Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve is the night before Christmas and takes place on 24 december.

Catholics go on Christmas Eve to a midnight mass in the Church to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ . Also in more and more Protestant churches is celebrated with a Christmas Eve church service. Many people go to the Church. It is often one of the busiest church services of the year.

The habit on the evening before the actual feast day to go to church is very old and dates back to Judaism. According to Jewish tradition begins the day with the night. For example, the Shabbat starts on Friday night after sunset. This is in the Christianity in some cases retrieved and so celebrates one so on the night before Christmas all the Christmas party.