Christmas Eve around the world in 2025 by Day

Christmas Eve marks the culmination of the Advent period before Christmas that started on the fourth Sunday before Christmas Eve.

Listed below are the countries who observe Christmas Eve as a public holiday. If the holiday is observed over several days, these are listed below.

Country	Name	Remarks
Australia	Christmas Eve	South Australia. From 7pm - midnight
Bulgaria	Christmas Eve
Czech Republic	Christmas Eve
Denmark	Christmas Eve Day	Widely observed
El Salvador	Christmas Eve
Estonia	Christmas Eve
Faroe Islands	Christmas Eve	Juleaftensdag
Finland	Christmas Eve
Greenland	Christmas Eve
Guatemala	Christmas Eve	Afternoon only
Hungary	Christmas Holiday	Compensated by Sat 13 Dec
Iceland	Christmas Eve	Afternoon Only
India	Christmas Eve	Several states
Latvia	Christmas Eve
Liechtenstein	Christmas Eve	Bank Holiday
Lithuania	Christmas Eve
Luxembourg	Christmas Eve	Banks closed in afternoon
Macau	Christmas Eve
Malaysia	Christmas Eve	Sabah
Norway	Christmas Eve	De facto holiday
Philippines	Christmas Eve	Additional Special Non-Working Day
Poland	Christmas Eve
Puerto Rico	Christmas Eve	Afternoon only
San Marino	Christmas Eve	Bank Holiday
Slovakia	Christmas Eve
South Sudan	Christmas Holiday
Sweden	Christmas Eve	De facto holiday
Switzerland	Christmas Eve	Glarus
Venezuela	Christmas Eve