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December 25, 2027

Christmas leads today's complete edition for India.

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Saturday, December 25, 2027

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

Vibrant Christmas market carousel at night with festive lights and decorations.
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.

A joyful father feeds his baby son during a vibrant Indian birthday celebration with traditional food and decorations.
Regional/Cultural Day

Bada Din

In India, Christmas is celebrated by 28 million Christians and enjoyed by everyone else. The churches are full at midnight, the streets are decorated with stars and lights, and the plum cake is the same recipe that the British left behind, modified with local spices. In Goa, the celebration is massive: nativity scenes in every village, carol singing in Konkani, and the balcaos (balconies) decorated with stars. In Kerala, the Christmas feast includes appam and stew, and the church services are in Malayalam.

A shepherd herding goats on a rural road surrounded by lush greenery.
Regional/Cultural Day

Animals of Comoros Day

You encounter the Comoros lemurs and endemic flying foxes that inhabit these Indian Ocean islands, along with the critically endangered coelacanth fish in surrounding waters. You will find that Comorians commonly keep chickens, goats, and occasionally cats as household animals. ACADA celebrates the world's pets, and helps assure better care.