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In case anybody is interested - It's Christmas eve (24th) that is the big day for us - not Christmas day (25th). At 5 pm Christmas is officially started. Before that the churches have had sermonies at 3 pm and 4 pm. Full of people. Then it's time to have the Christmas dinner at home and after that the presents. This is a sensible way to do it. No rush and stress early the next morning. Sleep late if you want. Church as usual at 11 am (or often 1 hour later on this day). Much less people than the day before. But a fine dinner on this day too, but earlier than the day before. The 26th is also a holiday, but with no great traditions - other than a lot of family gatherings in the afternoon.