The Eleventh Day of Truth - Christmas Eve
Ever wonder why we celebrate the "eve" of Christmas. This is actually easily explained. Prior to the adoption of the Julian Calender (around 45 AD), the day was known to end at sunset. Thus the new day also began at sunset. A calender day was an evening or "eve" followed by a day. Thus all holiday celebrations began at sunset and worked into the next day. This tradition has most notably continues with Christmas and Halloween, which was new years day on the Celtic Calender.
And now you know.
Ever wonder why we celebrate the "eve" of Christmas. This is actually easily explained. Prior to the adoption of the Julian Calender (around 45 AD), the day was known to end at sunset. Thus the new day also began at sunset. A calender day was an evening or "eve" followed by a day. Thus all holiday celebrations began at sunset and worked into the next day. This tradition has most notably continues with Christmas and Halloween, which was new years day on the Celtic Calender.
And now you know.
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