What is special about December 24th?

Christmas Eve is on December 24 and marks the culmination of the Advent period before Christmas that starts on the fourth Sunday before Christmas Eve. Many churches mark the end of Advent with midnight church services. During modern times, it is popularly celebrated on the night before Christmas Day.

What was happening in December 2011?

2011 Russian protests: A day of protests begins in cities across Russia against alleged election fraud by Vladimir Putin and his United Russia party, with fifty thousand people marching in Moscow and 25 people arrested in Khabarovsk. (AP via MSNBC), (AFP via News Limited)

What day is December the 24?

Christmas Eve in the United States, which is annually on December 24, is the day before Christmas Day.

What happened December 24th 2018?

U.S. stocks struggle to rebound from huge losses Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500, and Nasdaq-100 futures were all up by about 0.6 percent overnight before dropping as the opening bell neared. The Dow lost 6.8 percent last week, its worst week since October 2008 in the financial crisis.

What celebrity birthday is December 24?

Here are some of the notable people celebrating birthdays today, including Anil Kapoor, Anthony Fauci, Diedrich Bader, Louis Tomlinson, Mary Ramsey, Ricky Martin, Ryan Seacrest and more.

Is Christmas Eve Eve a thing?

Originally, “Christmas Eve” meant the night before Christmas day. Somewhere along the line we switched to the Roman practice of starting the day at midnight, but retained the “eve” of some holidays as the night before. So the night before Christmas day, that is, the night of December 24, is Christmas Eve.

How common is Dec 24th Birthday?

In fact, Christmas Day is the least likely day of the year to be born, ranking at 366th with just over 6,500 births on average. Dec. 24 is also a rare one, ranking at 364th.