Syria Edition

December 25, 2027

Christmas leads today's complete edition for Syria.

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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.

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.

Aerial view of Çankırı, Türkiye, covered in snow, showcasing urban and natural landscapes.

Regional/Cultural Day

Assyrian Christmas in the Khabur Valley

The Assyrian Christian community in the Khabur River valley of northeastern Syria celebrates Christmas with traditions that date back to the earliest centuries of Christianity. The Assyrian Church of the East (also known as the Nestorian Church) is one of the oldest Christian denominations in the world, and its liturgy is conducted in Syriac (a dialect of Aramaic). The Christmas celebration includes a midnight mass that lasts for hours, with prayers, chants, and readings in Syriac, followed by a feast of kibbeh, rice, and lamb. The Assyrians of the Khabur are the descendants of refugees from the Assyrian genocide of 1915, and they have maintained their language, their church, and their traditions in the face of enormous adversity. The Christmas celebration is not just a religious observance; it is a declaration of survival and identity.

Close-up of festive Christmas decorations featuring a 'XMAS' sign and gold ornaments.

Regional/Cultural Day

Krismas

Christmas is celebrated by the Christian community in Syria (about 10% of the population, but one of the oldest Christian communities in the world). The traditional meal includes kibbeh, fatteh (bread soaked in yogurt and topped with meat and pine nuts), and ma'amoul. In Aleppo, the Christmas market in the old city sells hot wine, falafel, and knafeh. The Christmas is not about presents; it is about presence, and the tradition is to visit every relative you have on Christmas Day.

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.