Grown man insists on calling it Christmas Eve Eve

https://newsthump.com/2024/12/23/grown-man-insists-on-calling-it-christmas-eve-eve/

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digger@lemmy.ca · 58 pts · 1y (4 replies)

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@lemmy.world · 29 pts · 1y

That is legitimately clever

nokturne213@sopuli.xyz · 18 pts · 1y (2 replies)

What about christmas Lilith?

zero_spelled_with_an_ecks@programming.dev · 7 pts · 1y

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

captainlezbian@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y

She arrives if and when she pleases

Worx@lemmynsfw.com · 20 pts · 1y (1 reply)

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

Kingofclubs615@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 1y

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

jordanlund@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 1y

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...

snekerpimp@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 1y (1 reply)

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

zero_spelled_with_an_ecks@programming.dev · 1 pts · 1y

🎶I like to eve eve eve

Christmas and New Year's Day🎵

syklemil@discuss.tchncs.de · 10 pts · 1y (1 reply)

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@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y

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

rhacer@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 1y

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

iconherder@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y

I feel personally attacked

Antium@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Tibb's Eve is what we call it here.

Z4XC@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y

Always love seeing Newfoundland pop up on Lemmy.

vithigar@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 1y

I see Newfoundland, I upvote.

MNByChoice@midwest.social · 5 pts · 1y

Article is savage. Oof

son_named_bort@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y

Around here we call it Festivus.

nobleshift@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
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konalt@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y

newsthump has no jolly spirit confirmed?

makyo@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y

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