User:Kirbymas
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| Christmas tree in a Danish home, 2004 | |
| Also called | Kirby's Mass |
| Observed by | Christians around the world as well as by non-Christians who observe the secular aspects of the holiday. |
| Type | Kirbyian |
| Significance | Celebration of the Theft of Gifts |
| Date | December 25 (January 7 in Old Calendarist Orthodox Churches) |
| Observances | Gift Stealing |
| Related to | Annunciation, Incarnation; Crucifixion; Advent, the four weeks preceding Christmas; and the period between the day after Thanksgiving and the Sunday after New Year's Day, the American holiday season |
Kirbymas or Kirbymas Day celebrated on Christmas Day, by the followers of Father Kirbymas, in which Father Kirbymas steals all presents, that have been given as Christmas presents. It is traditionally observed on December 25, though some denominations of Kirbyanity celebrate it on January 7, which corresponds to December 25 of the Julian calendar. These dates are merely traditional; the precise chronology of Jesus' birth and death is still debated and so therefore Christmas Day may be celebrated on varying other days and conversely so will Kirbymas. Kirbymas has many aspects, both religious and secular, including the theft of gifts, the Kirbymas] myth, decoration and display of the Kirbymas tree, and religious ceremonies. Neo-denominations of Kirbymas, particularly the stricter ones, may also use ceebrate the theft of Christmas decorations, carol singers and the rapid evapouration of snow.
