In the Northern Hemisphere, the Christmas season or (winter) holiday season is a late-year season that surrounds the Christmas holiday as well as other holidays during the November/December timeframe. It is sometimes synonymous with the winter season. It has been found to have a disproportionate effect on health, compared to the rest of the year. Its reference and naming by schools and governments has been the subject of controversy. It incorporates a holiday shopping season which comprises a peak season for the retail sector, and a period of sales at the end of the season .

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  • In the Northern Hemisphere, the Christmas season or (winter) holiday season is a late-year season that surrounds the Christmas holiday as well as other holidays during the November/December timeframe. It is sometimes synonymous with the winter season. It has been found to have a disproportionate effect on health, compared to the rest of the year. Its reference and naming by schools and governments has been the subject of controversy. It incorporates a holiday shopping season which comprises a peak season for the retail sector, and a period of sales at the end of the season . The exact definition, name, and celebratory method of the period varies from culture to culture: According to Yanovski et al, in the United States the season "is generally considered to begin with Thanksgiving and end after New Year's Day". According to Axelrad, the season in the United States encompasses at least Christmas and New Year's Day, and also includes Saint Nicholas Day. The U.S. Fire Administration defines the winter holiday season as the period from December 1 to January 7. According to Chen et al., in China the Christmas/winter holiday season "is generally considered to begin with the winter solstice and end after the Lantern Festival". Some stores and shopping malls advertise their Christmas merchandise beginning after Halloween or even in late October, alongside Halloween items. In the UK Christmas food appears on supermarket shelves as early as September. The precise definition of feasts and festival days that are encompassed by the Christmas/winter holiday season has become controversial over recent decades. Traditionally, the only holidays included in the "season" were Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and New Year's Day. In recent times, this definition has begun to expand to include Yule, Hanukkah and Thanksgiving. Due to the phenomenon of Christmas creep and the informal inclusion of American Thanksgiving, the "winter" holiday season has begun to extend into late autumn. (en)
  • Le temps des fêtes désigne une période annuelle qui commence un peu avant Noël pour se terminer environ à la fête des rois (épiphanie) ou peu après. Cette période, propre à l'hémisphère nordique, est destinée à englober plusieurs fêtes religieuses et païennes de fin d'année. Pour cette raison, sa durée n'est pas clairement délimitée. Elle est souvent soulignée par des parties de bureau, des rencontres familiales et maints achats de cadeaux. Catégorie:Fête (fr)
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  • end November — early January (en)
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  • Christmas and holiday season (en)
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  • Christmas season
    Holiday season
    Christmastime
    Holidaytime
    Yuletide season, other (en)
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  • Gift giving, family meetings, religious services, parties, other (en)
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  • All who celebrate year-end holidays. (en)
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  • Use of "holiday season" as means of including those who do not celebrate Christmas in an end-year festive spirit. (en)
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  • Secular (en)
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  • In the Northern Hemisphere, the Christmas season or (winter) holiday season is a late-year season that surrounds the Christmas holiday as well as other holidays during the November/December timeframe. It is sometimes synonymous with the winter season. It has been found to have a disproportionate effect on health, compared to the rest of the year. Its reference and naming by schools and governments has been the subject of controversy. It incorporates a holiday shopping season which comprises a peak season for the retail sector, and a period of sales at the end of the season . (en)
  • Le temps des fêtes désigne une période annuelle qui commence un peu avant Noël pour se terminer environ � la fête des rois (épiphanie) ou peu après. Cette période, propre � l'hémisphère nordique, est destinée � englober plusieurs fêtes religieuses et païennes de fin d'année. (fr)
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  • Christmas and holiday season (en)
  • Temps des fêtes (fr)
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