On which date is Christmas Day celebrated in most Western countries?
AnswerDecember 25
Christmas Day is December 25 in the Gregorian calendar used by most Western churches.
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Christmas facts & stats
7 fact-checked facts about Christmas traditions, each with the reason behind it. 5 more are in today's round and join this page after it closes.
The basics
How many days are there in the song The Twelve Days of Christmas?
Answer12
The song counts gifts over twelve days, from Christmas Day to early January.
Going deeper
The custom of decorating Christmas trees is widely traced to which country?
AnswerGermany
Decorated Christmas trees became a tradition in Germany and spread widely in the 1800s.
The poinsettia, a popular Christmas plant, is native to which country?
AnswerMexico
Poinsettias are native to Mexico and are named after Joel Poinsett, who brought them to the US.
The carol Silent Night was first written in which language?
AnswerGerman
Silent Night (Stille Nacht) was first performed in Oberndorf, Austria, in 1818.
Expert level
If you add up every gift in all verses of The Twelve Days of Christmas, how many are there?
Answer364
Summing each day's cumulative gifts gives 364, one less than the days in a year.
Mistletoe grows in what way?
AnswerAs a partial parasite on tree branches
Mistletoe is hemiparasitic: it attaches to host trees for water and nutrients but also photosynthesizes.
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