Christmas Day

History

Christmas Day, December 25, is the date most Western Christian churches keep for the birth of Jesus Christ. It was being celebrated in Rome by the fourth century. Congress made Christmas a holiday for federal workers in Washington, D.C. in 1870. The Ethiopian Orthodox Church keeps Genna on Tahsas 29 (January 7).

Sources

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas
• https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/federal-holidays/

Dates for the next 5 years

1. US

   2026

   Date

   Friday, December 25, 2026 Tahsas 16, 2019

   Offices closed

2. US

   2027

   Date

   Saturday, December 25, 2027 Tahsas 15, 2020

   Offices closed on December 24, 2027

3. US

   2028

   Date

   Monday, December 25, 2028 Tahsas 16, 2021

   Offices closed

4. US

   2029

   Date

   Tuesday, December 25, 2029 Tahsas 16, 2022

   Offices closed

5. US

   2030

   Date

   Wednesday, December 25, 2030 Tahsas 16, 2023

   Offices closed