Christmas Eve in New Zealand - 2023
24 Dec 2023, Sunday
Christmas Eve is the day before Christmas Day and falls on December 24 in the Gregorian calendar.
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24 December 2023, Sunday was Christmas Eve in New Zealand 2023
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 called | Vigil of the Nativity, Christmas Evening, Christmas Vigil, Day before Christmas, Night before Christmas |
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Observed by | Christians, Many non-Christians |
Significance | Day or evening preceding the traditional birthday of Jesus |
Observances | Gift shopping, gift giving, goodwill greetings, Midnight Mass, other church services, meals, preparations for the arrival of Christmas gift-bringers, preparing for Christmas |
Date | 24 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) |
date | 24 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) |
Frequency | Annual |
Related to | Christmas Day, Christmastide, New Year's Eve, New Year's Day |
Wikidata description | evening or entire day before Christmas Day |
Wikidata id | Q106010 |
Wikidata label | Christmas Eve |
Wikidata aliases | Array |
Christmas Eve (2023) in other countries.
S.no. | Country | Date | Holiday | Type |
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1 | Albania | 24 Dec, Sunday | Christmas Eve | Observance |
2 | Andorra | 24 Dec, Sunday | Christmas Eve | Common local holiday |
3 | Armenia | 05 Jan, Thursday | Christmas Eve | National holiday |
4 | Australia | 24 Dec, Sunday | Christmas Eve | Local holiday , South Australia (SA) |
5 | Australia | 24 Dec, Sunday | Christmas Eve | Local holiday , Northern Territory (NT) |
6 | Australia | 24 Dec, Sunday | Christmas Eve | Local holiday , Queensland (Qld) |
7 | Australia | 24 Dec, Sunday | Christmas Eve | Observance |
8 | Austria | 24 Dec, Sunday | Christmas Eve | Half-day holiday |
9 | Bangladesh | 24 Dec, Sunday | Christmas Eve | Common local holiday |
10 | Barbados | 24 Dec, Sunday | Christmas Eve | Observance |
11 | Belgium | 24 Dec, Sunday | Christmas Eve | Observance |
12 | Bermuda | 24 Dec, Sunday | Christmas Eve | Observance |
13 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 24 Dec, Sunday | Christmas Eve | Optional holiday , Republika Srpska (RS) |
14 | Bulgaria | 24 Dec, Sunday | Christmas Eve | National holiday |
15 | Canada | 24 Dec, Sunday | Christmas Eve | Observance |
16 | Cayman Islands | 24 Dec, Sunday | Christmas Eve | Observance |
17 | Colombia | 24 Dec, Sunday | Christmas Eve | Observance |
18 | Congo Democratic Republic | 24 Dec, Sunday | Christmas Eve | Observance |
19 | Cyprus | 24 Dec, Sunday | Christmas Eve | Observance |
20 | Czechia | 24 Dec, Sunday | Christmas Eve | National holiday |
21 | Denmark | 24 Dec, Sunday | Christmas Eve | Observance |
22 | Dominican Republic | 24 Dec, Sunday | Christmas Eve | Observance |
23 | El Salvador | 24 Dec, Sunday | Christmas Eve | Observance,Christian |
24 | Equatorial Guinea | 24 Dec, Sunday | Christmas Eve | Observance,Christian |
25 | Estonia | 24 Dec, Sunday | Christmas Eve | National holiday |
26 | Faroe Islands | 24 Dec, Sunday | Christmas Eve | National holiday |
27 | Finland | 24 Dec, Sunday | Christmas Eve | National holiday,Christian |
28 | France | 24 Dec, Sunday | Christmas Eve | Observance |
29 | Germany | 24 Dec, Sunday | Christmas Eve | Half-day holiday |
30 | Ghana | 24 Dec, Sunday | Christmas Eve | Observance,Christian |
31 | Gibraltar | 24 Dec, Sunday | Christmas Eve | Observance |
32 | Greenland | 24 Dec, Sunday | Christmas Eve | Observance |
33 | Guatemala | 24 Dec, Sunday | Christmas Eve | National holiday |
34 | Haiti | 24 Dec, Sunday | Christmas Eve | Observance |
35 | Hungary | 24 Dec, Sunday | Christmas Eve | Observance,Christian |
36 | India | 24 Dec, Sunday | Christmas Eve | Optional holiday |
37 | Indonesia | 24 Dec, Sunday | Christmas Eve | Observance |
38 | Ireland | 24 Dec, Sunday | Christmas Eve | Observance |
39 | Jamaica | 24 Dec, Sunday | Christmas Eve | Observance |
40 | Kenya | 24 Dec, Sunday | Christmas Eve | Observance,Christian |
41 | Latvia | 24 Dec, Sunday | Christmas Eve | National holiday |
42 | Liechtenstein | 24 Dec, Sunday | Christmas Eve | Common local holiday |
43 | Lithuania | 24 Dec, Sunday | Christmas Eve | National holiday |
44 | Luxembourg | 24 Dec, Sunday | Christmas Eve | Half-day holiday |
45 | Macau | 24 Dec, Sunday | Christmas Eve | National holiday |
46 | Malaysia | 24 Dec, Sunday | Christmas Eve | Observance |
47 | Malaysia | 24 Dec, Sunday | Christmas Eve | Local holiday , Sabah (SBH) |
48 | Malta | 24 Dec, Sunday | Christmas Eve | Observance |
49 | Mexico | 24 Dec, Sunday | Christmas Eve | Observance,Christian |
50 | Moldova | 24 Dec, Sunday | Christmas Eve | Observance |
51 | Monaco | 24 Dec, Sunday | Christmas Eve | Observance |
52 | Montenegro | 24 Dec, Sunday | Christmas Eve | Optional holiday |
53 | Netherlands | 24 Dec, Sunday | Christmas Eve | Observance |
54 | New Zealand | 24 Dec, Sunday | Christmas Eve | Observance |
55 | Nigeria | 24 Dec, Sunday | Christmas Eve | Observance,Christian |
56 | North Macedonia | 24 Dec, Sunday | Christmas Eve | Observance |
57 | Norway | 24 Dec, Sunday | Christmas Eve | Observance |
58 | Pakistan | 24 Dec, Sunday | Christmas Eve | Observance |
59 | Panama | 24 Dec, Sunday | Christmas Eve | Common local holiday |
60 | Paraguay | 24 Dec, Sunday | Christmas Eve | Observance |
61 | Peru | 24 Dec, Sunday | Christmas Eve | Observance,Christian |
62 | Philippines | 24 Dec, Sunday | Christmas Eve | Observance |
63 | Poland | 24 Dec, Sunday | Christmas Eve | Observance |
64 | Portugal | 24 Dec, Sunday | Christmas Eve | Observance |
65 | Puerto Rico | 24 Dec, Sunday | Christmas Eve | Observance |
66 | Romania | 24 Dec, Sunday | Christmas Eve | Observance |
67 | San Marino | 24 Dec, Sunday | Christmas Eve | Observance |
68 | Singapore | 24 Dec, Sunday | Christmas Eve | Observance |
69 | Slovakia | 24 Dec, Sunday | Christmas Eve | National holiday |
70 | South Africa | 24 Dec, Sunday | Christmas Eve | Observance |
71 | South Korea | 24 Dec, Sunday | Christmas Eve | Observance |
72 | Spain | 24 Dec, Sunday | Christmas Eve | Observance |
73 | Sri Lanka | 24 Dec, Sunday | Christmas Eve | Observance |
74 | Sweden | 24 Dec, Sunday | Christmas Eve | De facto holiday |
75 | Switzerland | 24 Dec, Sunday | Christmas Eve | Observance |
76 | Tanzania | 24 Dec, Sunday | Christmas Eve | Observance,Christian |
77 | Thailand | 24 Dec, Sunday | Christmas Eve | Observance |
78 | The Bahamas | 24 Dec, Sunday | Christmas Eve | Observance |
79 | Trinidad and Tobago | 24 Dec, Sunday | Christmas Eve | Observance |
80 | United Kingdom | 24 Dec, Sunday | Christmas Eve | Observance |
81 | United States | 24 Dec, Sunday | Christmas Eve | Local holiday , Michigan (MI) |
82 | United States | 24 Dec, Sunday | Christmas Eve | Observance,Christian |
83 | Uruguay | 24 Dec, Sunday | Christmas Eve | Observance,Christian |
84 | Vatican City (Holy See) | 24 Dec, Sunday | Christmas Eve | Observance |
85 | Venezuela | 24 Dec, Sunday | Christmas Eve | National holiday,Christian |
86 | Vietnam | 24 Dec, Sunday | Christmas Eve | Observance |