Christmas time is here!
– Lee Mendelson, Christmas Time is Here, A Charlie Brown Christmas
Happiness and cheer.
Fun for all that children call
Their favorite time of the year.
It’s Christmastide!
We’re halfway through the octave of Christmas: the eight days set aside to sincerely celebrate Christmas starting on Christmas day and going straight through the Solemnity of Jesus’s mother Mary on January 1st. Then there are another four days to round out the twelve days of Christmas, the Epiphany (on January 6th) marking the thirteenth day, and the Baptism of the Lord (January 9th) closing out the season on the current calendar. But if you’re still not done with the Christmas season, just go by the old calendar to extend the season until the fortieth day: Candlemas, the Presentation of the Child Jesus in the Temple (February 2nd).
Major Christmastide Days
- December 25th: Christmas Day!
- January 1st: Solemnity of Mary the Mother of God, the Final Day in the Octave of Christmas
- January 6th: The Epiphany (the visit of the magi); in the United States, celebrated Sunday (January 5th in 2020)
- January 9th: The Baptism of the Lord, in the United States, celebrated Sunday (January 12th in 2020)
- February 2nd: The Presentation of the Child Jesus
How do you celebrate Christmastide? I didn’t even know this was really a thing – though I’m one to say the tree stays up through at least the Epiphany. There are several resources offering ideas about what to do to celebrate throughout the season. Do you have any Christmastide traditions? Do you carol after Christmas, or make certain foods to celebrate the whole season? What’s your favorite Christmas season tradition?
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