Also worth noting that much of latin america does most of their christmas celebration on december 24th, and christmas day is just kids playing with their toys and adults nursing their hangovers
LoyalteeMeOblige on
Uruguay changed the name of Christmas to “Day of the family” or whatever but it’s celebrated nationally. This is not correct.
I see that the creators of the map forgot that a decent chunk of europe celebrates on the 24th and not the 25th and thus should have a different colour
No_Solid2349 on
In Uruguay, December 25th is a national holiday, but it is not officially called Christmas. It is called “Family Day” after the separation of church and state at the start of the 20th century. All religious holiday changed the name officially, but culturally does not make difference
Happytallperson on
Fun fact: England once banned Christmas. This led to a riot. The authorities response led to deaths, including that of a child named Christmas.Â
So England killed Christmas on Christmas day.Â
No_Conference_8460 on
Pakistan has national holiday on 25 Dec. Map is incorrect
Whiteshadows86 on
In the UK and most Commonwealth nations it is a public holiday on the 25th and 26th.
fireKido on
Italy has public holiday in December 25th and January 6th, not sure why it’s not striped yellow
SaraHHHBK on
In Spain the 25th of December and the 6th of January are public holidays
Ok-Replacement8236 on
Christmas is NOT a holiday in Thailand.
I have worked on this day for both private and government enterprises
Inevitable-Angle-793 on
which ones have banned it?
goingtoclowncollege on
7th is no longer a holiday in Ukraine.
bimbochungo on
6th of January is also bank holiday in Spain (EpifanÃa)
undwiedervonvorn on
Germany here, the 26th is also a national public holiday, January 6th only in some states.
Framfall on
A lot of countries in Europe celebrate 24th, Sweden for example. Today is a holiday because its the day after christmas for us. Map is not exactly right.Â
Jamdenn on
We did Christmas on the 24th in Norway
ShadowXYZ04 on
In the Nordic countries (and probably others) Christmas is celebrated on the 24th, not the 25th.
Prize_Self_6347 on
The DPRK is surprising.
Brilliant999 on
When Saudi Arabia and Iran don’t ban it but **checks notes**… Tajikistan does?? WHAT
vsuseless on
Man why is this sub full of people sharing inaccurate maps? Just from a quick glance there are two mistakes: UK has a public holiday tomorrow, boxing day. And 25th is a public holiday in Pakistan (for both Christmas and Jinnah’s birth anniversary)
nwbrown on
You know there are colors other than green, yes?
Jaded-Natural80 on
When I visited Ukraine everyone I knew celebrated January 7. I’m sure there are those that celebrated December 25th. But everyone I knew it was January 7.
This was before the war. And I’ve heard i it’s changing. More people are celebrating on the 25th in Ukraine now. Not sure how true that is. Just what someone told me.
eti_erik on
No mention of December 26th? Christmas lasts 2 days, not just one.
OccasionThat4759 on
In Taiwan Dec. 25 is a public holiday since this year. Although the holiday is nominally the Constitution Day, it was set at Christmas on purpose.
LifeUpInTheSky on
Map is incorrect or at the least misleading. From what I noticed myself and from comments. Probably alot more wrong as such…
Celebrates but missing (likely due to governments changing official name of day but indeed it is christmas): Uruguay, Mozambique, and Pakistan
Doesn’t actually enforce national holiday: Thailand
SaphirRose on
Please bear in mind that all churches celebrate on the 25th December it’s just that Julian 25th December is January 7th in Gregorian calendar.
(Note: some Orthodox Christian churches (Greek, Romanian Bulgarian.. use [revised Julian ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revised_Julian_calendar) and celebrate on the 25th as well… Funnily enough even tho a Serbian scientist made it, Serbian Orthodox church refuses to use it.)
AwarenessNo4986 on
Ummm… Christmas is a 2 day Holiday (25th and 26th) for Christians in Pakistan, the first day being the birthday of the founder of the country and is a national holiday for that reason.
junkandculture on
North Korea tracks, obviously. But Somalia and Tajikistan are not the countries where I would expect it to be banned.
fierce_tenacious on
Wrong about Pakistan, it’s a public holiday
sreckko on
Serbia is just wrong. 25 Dec. is not a public holiday. Christmas is on 7. Jan, which is a public holiday.
DafyddWillz on
Huh, NK & Somalia I kinda get, but what’s up with Tajikistan? If it was Afghanistan that would make sense, but they don’t ban it while the Tajiks do? Wild
wildlifeguy3 on
Norway celebrates on 24th
TheJonesLP1 on
In Germany, 25 and 26 are public holidays. So the map is poorly made
iemandopaard on
You forgot to include december 26th (second Christmas Day) which is also an official holiday in the Netherlands and a lot of other places
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What’s the deal with January 6th and 7th?
Also worth noting that much of latin america does most of their christmas celebration on december 24th, and christmas day is just kids playing with their toys and adults nursing their hangovers
Uruguay changed the name of Christmas to “Day of the family” or whatever but it’s celebrated nationally. This is not correct.
Seems odd that Christmas is not shown as a holiday in Uruguay. Looks like it is celebrated and is a day off there… https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Observance_of_Christmas_by_country?wprov=sfti1#Uruguay
I see that the creators of the map forgot that a decent chunk of europe celebrates on the 24th and not the 25th and thus should have a different colour
In Uruguay, December 25th is a national holiday, but it is not officially called Christmas. It is called “Family Day” after the separation of church and state at the start of the 20th century. All religious holiday changed the name officially, but culturally does not make difference
Fun fact: England once banned Christmas. This led to a riot. The authorities response led to deaths, including that of a child named Christmas.Â
So England killed Christmas on Christmas day.Â
Pakistan has national holiday on 25 Dec. Map is incorrect
In the UK and most Commonwealth nations it is a public holiday on the 25th and 26th.
Italy has public holiday in December 25th and January 6th, not sure why it’s not striped yellow
In Spain the 25th of December and the 6th of January are public holidays
Christmas is NOT a holiday in Thailand.
I have worked on this day for both private and government enterprises
which ones have banned it?
7th is no longer a holiday in Ukraine.
6th of January is also bank holiday in Spain (EpifanÃa)
Germany here, the 26th is also a national public holiday, January 6th only in some states.
A lot of countries in Europe celebrate 24th, Sweden for example. Today is a holiday because its the day after christmas for us. Map is not exactly right.Â
We did Christmas on the 24th in Norway
In the Nordic countries (and probably others) Christmas is celebrated on the 24th, not the 25th.
The DPRK is surprising.
When Saudi Arabia and Iran don’t ban it but **checks notes**… Tajikistan does?? WHAT
Man why is this sub full of people sharing inaccurate maps? Just from a quick glance there are two mistakes: UK has a public holiday tomorrow, boxing day. And 25th is a public holiday in Pakistan (for both Christmas and Jinnah’s birth anniversary)
You know there are colors other than green, yes?
When I visited Ukraine everyone I knew celebrated January 7. I’m sure there are those that celebrated December 25th. But everyone I knew it was January 7.
This was before the war. And I’ve heard i it’s changing. More people are celebrating on the 25th in Ukraine now. Not sure how true that is. Just what someone told me.
No mention of December 26th? Christmas lasts 2 days, not just one.
In Taiwan Dec. 25 is a public holiday since this year. Although the holiday is nominally the Constitution Day, it was set at Christmas on purpose.
Map is incorrect or at the least misleading. From what I noticed myself and from comments. Probably alot more wrong as such…
Celebrates but missing (likely due to governments changing official name of day but indeed it is christmas): Uruguay, Mozambique, and Pakistan
Doesn’t actually enforce national holiday: Thailand
Please bear in mind that all churches celebrate on the 25th December it’s just that Julian 25th December is January 7th in Gregorian calendar.
(Note: some Orthodox Christian churches (Greek, Romanian Bulgarian.. use [revised Julian ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revised_Julian_calendar) and celebrate on the 25th as well… Funnily enough even tho a Serbian scientist made it, Serbian Orthodox church refuses to use it.)
Ummm… Christmas is a 2 day Holiday (25th and 26th) for Christians in Pakistan, the first day being the birthday of the founder of the country and is a national holiday for that reason.
North Korea tracks, obviously. But Somalia and Tajikistan are not the countries where I would expect it to be banned.
Wrong about Pakistan, it’s a public holiday
Serbia is just wrong. 25 Dec. is not a public holiday. Christmas is on 7. Jan, which is a public holiday.
Huh, NK & Somalia I kinda get, but what’s up with Tajikistan? If it was Afghanistan that would make sense, but they don’t ban it while the Tajiks do? Wild
Norway celebrates on 24th
In Germany, 25 and 26 are public holidays. So the map is poorly made
You forgot to include december 26th (second Christmas Day) which is also an official holiday in the Netherlands and a lot of other places