Guatemala Edition

December 25, 2026

Christmas Day leads today's complete edition for Guatemala.

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Friday, December 25, 2026

Official observances, world days, local context, and everyday celebrations for people who need something worth reading, sharing, or talking about today.

Close-up of sparkling Christmas ornaments hanging on a decorated tree with warm lights.
Official Public Holiday

Christmas Day

Christmas Day is listed as a public holiday in Guatemala.

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World Calendar Day

Christmas

The Liberian Christmas is a church day, a family day, and a food day. The church service is at midnight on the 24th, and the singing is in English and the local languages. The Christmas meal includes jollof rice, fried chicken, cassava leaf, potato greens, and sweet potato pie. The children receive gifts, usually clothes and shoes, and the adults exchange visits. The Christmas is not about presents. It is about presence, and the tradition is to visit every relative you have on Christmas Day. The streets of Monrovia are decorated with lights, the churches are full, and the sound of Christmas carols mixes with the sound of Liberian gospel music.

Scrabble tiles spell 'Feliz Navidad' with holiday ornaments and gingerbread man in background.
World Calendar Day

Navidad

National holiday. The day after Nochebuena when everyone eats leftovers and recovers. Children play with toys, adults sleep, and the house smells like picana for three more days. This is the quietest day in Bolivia and it is earned.

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World Calendar Day

Noel

National holiday. Catholic families attend morning mass, Muslim families visit neighbors, and everyone eats. The riz gras is extra rich, the chicken is extra big, and the children are extra happy. Burkina celebrates together regardless of faith because a holiday is a holiday and food is food.

Guatemala Pocket Repair Day — World Calendar Day
Regional/Cultural Day

Guatemala Pocket Repair Day

A day for mending the little thing before it becomes the expensive thing.

Work Shoe Day — World Calendar Day
Regional/Cultural Day

Work Shoe Day

A day for the footwear that knows the job better than the person wearing it wants to admit.

A goat with long horns being petted by a human hand outdoors.
Regional/Cultural Day

Animals of Saint Barthélemy Day

You find frigatebirds, green sea turtles, and colorful reef fish surrounding Saint Barthélemy. You observe that residents predominantly keep dogs, cats, and tropical fish as pets. ACADA celebrates the world's pets, and helps assure better care.