 26
El SalvadorMon, Dec 26National Holiday (in lieu)
El SalvadorSun, Dec 25National Holiday
Equatorial Guinea Dec 25, Dec 26
Equatorial GuineaMon, Dec 26National Holiday (in lieu)
Equatorial GuineaSun, Dec 25National Holiday
EritreaSun, Dec 25National Holiday
EstoniaSun, Dec 25National Holiday
EswatiniSun, Dec 25National Holiday
Falkland Islands Dec 25, Dec 26
Falkland IslandsMon, Dec 26National Holiday (in lieu)
Falkland IslandsSun, Dec 25National Holiday
Faroe IslandsSun, Dec 25National Holiday
Fiji Dec 25, Dec 26
FijiMon, Dec 26National Holiday (in lieu)
FijiSun, Dec 25National Holiday
FinlandSun, Dec 25National Holiday
FranceSun, Dec 25National Holiday
French GuianaSun, Dec 25National Holiday
French PolynesiaSun, Dec 25National Holiday
GabonSun, Dec 25National Holiday
Gambia Dec 25, Dec 26
GambiaMon, Dec 26National Holiday (in lieu)
GambiaSun, Dec 25National Holiday
GermanySun, Dec 25National Holiday
Ghana Dec 25, Dec 27
GhanaTue, Dec 27National Holiday (in lieu)
GhanaSun, Dec 25National Holiday
Gibraltar Dec 25, Dec 26
GibraltarMon, Dec 26National Holiday (in lieu)
GibraltarSun, Dec 25National Holiday
GreeceSun, Dec 25National Holiday
GreenlandSun, Dec 25National Holiday
Grenada Dec 25, Dec 27
GrenadaTue, Dec 27National Holiday (in lieu)
GrenadaSun, Dec 25National Holiday
GuadeloupeSun, Dec 25National Holiday
Guam Dec 25, Dec 26
GuamMon, Dec 26National Holiday (in lieu)
GuamSun, Dec 25National Holiday
GuatemalaSun, Dec 25National Holiday
Guernsey Dec 25, Dec 27
GuernseyTue, Dec 27National Holiday (in lieu)
GuernseySun, Dec 25National Holiday
GuineaSun, Dec 25National Holiday
Guinea-BissauSun, Dec 25National Holiday
Guyana Dec 25, Dec 27
GuyanaTue, Dec 27National Holiday (in lieu)
GuyanaSun, Dec 25National Holiday
HaitiSun, Dec 25National Holiday
HondurasSun, Dec 25National Holiday
Hong Kong Dec 25, Dec 27
Hong KongTue, Dec 27National Holiday
Hong KongSun, Dec 25National Holiday
HungarySun, Dec 25National Holiday
IcelandSun, Dec 25National Holiday
India Dec 25
Andhra PradeshSun, Dec 25Regional Holiday
Arunachal PradeshSun, Dec 25Regional Holiday
AssamSun, Dec 25Regional Holiday
BiharSun, Dec 25Regional Holiday
ChandigarhSun, Dec 25Regional Holiday
ChhattisgarhSun, Dec 25Regional Holiday
DelhiSun, Dec 25Regional Holiday
GoaSun, Dec 25Regional Holiday
GujaratSun, Dec 25Regional Holiday
HaryanaSun, Dec 25Regional Holiday
Himachal PradeshSun, Dec 25Regional Holiday
Jammu and KashmirSun, Dec 25Regional Holiday
JharkhandSun, Dec 25Regional Holiday
KarnatakaSun, Dec 25Regional Holiday
KeralaSun, Dec 25Regional Holiday
Madhya PradeshSun, Dec 25Regional Holiday
MaharashtraSun, Dec 25Regional Holiday
ManipurSun, Dec 25Regional Holiday
MeghalayaSun, Dec 25Regional Holiday
MizoramSun, Dec 25Regional Holiday
NagalandSun, Dec 25Regional Holiday
OdishaSun, Dec 25Regional Holiday
PuducherrySun, Dec 25Regional Holiday
PunjabSun, Dec 25Regional Holiday
RajasthanSun, Dec 25Regional Holiday
SikkimSun, Dec 25Regional Holiday
Tamil NaduSun, Dec 25Regional Holiday
TelanganaSun, Dec 25Regional Holiday
TripuraSun, Dec 25Regional Holiday
Uttar PradeshSun, Dec 25Regional Holiday
UttarakhandSun, Dec 25Regional Holiday
West BengalSun, Dec 25Regional Holiday
IndonesiaSun, Dec 25National Holiday
IraqSun, Dec 25National Holiday
Ireland Dec 25, Dec 27
IrelandTue, Dec 27Not A Public Holiday (in lieu)
IrelandSun, Dec 25National Holiday
Isle of Man Dec 25, Dec 27
Isle of ManTue, Dec 27National Holiday (in lieu)
Isle of ManSun, Dec 25National Holiday
ItalySun, Dec 25National Holiday
Ivory Coast Dec 25, Dec 26
Ivory CoastMon, Dec 26National Holiday (in lieu)
Ivory CoastSun, Dec 25National Holiday
Jamaica Dec 25, Dec 26
JamaicaMon, Dec 26National Holiday (in lieu)
JamaicaSun, Dec 25National Holiday
Jersey Dec 25, Dec 27
JerseyTue, Dec 27National Holiday (in lieu)
JerseySun, Dec 25National Holiday
JordanSun, Dec 25National Holiday
Kenya Dec 25, Dec 27
KenyaTue, Dec 27National Holiday (in lieu)
KenyaSun, Dec 25National Holiday
Kiribati Dec 25, Dec 26
KiribatiMon, Dec 26National Holiday (in lieu)
KiribatiSun, Dec 25National Holiday
Kosovo Dec 25, Dec 26
KosovoMon, Dec 26National Holiday (in lieu)
KosovoSun, Dec 25National Holiday
LatviaSun, Dec 25National Holiday
LebanonSun, Dec 25National Holiday
LesothoSun, Dec 25National Holiday
Liberia Dec 25, Dec 26
LiberiaMon, Dec 26National Holiday (in lieu)
LiberiaSun, Dec 25National Holiday
LiechtensteinSun, Dec 25National Holiday
LithuaniaSun, Dec 25National Holiday
LuxembourgSun, Dec 25National Holiday
Macau Dec 25, Dec 27
MacauTue, Dec 27Government Holiday (in lieu)
MacauSun, Dec 25National Holiday
MadagascarSun, Dec 25National Holiday
Malawi Dec 25, Dec 26
MalawiMon, Dec 26National Holiday (in lieu)
MalawiSun, Dec 25National Holiday
Malaysia Dec 25, Dec 26
MalaysiaMon, Dec 26National Holiday (in lieu)
MalaysiaSun, Dec 25National Holiday
MaliSun, Dec 25National Holiday
MaltaSun, Dec 25National Holiday
MartiniqueSun, Dec 25National Holiday
MauritiusSun, Dec 25National Holiday
MexicoSun, Dec 25National Holiday
MoldovaSun, Dec 25National Holiday
Monaco Dec 25, Dec 26
MonacoMon, Dec 26National Holiday (in lieu)
MonacoSun, Dec 25National Holiday
Montserrat Dec 25, Dec 27
MontserratTue, Dec 27National Holiday (in lieu)
MontserratSun, Dec 25National Holiday
Mozambique Dec 25, Dec 26
MozambiqueMon, Dec 26National Holiday (in lieu)
MozambiqueSun, Dec 25National Holiday
MyanmarSun, Dec 25National Holiday
NamibiaSun, Dec 25National Holiday
NepalSun, Dec 25National Holiday
NetherlandsSun, Dec 25National Holiday
New CaledoniaSun, Dec 25National Holiday
New Zealand Dec 25, Dec 27
New ZealandTue, Dec 27National Holiday (in lieu)
New ZealandSun, Dec 25National Holiday
NicaraguaSun, Dec 25National Holiday
NigerSun, Dec 25National Holiday
Nigeria Dec 25, Dec 27
NigeriaTue, Dec 27National Holiday (in lieu)
NigeriaSun, Dec 25National Holiday
PalestineSun, Dec 25National Holiday
Panama Dec 25, Dec 26
PanamaMon, Dec 26National Holiday (in lieu)
PanamaSun, Dec 25National Holiday
Papua New Guinea Dec 25, Dec 27
Papua New GuineaTue, Dec 27National Holiday (in lieu)
Papua New GuineaSun, Dec 25National Holiday
ParaguaySun, Dec 25National Holiday
PeruSun, Dec 25National Holiday
Philippines Dec 25, Dec 26
PhilippinesMon, Dec 26National Holiday
PhilippinesSun, Dec 25National Holiday
PolandSun, Dec 25National Holiday
PortugalSun, Dec 25National Holiday
Puerto Rico Dec 25, Dec 26
Puerto RicoMon, Dec 26National Holiday (in lieu)
Puerto RicoSun, Dec 25National Holiday
RomaniaSun, Dec 25National Holiday
Rwanda Dec 25, Dec 27
RwandaTue, Dec 27National Holiday (in lieu)
RwandaSun, Dec 25National Holiday
Saint BarthélemySun, Dec 25National Holiday
Saint Kitts and NevisSun, Dec 25National Holiday
Saint Lucia Dec 25, Dec 26
Saint LuciaMon, Dec 26National Holiday (in lieu)
Saint LuciaSun, Dec 25National Holiday
Saint MartinSun, Dec 25National Holiday
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Dec 25, Dec 27
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesTue, Dec 27National Holiday (in lieu)
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSun, Dec 25National Holiday
Samoa Dec 25, Dec 27
SamoaTue, Dec 27National Holiday (in lieu)
SamoaSun, Dec 25National Holiday
San MarinoSun, Dec 25National Holiday
SenegalSun, Dec 25National Holiday
Seychelles Dec 25, Dec 26
SeychellesMon, Dec 26National Holiday (in lieu)
SeychellesSun, Dec 25National Holiday
Sierra Leone Dec 25, Dec 27
Sierra LeoneTue, Dec 27National Holiday (in lieu)
Sierra LeoneSun, Dec 25National Holiday
Singapore Dec 25, Dec 26
SingaporeMon, Dec 26National Holiday (in lieu)
SingaporeSun, Dec 25National Holiday
Sint MaartenSun, Dec 25National Holiday
SlovakiaSun, Dec 25National Holiday
SloveniaSun, Dec 25National Holiday
Solomon IslandsSun, Dec 25National Holiday
South AfricaSun, Dec 25National Holiday
South KoreaSun, Dec 25National Holiday
South SudanSun, Dec 25National Holiday
Spain Dec 25, Dec 26
AndalucíaMon, Dec 26Regional Holiday (in lieu)
AragonMon, Dec 26Regional Holiday (in lieu)
AsturiasMon, Dec 26Regional Holiday (in lieu)
Canary IslandsMon, Dec 26Regional Holiday (in lieu)
CantabriaMon, Dec 26Regional Holiday (in lieu)
Castile and LeónMon, Dec 26Regional Holiday (in lieu)
Castilla-La ManchaMon, Dec 26Regional Holiday (in lieu)
ExtremaduraMon, Dec 26Regional Holiday (in lieu)
La RiojaMon, Dec 26Regional Holiday (in lieu)
MadridMon, Dec 26Regional Holiday (in lieu)
MelillaMon, Dec 26Regional Holiday (in lieu)
MurciaMon, Dec 26Regional Holiday (in lieu)
NavarraMon, Dec 26Regional Holiday (in lieu)
SpainSun, Dec 25National Holiday
Sri Lanka Dec 25, Dec 26
Sri LankaMon, Dec 26Government Holiday (in lieu)
Sri LankaSun, Dec 25National Holiday
SudanSun, Dec 25National Holiday
SurinameSun, Dec 25National Holiday
SwedenSun, Dec 25National Holiday
SwitzerlandSun, Dec 25National Holiday
SyriaSun, Dec 25National Holiday
São Tomé and PríncipeSun, Dec 25National Holiday
TanzaniaSun, Dec 25National Holiday
TogoSun, Dec 25National Holiday
TongaSun, Dec 25National Holiday
Trinidad and Tobago Dec 25, Dec 26
Trinidad and TobagoMon, Dec 26National Holiday (in lieu)
Trinidad and TobagoSun, Dec 25National Holiday
Turks and Caicos Islands Dec 25, Dec 26
Turks and Caicos IslandsMon, Dec 26National Holiday (in lieu)
Turks and Caicos IslandsSun, Dec 25National Holiday
Tuvalu Dec 25, Dec 27
TuvaluTue, Dec 27National Holiday (additional day)
TuvaluSun, Dec 25National Holiday
US Virgin IslandsSun, Dec 25National Holiday
USA Dec 25, Dec 26
USAMon, Dec 26National Holiday (in lieu)
USASun, Dec 25National Holiday
UgandaSun, Dec 25National Holiday
Ukraine Dec 25, Dec 26
UkraineMon, Dec 26National Holiday (in lieu)
UkraineSun, Dec 25National Holiday
United Kingdom Dec 25, Dec 27
United KingdomTue, Dec 27National Holiday (in lieu)
United KingdomSun, Dec 25National Holiday
UruguaySun, Dec 25National Holiday
Vanuatu Dec 25, Dec 27
VanuatuTue, Dec 27National Holiday
VanuatuSun, Dec 25National Holiday
VanuatuSun, Dec 25National Holiday
Vatican CitySun, Dec 25National Holiday
VenezuelaSun, Dec 25National Holiday
Wallis and FutunaSun, Dec 25National Holiday
Zambia Dec 25, Dec 26
ZambiaMon, Dec 26National Holiday (in lieu)
ZambiaSun, Dec 25National Holiday
Zimbabwe Dec 25, Dec 27
ZimbabweTue, Dec 27National Holiday (in lieu)
ZimbabweSun, Dec 25National Holiday
2021 Various Dec 24, Dec 25, Dec 27
AlbaniaSat, Dec 25National Holiday
American Samoa Dec 24, Dec 25
American SamoaSat, Dec 25National Holiday
American SamoaFri, Dec 24National Holiday (in lieu)
AndorraSat, Dec 25National Holiday
AngolaSat, Dec 25National Holiday
Anguilla Dec 25, Dec 27
AnguillaMon, Dec 27National Holiday (in lieu)
AnguillaSat, Dec 25National Holiday
Antigua and BarbudaSat, Dec 25National Holiday
ArgentinaSat, Dec 25National Holiday
ArubaSat, Dec 25National Holiday
Australia Dec 25, Dec 27
AustraliaMon, Dec 27National Holiday (in lieu)
AustraliaSat, Dec 25National Holiday
AustriaSat, Dec 25National Holiday
BahamasSat, Dec 25National Holiday
BangladeshSat, Dec 25National Holiday
BarbadosSat, Dec 25National Holiday
BelarusSat, Dec 25National Holiday
BelgiumSat, Dec 25National Holiday
BelizeSat, Dec 25National Holiday
BeninSat, Dec 25National Holiday
BermudaMon, Dec 27National Holiday (in lieu)
BoliviaSat, Dec 25National Holiday
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and SabaSat, Dec 25National Holiday
Bosnia and HerzegovinaSat, Dec 25Regional Holiday
BotswanaSat, Dec 25National Holiday
BrazilSat, Dec 25National Holiday
British Virgin IslandsMon, Dec 27National Holiday (in lieu)
BruneiSat, Dec 25National Holiday
BulgariaSat, Dec 25National Holiday
Burkina FasoSat, Dec 25National Holiday
BurundiSat, Dec 25National Holiday
CameroonSat, Dec 25National Holiday
Canada Dec 25, Dec 27
Newfoundland and LabradorMon, Dec 27Regional Holiday (in lieu)
NunavutMon, Dec 27Regional Holiday (in lieu)
OntarioMon, Dec 27Regional Holiday (in lieu)
CanadaSat, Dec 25National Holiday
Cape VerdeSat, Dec 25National Holiday
Cayman Islands Dec 25, Dec 27
Cayman IslandsMon, Dec 27National Holiday (in lieu)
Cayman IslandsSat, Dec 25National Holiday
Central African RepublicSat, Dec 25National Holiday
ChadSat, Dec 25National Holiday
ChileSat, Dec 25National Holiday
ColombiaSat, Dec 25National Holiday
CongoSat, Dec 25National Holiday
Costa RicaSat, Dec 25National Holiday
CroatiaSat, Dec 25National Holiday
CubaSat, Dec 25National Holiday
CuraçaoSat, Dec 25National Holiday
CyprusSat, Dec 25National Holiday
Czech RepublicSat, Dec 25National Holiday
DR CongoSat, Dec 25National Holiday
DenmarkSat, Dec 25National Holiday
DjiboutiSat, Dec 25National Holiday
DominicaSat, Dec 25National Holiday
Dominican RepublicSat, Dec 25National Holiday
East TimorSat, Dec 25National Holiday
Ecuador Dec 24, Dec 25
EcuadorSat, Dec 25National Holiday
EcuadorFri, Dec 24National Holiday (in lieu)
El SalvadorSat, Dec 25National Holiday
Equatorial GuineaSat, Dec 25National Holiday
EritreaSat, Dec 25National Holiday
EstoniaSat, Dec 25National Holiday
EswatiniSat, Dec 25National Holiday
Faroe IslandsSat, Dec 25National Holiday
FijiSat, Dec 25National Holiday
FinlandSat, Dec 25National Holiday
FranceSat, Dec 25National Holiday
French GuianaSat, Dec 25National Holiday
French PolynesiaSat, Dec 25National Holiday
GabonSat, Dec 25National Holiday
Gambia Dec 25, Dec 27
GambiaMon, Dec 27National Holiday (in lieu)
GambiaSat, Dec 25National Holiday
GermanySat, Dec 25National Holiday
Ghana Dec 25, Dec 27
GhanaMon, Dec 27National Holiday (in lieu)
GhanaSat, Dec 25National Holiday
GibraltarMon, Dec 27National Holiday (in lieu)
GreeceSat, Dec 25National Holiday
GreenlandSat, Dec 25National Holiday
Grenada Dec 25, Dec 27
GrenadaMon, Dec 27National Holiday (in lieu)
GrenadaSat, Dec 25National Holiday
GuadeloupeSat, Dec 25National Holiday
Guam Dec 24, Dec 25
GuamSat, Dec 25National Holiday
GuamFri, Dec 24National Holiday (in lieu)
GuatemalaSat, Dec 25National Holiday
Guernsey Dec 25, Dec 27
GuernseyMon, Dec 27National Holiday (in lieu)
GuernseySat, Dec 25National Holiday
GuineaSat, Dec 25National Holiday
Guinea-BissauSat, Dec 25National Holiday
GuyanaSat, Dec 25National Holiday
HaitiSat, Dec 25National Holiday
HondurasSat, Dec 25National Holiday
Hong KongSat, Dec 25National Holiday
HungarySat, Dec 25National Holiday
IcelandSat, Dec 25National Holiday
India Dec 25, Dec 27
NagalandMon, Dec 27Regional Holiday (in lieu)
Andhra PradeshSat, Dec 25Regional Holiday
Arunachal PradeshSat, Dec 25Regional Holiday
AssamSat, Dec 25Regional Holiday
BiharSat, Dec 25Regional Holiday
ChandigarhSat, Dec 25Regional Holiday
ChhattisgarhSat, Dec 25Regional Holiday
DelhiSat, Dec 25Regional Holiday
GoaSat, Dec 25Regional Holiday
GujaratSat, Dec 25Regional Holiday
HaryanaSat, Dec 25Regional Holiday
Himachal PradeshSat, Dec 25Regional Holiday
Jammu and KashmirSat, Dec 25Regional Holiday
JharkhandSat, Dec 25Regional Holiday
KarnatakaSat, Dec 25Regional Holiday
KeralaSat, Dec 25Regional Holiday
Madhya PradeshSat, Dec 25Regional Holiday
MaharashtraSat, Dec 25Regional Holiday
ManipurSat, Dec 25Regional Holiday
MeghalayaSat, Dec 25Regional Holiday
MizoramSat, Dec 25Regional Holiday
NagalandSat, Dec 25Regional Holiday
OdishaSat, Dec 25Regional Holiday
PuducherrySat, Dec 25Regional Holiday
PunjabSat, Dec 25Regional Holiday
RajasthanSat, Dec 25Regional Holiday
SikkimSat, Dec 25Regional Holiday
Tamil NaduSat, Dec 25Regional Holiday
TelanganaSat, Dec 25Regional Holiday
TripuraSat, Dec 25Regional Holiday
Uttar PradeshSat, Dec 25Regional Holiday
UttarakhandSat, Dec 25Regional Holiday
West BengalSat, Dec 25Regional Holiday
IndonesiaSat, Dec 25National Holiday
IraqSat, Dec 25National Holiday
IrelandSat, Dec 25National Holiday
Isle of Man Dec 25, Dec 27
Isle of ManMon, Dec 27National Holiday (in lieu)
Isle of ManSat, Dec 25National Holiday
ItalySat, Dec 25National Holiday
Ivory CoastSat, Dec 25National Holiday
Jamaica Dec 25, Dec 27
JamaicaMon, Dec 27National Holiday (in lieu)
JamaicaSat, Dec 25National Holiday
Jersey Dec 25, Dec 27
JerseyMon, Dec 27National Holiday (in lieu)
JerseySat, Dec 25National Holiday
JordanSat, Dec 25National Holiday
KenyaSat, Dec 25National Holiday
Kiribati Dec 24, Dec 25
KiribatiSat, Dec 25National Holiday
KiribatiFri, Dec 24National Holiday (in lieu)
KosovoSat, Dec 25National Holiday
LatviaSat, Dec 25National Holiday
LebanonSat, Dec 25National Holiday
LesothoSat, Dec 25National Holiday
LiberiaSat, Dec 25National Holiday
LiechtensteinSat, Dec 25National Holiday
LithuaniaSat, Dec 25National Holiday
LuxembourgSat, Dec 25National Holiday
Macau Dec 25, Dec 27
MacauMon, Dec 27Government Holiday (in lieu)
MacauSat, Dec 25National Holiday
MadagascarSat, Dec 25National Holiday
Malawi Dec 25, Dec 27
MalawiMon, Dec 27National Holiday (in lieu)
MalawiSat, Dec 25National Holiday
MalaysiaSat, Dec 25National Holiday
MaliSat, Dec 25National Holiday
MaltaSat, Dec 25National Holiday
MartiniqueSat, Dec 25National Holiday
MauritiusSat, Dec 25National Holiday
MexicoSat, Dec 25National Holiday
MoldovaSat, Dec 25National Holiday
MonacoSat, Dec 25National Holiday
Montserrat Dec 25, Dec 27
MontserratMon, Dec 27National Holiday (in lieu)
MontserratSat, Dec 25National Holiday
MozambiqueSat, Dec 25National Holiday
Myanmar Dec 24, Dec 25
MyanmarSat, Dec 25National Holiday
MyanmarFri, Dec 24National Holiday (in lieu)
NamibiaSat, Dec 25National Holiday
NepalSat, Dec 25National Holiday
NetherlandsSat, Dec 25National Holiday
New CaledoniaSat, Dec 25National Holiday
New Zealand Dec 25, Dec 27
New ZealandMon, Dec 27National Holiday (in lieu)
New ZealandSat, Dec 25National Holiday
NicaraguaSat, Dec 25National Holiday
NigerSat, Dec 25National Holiday
Nigeria Dec 25, Dec 27
NigeriaMon, Dec 27National Holiday (in lieu)
NigeriaSat, Dec 25National Holiday
PakistanSat, Dec 25National Holiday
PalestineSat, Dec 25National Holiday
PanamaSat, Dec 25National Holiday
Papua New GuineaSat, Dec 25National Holiday
ParaguaySat, Dec 25National Holiday
PeruSat, Dec 25National Holiday
PhilippinesSat, Dec 25National Holiday
PolandSat, Dec 25National Holiday
PortugalSat, Dec 25National Holiday
Puerto RicoSat, Dec 25National Holiday
RomaniaSat, Dec 25National Holiday
RwandaSat, Dec 25National Holiday
Saint BarthélemySat, Dec 25National Holiday
Saint Kitts and Nevis Dec 25, Dec 27
Saint Kitts and NevisMon, Dec 27National Holiday (in lieu)
Saint Kitts and NevisSat, Dec 25National Holiday
Saint Lucia Dec 25, Dec 27
Saint LuciaMon, Dec 27National Holiday (in lieu)
Saint LuciaSat, Dec 25National Holiday
Saint MartinSat, Dec 25National Holiday
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Dec 25, Dec 27
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesMon, Dec 27National Holiday (in lieu)
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSat, Dec 25National Holiday
SamoaSat, Dec 25National Holiday
San MarinoSat, Dec 25National Holiday
SenegalSat, Dec 25National Holiday
SeychellesSat, Dec 25National Holiday
Sierra LeoneSat, Dec 25National Holiday
SingaporeSat, Dec 25National Holiday
Sint MaartenSat, Dec 25National Holiday
SlovakiaSat, Dec 25National Holiday
SloveniaSat, Dec 25National Holiday
Solomon IslandsSat, Dec 25National Holiday
South AfricaSat, Dec 25National Holiday
South KoreaSat, Dec 25National Holiday
South SudanSat, Dec 25National Holiday
SpainSat, Dec 25National Holiday
Sri LankaSat, Dec 25National Holiday
SudanSat, Dec 25National Holiday
SurinameSat, Dec 25National Holiday
SwedenSat, Dec 25National Holiday
SwitzerlandSat, Dec 25National Holiday
SyriaSat, Dec 25National Holiday
São Tomé and PríncipeSat, Dec 25National Holiday
TanzaniaSat, Dec 25National Holiday
TogoSat, Dec 25National Holiday
TongaSat, Dec 25National Holiday
Trinidad and TobagoSat, Dec 25National Holiday
Turks and Caicos Islands Dec 25, Dec 27
Turks and Caicos IslandsMon, Dec 27National Holiday (in lieu)
Turks and Caicos IslandsSat, Dec 25National Holiday
US Virgin IslandsSat, Dec 25National Holiday
USA Dec 24, Dec 25, Dec 27
Rhode IslandMon, Dec 27Regional Holiday (in lieu)
USASat, Dec 25National Holiday
AlabamaFri, Dec 24Regional Holiday (in lieu)
AlaskaFri, Dec 24Regional Holiday (in lieu)
ArizonaFri, Dec 24Regional Holiday (in lieu)
ArkansasFri, Dec 24Regional Holiday (in lieu)
ColoradoFri, Dec 24Regional Holiday (in lieu)
ConnecticutFri, Dec 24Regional Holiday (in lieu)
DelawareFri, Dec 24Regional Holiday (in lieu)
District of ColumbiaFri, Dec 24Regional Holiday (in lieu)
FloridaFri, Dec 24Regional Holiday (in lieu)
GeorgiaFri, Dec 24Regional Holiday (in lieu)
HawaiiFri, Dec 24Regional Holiday (in lieu)
IdahoFri, Dec 24Regional Holiday (in lieu)
IllinoisFri, Dec 24Regional Holiday (in lieu)
IndianaFri, Dec 24Regional Holiday (in lieu)
IowaFri, Dec 24Regional Holiday (in lieu)
KansasFri, Dec 24Regional Holiday (in lieu)
KentuckyFri, Dec 24Regional Holiday (in lieu)
LouisianaFri, Dec 24Regional Holiday (in lieu)
MaineFri, Dec 24Regional Holiday (in lieu)
MarylandFri, Dec 24Regional Holiday (in lieu)
MichiganFri, Dec 24Regional Holiday (in lieu)
MinnesotaFri, Dec 24Regional Holiday (in lieu)
MississippiFri, Dec 24Regional Holiday (in lieu)
MissouriFri, Dec 24Regional Holiday (in lieu)
MontanaFri, Dec 24Regional Holiday (in lieu)
NebraskaFri, Dec 24Regional Holiday (in lieu)
NevadaFri, Dec 24Regional Holiday (in lieu)
New HampshireFri, Dec 24Regional Holiday (in lieu)
New JerseyFri, Dec 24Regional Holiday (in lieu)
New MexicoFri, Dec 24Regional Holiday (in lieu)
New YorkFri, Dec 24Regional Holiday (in lieu)
North CarolinaFri, Dec 24Regional Holiday (in lieu)
North DakotaFri, Dec 24Regional Holiday (in lieu)
OhioFri, Dec 24Regional Holiday (in lieu)
OklahomaFri, Dec 24Regional Holiday (in lieu)
OregonFri, Dec 24Regional Holiday (in lieu)
PennsylvaniaFri, Dec 24Regional Holiday (in lieu)
South CarolinaFri, Dec 24Regional Holiday (in lieu)
South DakotaFri, Dec 24Regional Holiday (in lieu)
TennesseeFri, Dec 24Regional Holiday (in lieu)
TexasFri, Dec 24Regional Holiday (in lieu)
UtahFri, Dec 24Regional Holiday (in lieu)
VermontFri, Dec 24Regional Holiday (in lieu)
VirginiaFri, Dec 24Regional Holiday (in lieu)
WashingtonFri, Dec 24Regional Holiday (in lieu)
West VirginiaFri, Dec 24Regional Holiday (in lieu)
WisconsinFri, Dec 24Regional Holiday (in lieu)
WyomingFri, Dec 24Regional Holiday (in lieu)
UgandaSat, Dec 25National Holiday
Ukraine Dec 25, Dec 27
UkraineMon, Dec 27National Holiday (in lieu)
UkraineSat, Dec 25National Holiday
United Kingdom Dec 25, Dec 27
United KingdomMon, Dec 27National Holiday (in lieu)
United KingdomSat, Dec 25Not A Public Holiday
UruguaySat, Dec 25National Holiday
VanuatuSat, Dec 25National Holiday
Vatican CitySat, Dec 25National Holiday
VenezuelaSat, Dec 25National Holiday
Wallis and FutunaSat, Dec 25National Holiday
ZambiaSat, Dec 25National Holiday
ZimbabweSat, Dec 25National Holiday
  Summary

Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC

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When is Christmas Day?

On this day, over two billion people (over a third of the world's population) will celebrate the birth of Christ.

Christmas Day celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC. December  25th will be a public holiday in most countries around the world. If 25 December falls on a weekend, then a nearby weekday may be taken as a holiday in lieu.

History of the holiday

Whilst the holiday has a strong grounding in the story of the birth of Jesus, many of the traditions we associate with Christmas have evolved from pre-Christian beliefs and certainly, the traditions have evolved beyond purely a Christian holiday to have a wider secular significance.

The celebration of Christmas in late December is certainly as a result of pre-existing celebrations happening at that time, marking the Winter Solstice.

Most notable of these is Yule (meaning 'Feast'), a winter pagan festival that was originally celebrated by Germanic people. The exact date of Yule depends on the lunar cycle but it falls from late December to early January. In some Northern Europe countries, the local word for Christmas has a closer linguistic tie to 'Yule' than 'Christmas', and it is still a term that may be used for Christmas in some English-speaking countries. Several Yule traditions are familiar to the modern celebration of Christmas, such as Yule Log, the custom of burning a large wooden log on the fire at Christmas; or indeed carol singing, which is surprisingly a very ancient tradition.

Under the Julian calendar, the winter solstice was fixed on December 25, and this date was also the day of the popular Roman holiday of Saturnalia, in honour of Saturn, the god of agriculture; which was later superseded by Sol Invictus, a day that bundled up the celebration of several sun based gods into one easy to manage festival.

As Christianity began to take hold across the Roman empire and beyond, the date of when to celebrate the birth of Christ became a bit of an issue, with several different dates proposed.

It wasn't until 350 AD, when the then Bishop of Rome, Pope Julius I, fixed the official Christmas day on December 25. Unfortunately, Julius, I didn't show his working out on how he reached this date; some scholars later suggested that it was calculated as nine months after the Annunciation (March 25), when the angel Gabriel is said to have appeared to Mary and told her she would bear the son of God. Whatever the reasoning, it is clear that, just as key pagan sites were being chosen for new churches, so too the date was chosen with the intention to catapult Christmas into becoming a major festival by placing it over the pre-existing pagan festivals.

Christmas Traditions

Mistletoe

Kissing someone who happens to be stood under a sprig of mistletoe is seen as a tradition popularised in Victorian England. However even this relatively modern tradition has much more ancient echoes in that Mistletoe bears its fruit around the time of the Winter Solstice, and its supposed mythical ability to heal and increase fertility.

In Norse mythology, an arrow made from mistletoe killed Balder, who was a brother of Thor. Frigga, Balder's mother brought him back to life shedding tears that changed the red berries on mistletoe to white. Frigga then blessed the mistletoe and promised a kiss to anyone who passed beneath it.

A hint of Mistletoe's integration from pagan ceremonies into Christmas tradition is said that the mistletoe plant used to be a tree, and its wood was used to make the cross on which Jesus was crucified. After the Crucifixion, the plant shrivelled to became the parasitic vine we know today.

Carol Singing

As mentioned earlier, the tradition of singing of songs can be traced back to the pagan festivals before the advent of Christmas. Indeed, the word carol is derived from the Greek word "choraulein", which meant "an ancient circle dance performed to flute music."

As carols were already an established custom, early Christians made the shrewd decision to integrate Christian songs into the tradition rather than ban the singing.

Most new Christian Carols were written in Latin, which was by the middle ages, a language only used by the church, thus reducing the popularity of the custom.

However, carols received an injection of popularity when St. Francis of Assisi started his Nativity Plays in Italy in 1223, which included songs written in the local people's language.

The tradition of 'Modern' Carol singing flourished in England. Known as Wassailing, it was a chance for peasants to get some much-needed charity from their feudal lords. This singing for money developed in a custom involving travelling musicians who would visit wealthy homes, singing in the hope of receiving money food or gifts in return.

There was a short interruption in 1647 when the Puritans come to power after the English Civil War. The Puritans, under the leadership of Oliver Cromwell, disapproved of the celebration of Christmas. There was even a fine of up to five shillings for anyone caught singing Christmas carols. When King Charles II came back to the throne in 1660, the public singing of Christmas carols was permitted again.

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Harper Lee’s friends gave her a year’s wages for Christmas in 1956. She took the next year off and wrote To Kill A Mocking Bird.

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