Christmas Eve

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Christmas Eve

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From Middle English Cristemasse eve, from an assumed Old English *Cristes mæsseǣfen.

proper noun Christmas Eves

  1. The evening before Christmas Day.
  2. The day before Christmas Day. This Collect is to be repeated every day with the other Collects in Advent, until Christmas-Eve.

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name evening before Christmas Day

EspañolNochebuena, víspera de Navidad
한국어크리스마스이브 Keuriseumaseu'ibeu
日本語クリスマスイブ Kurisumasu ibu
中文平安夜 píng'ānyè
Portuguêsvigília de Natal, véspera de Natal
Françaisveillée de Noël, nuit de Noël, réveillon de Noël
DeutschHeiligabend, Heiliger Abend, Christnacht, Weihnachtabend, Weihnachtsabend, Heilige Nacht
ItalianoVigilia di Natale
RomânăAjunul Crăciunului
Русскийсоче́льник sočélʹnik
Tiếng Việtđêm Nô-en
עבריתערב חג המולד érev khág hamolád

name day before Christmas Day

한국어크리스마스이브 Keuriseumaseu'ibeu
日本語クリスマスイブ Kurisumasu ibu
Portuguêsvéspera de Natal
Françaisveille de Noël
DeutschHeiligabend, Vortag vor Weihnachten
ItalianoVigilia
ΕλληνικάΠαραμονή Χριστουγέννων Paramoní Christougénnon
Русскийсоче́льник sočélʹnik
Tiếng Việtđêm Nô-en
עבריתערב חג המולד érev khág hamolád

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BibTeX
@misc{christmas_eve_2026,
  title = {Christmas Eve},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/christmas%20eve},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}