Christmastide

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Christmastide is the Christian liturgical season that celebrates the birth of Jesus and extends from Christmas through the days that follow, traditionally up to Epiphany or the Baptism of the Lord.

All labels observed (10)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian feast
Christian holy season
liturgical season
associatedWith Christmas carols
Christmas liturgy
Nativity of Jesus
linked to: Nativity of Christ

church services
family gatherings
gift-giving customs
beginsOn 25 December
Christmas Day
linked to: Christmas
calendarType moveable in length but fixed in starting date
celebrates Incarnation of the Son of God
birth of Jesus Christ
endsOn Baptism of the Lord
Epiphany
follows Advent
hasAlternativeName Christmas Time
linked to: Christmastide

Christmas season
linked to: Christmastide

Twelve Days of Christmas
linked to: Christmastide
hasCustom Nativity plays
blessing of homes
keeping Christmas decorations up through Epiphany
hasDuration twelve days in many Western traditions
hasLiturgicalColor gold
white
hasMajorFeast Baptism of the Lord
Christmas Day
linked to: Christmas

Epiphany
Feast of the Holy Family
Feast of the Holy Innocents
Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God
observedBy Christians
linked to: Christianity
observedIn Eastern Christianity
Western Christianity
partOf Christian liturgical year
precedes Ordinary Time
Time after Epiphany
relatedTo Advent
Epiphanytide
linked to: Epiphany
theologyFocus Incarnation
revelation of Christ to the nations
usedIn Anglican Communion
Eastern Orthodox Church
Lutheran churches
linked to: Lutheranism

Methodist churches
Reformed churches
Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

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Christmas liturgicalSeason Christmastide
King's College Chapel knownFor Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols
linked to: Christmastide
Christmastide hasAlternativeName Christmas season
linked to: Christmastide
Christmastide hasAlternativeName Christmas Time
linked to: Christmastide
Christmastide hasAlternativeName Twelve Days of Christmas
linked to: Christmastide
General Roman Calendar hasComponent Christmas Season
linked to: Christmastide
Three Kings Day partOf Christmas season
linked to: Christmastide
Christmas Eve partOf Christmas season
linked to: Christmastide
Capodanno relatedTo Natale
subject linked to: Capodanno (Italian)
linked to: Christmastide
Feast of the Holy Family occursDuring Octave of Christmas
linked to: Christmastide
Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God followsImmediatelyAfter Octave of Christmas
linked to: Christmastide
Feast of the Holy Innocents partOf Christmastide
Twelfth Night titleReference Twelfth Night (Christian festival)
linked to: Christmastide
Roman Rite liturgical calendar includesSeason Christmas Season
linked to: Christmastide
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town isFrequentlyPlayedDuring Christmas season
linked to: Christmastide
Yule associatedWith Christmastide
Sunday after the Nativity partOfSeason Nativity season
linked to: Christmastide
Second Day of Christmas partOf Christmastide
Third Day of Christmas hasSeason Christmastide
Cantata V associatedLiturgicalSeason Christmastide
Childermas liturgicalSeason Christmastide
Festum Sanctorum Innocentium liturgicalSeason Christmastide