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[–] [email protected] 58 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I work for a church. Internally, the staff refer to the December 23rd service as "Christmas Adam" because Adam came before Eve. They think it's hilarious... and I put up with it.

[–] glimse 29 points 1 month ago

That is legitimately clever

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 month ago (2 children)

What about christmas Lilith?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

They got rid of it. Some even claim Christmas Lilith never existed in the first place.

[–] captainlezbian 5 points 1 month ago

She arrives if and when she pleases

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 month ago (1 children)

~~Boxing Day~~

Christmas Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve Eve

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

I'm impressed you took the time to write out all the eves that's commitment.

[–] jordanlund 15 points 1 month ago

We did Chistmas Eve Eve, because my wife has to get up at 5:30 AM on Christmas eve and work until noon before we drive 120 miles to see famlly...

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Or as we call it in Norwegian:

  • Teensy tiny Christmas Eve
  • Little Christmas Eve
  • Christmas Eve. Or just Christmas!
  • The first Christmas-day, or recovery day
[–] Taalen 3 points 1 month ago

In Finnish we just legit have a word for eve's eve (aatonaatto), although it's usually only used at Christmas.

[–] snekerpimp 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It Christmas Ayve, then Christmas Eve, then Christmas ive, ove, and uuve.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

🎶I like to eve eve eve

Christmas and New Year's Day🎵

[–] rhacer 10 points 1 month ago

And on this Christmas Eve Eve, just what the fuck is wrong with that?

[–] Antium 7 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] Z4XC 3 points 1 month ago

Always love seeing Newfoundland pop up on Lemmy.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

I see Newfoundland, I upvote.

[–] iconherder 7 points 1 month ago

I feel personally attacked

[–] son_named_bort 5 points 1 month ago

Around here we call it Festivus.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Article is savage. Oof

[–] konalt 3 points 1 month ago

newsthump has no jolly spirit confirmed?

[–] makyo 1 points 1 month ago

As we all know, the proper term for it is Christmas Christmas Eve