Christmas Eve in Guatemala - 2023

24 Dec 2023, Sunday

Christmas Eve is the day before Christmas Day and falls on December 24 in the Gregorian calendar.

How many days ago was Christmas Eve 2023? [Countup]


How many months ago was Christmas Eve 2023?

3 Months, 4 Days


How many weeks ago was Christmas Eve 2023?

13 Weeks, 4 Days



How many days ago was Christmas Eve 2023?

95 Days


How many hours ago was Christmas Eve 2023?

2,280 Hours


How many minutes ago was Christmas Eve 2023?

136,800 Minutes


When was Christmas Eve in Guatemala 2023?

24 December 2023, Sunday

About: Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve is the evening or entire day before Christmas Day, the festival commemorating the birth of Jesus. Christmas Day is observed around the world, and Christmas Eve is widely observed as a full or partial holiday in anticipation of Christmas Day. Together, both days are considered one of the most culturally significant celebrations in Christendom and Western society. Christmas celebrations in the denominations of Western Christianity have long begun on Christmas Eve, due in part to the Christian liturgical day starting at sunset, a practice inherited from Jewish tradition and based on the story of Creation in the Book of Genesis: "And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day." Many churches still ring their church bells and hold prayers in the evening; for example, the Nordic Lutheran churches. Since tradition holds that Jesus was born at night, Midnight Mass is celebrated on Christmas Eve, traditionally at midnight, in commemoration of his birth.

Also calledVigil of the Nativity, Christmas Evening, Christmas Vigil, Day before Christmas, Night before Christmas
Observed byChristians, Many non-Christians
SignificanceDay or evening preceding the traditional birthday of Jesus
ObservancesGift shopping, gift giving, goodwill greetings, Midnight Mass, other church services, meals, preparations for the arrival of Christmas gift-bringers, preparing for Christmas
Date24 December (Western Churches and Eastern Orthodox churches that use the Revised Julian Calendar), 5 January (Armenian Apostolic Church), 6 January (Eastern Orthodox Churches that follow the Old Julian Calendar and most Oriental Orthodox Churches), 18 January (Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem)
date24 December (Western Churches and Eastern Orthodox churches that use the Revised Julian Calendar), 5 January (Armenian Apostolic Church), 6 January (Eastern Orthodox Churches that follow the Old Julian Calendar and most Oriental Orthodox Churches), 18 January (Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem)
FrequencyAnnual
Related toChristmas Day, Christmastide, New Year's Eve, New Year's Day
Wikidata descriptionevening or entire day before Christmas Day
Wikidata idQ106010
Wikidata labelChristmas Eve
Wikidata aliasesArray

Christmas Eve (2023) in other countries.

S.no.CountryDateHolidayType
1Albania24 Dec, SundayChristmas EveObservance
2Andorra24 Dec, SundayChristmas EveCommon local holiday
3Armenia05 Jan, ThursdayChristmas EveNational holiday
4Australia24 Dec, SundayChristmas EveLocal holiday , South Australia (SA)
5Australia24 Dec, SundayChristmas EveLocal holiday , Northern Territory (NT)
6Australia24 Dec, SundayChristmas EveLocal holiday , Queensland (Qld)
7Australia24 Dec, SundayChristmas EveObservance
8Austria24 Dec, SundayChristmas EveHalf-day holiday
9Bangladesh24 Dec, SundayChristmas EveCommon local holiday
10Barbados24 Dec, SundayChristmas EveObservance
11Belgium24 Dec, SundayChristmas EveObservance
12Bermuda24 Dec, SundayChristmas EveObservance
13Bosnia and Herzegovina24 Dec, SundayChristmas EveOptional holiday , Republika Srpska (RS)
14Bulgaria24 Dec, SundayChristmas EveNational holiday
15Canada24 Dec, SundayChristmas EveObservance
16Cayman Islands24 Dec, SundayChristmas EveObservance
17Colombia24 Dec, SundayChristmas EveObservance
18Congo Democratic Republic24 Dec, SundayChristmas EveObservance
19Cyprus24 Dec, SundayChristmas EveObservance
20Czechia24 Dec, SundayChristmas EveNational holiday
21Denmark24 Dec, SundayChristmas EveObservance
22Dominican Republic24 Dec, SundayChristmas EveObservance
23El Salvador24 Dec, SundayChristmas EveObservance,Christian
24Equatorial Guinea24 Dec, SundayChristmas EveObservance,Christian
25Estonia24 Dec, SundayChristmas EveNational holiday
26Faroe Islands24 Dec, SundayChristmas EveNational holiday
27Finland24 Dec, SundayChristmas EveNational holiday,Christian
28France24 Dec, SundayChristmas EveObservance
29Germany24 Dec, SundayChristmas EveHalf-day holiday
30Ghana24 Dec, SundayChristmas EveObservance,Christian
31Gibraltar24 Dec, SundayChristmas EveObservance
32Greenland24 Dec, SundayChristmas EveObservance
33Guatemala24 Dec, SundayChristmas EveNational holiday
34Haiti24 Dec, SundayChristmas EveObservance
35Hungary24 Dec, SundayChristmas EveObservance,Christian
36India24 Dec, SundayChristmas EveOptional holiday
37Indonesia24 Dec, SundayChristmas EveObservance
38Ireland24 Dec, SundayChristmas EveObservance
39Jamaica24 Dec, SundayChristmas EveObservance
40Kenya24 Dec, SundayChristmas EveObservance,Christian
41Latvia24 Dec, SundayChristmas EveNational holiday
42Liechtenstein24 Dec, SundayChristmas EveCommon local holiday
43Lithuania24 Dec, SundayChristmas EveNational holiday
44Luxembourg24 Dec, SundayChristmas EveHalf-day holiday
45Macau24 Dec, SundayChristmas EveNational holiday
46Malaysia24 Dec, SundayChristmas EveObservance
47Malaysia24 Dec, SundayChristmas EveLocal holiday , Sabah (SBH)
48Malta24 Dec, SundayChristmas EveObservance
49Mexico24 Dec, SundayChristmas EveObservance,Christian
50Moldova24 Dec, SundayChristmas EveObservance
51Monaco24 Dec, SundayChristmas EveObservance
52Montenegro24 Dec, SundayChristmas EveOptional holiday
53Netherlands24 Dec, SundayChristmas EveObservance
54New Zealand24 Dec, SundayChristmas EveObservance
55Nigeria24 Dec, SundayChristmas EveObservance,Christian
56North Macedonia24 Dec, SundayChristmas EveObservance
57Norway24 Dec, SundayChristmas EveObservance
58Pakistan24 Dec, SundayChristmas EveObservance
59Panama24 Dec, SundayChristmas EveCommon local holiday
60Paraguay24 Dec, SundayChristmas EveObservance
61Peru24 Dec, SundayChristmas EveObservance,Christian
62Philippines24 Dec, SundayChristmas EveObservance
63Poland24 Dec, SundayChristmas EveObservance
64Portugal24 Dec, SundayChristmas EveObservance
65Puerto Rico24 Dec, SundayChristmas EveObservance
66Romania24 Dec, SundayChristmas EveObservance
67San Marino24 Dec, SundayChristmas EveObservance
68Singapore24 Dec, SundayChristmas EveObservance
69Slovakia24 Dec, SundayChristmas EveNational holiday
70South Africa24 Dec, SundayChristmas EveObservance
71South Korea24 Dec, SundayChristmas EveObservance
72Spain24 Dec, SundayChristmas EveObservance
73Sri Lanka24 Dec, SundayChristmas EveObservance
74Sweden24 Dec, SundayChristmas EveDe facto holiday
75Switzerland24 Dec, SundayChristmas EveObservance
76Tanzania24 Dec, SundayChristmas EveObservance,Christian
77Thailand24 Dec, SundayChristmas EveObservance
78The Bahamas24 Dec, SundayChristmas EveObservance
79Trinidad and Tobago24 Dec, SundayChristmas EveObservance
80United Kingdom24 Dec, SundayChristmas EveObservance
81United States24 Dec, SundayChristmas EveLocal holiday , Michigan (MI)
82United States24 Dec, SundayChristmas EveObservance,Christian
83Uruguay24 Dec, SundayChristmas EveObservance,Christian
84Vatican City (Holy See)24 Dec, SundayChristmas EveObservance
85Venezuela24 Dec, SundayChristmas EveNational holiday,Christian
86Vietnam24 Dec, SundayChristmas EveObservance