Sunday Word: Christmastide

Dec 26, 2016 08:17

christ·mas·tide [ˈkrɪsməsˌtaɪd]:
origin: (1620) English; Christmas + Tidings (as in "Good Tidings").

noun
DON'T THROW OUT THAT CHRISTMAS TREE JUST YET!!!

"The Christmas Season", which includes and extends beyond the actual holiday to just after New Years Day (often December 24 to January 6 - the baptism of Christ); the 12 days of Christmas ( Read more... )

british, english, c, noun, wordsmith: theidolhands, religion

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med_cat January 4 2017, 22:42:29 UTC
Happy Christmastide to you ;) (still a couple days left ;))

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