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Christmas season
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English
Etymology
en Christmas + en season
Pronunciation
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Christmas season.wav Southern England
Noun
Advent, the period from Advent Sunday (inclusive) through the start of Epiphany.
Christmastide, Yuletide; the Twelve Days of Christmas, starting on Christmas Day and ending on Epiphany, January 6.
en US informal retail and marketing The winter season starting around Thanksgiving (typically Black Friday) and ending at or about New Year's Eve.
en informal business marketing The period at the end of the year when retailers promote Christmas shopping opportunities
Synonyms
winter season en advent, en Christmastide, en Christmastime, en holiday season, en yuletide
Related terms
en Christmas card Christmas list
Translations
Advent
Christmas season, yuletide, Christmastide
Bulgarian: bg
Cebuano: ceb Pasko
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 聖誕季 shèngdànjì
Dutch: nl kersttijd m
Esperanto: eo kristnasko
Finnish: fi joulunaika
French: fr temps de Noël m
Georgian: ka შობა, ka შობა-ახალი წელი
Old English: ang *ġēoltīd f
Polish: pl okres świąt Bożego Narodzenia m
Portuguese: pt época natalina f
Russian: ru свя́тки f-p, ru Свя́тки f-p
Spanish: es Navidades f-p, es época navideña f, es temporada navideña f
Swedish: sv jultid, sv juletid
Tagalog: tl Pasko
marketing
Bulgarian: bg
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 聖誕季 shèngdànjì
Finnish: fi joulusesonki
French: fr saison des étrennes f
Polish: pl bożonarodzeniowy okres handlowy m
See also
marketing en boxing week
en Christmas