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Country tradition.
There are two theories in regards to why we celebrate on the 24th that I know of:
When Sweden became a Christian nation they counted days a bit different to the rest of the Christian world. Instead of starting a new day at midnight, a new day started at sundown, so Christmas celebrations would start on the evening of the 24th (which was when it turned to the 25th) back in the middle ages. But then the way the rest of the Christian world counted days was introduced, but the tradition of celebrating Christmas on the evening of the 24th remained.
or:
Celebrating with a feast on the 24th of December was already an established tradition from pre-Christian times, and when Christianity was introduced to Sweden, they kept the old day of celebration, as it made the transition easier. This would be a similar reason to why Christmas is celebrated on the 25th to begin with, as it simply used a previously established holiday in the Roman empire.
There, more information about Swedish Christmas traditions than you ever wanted to know ;)
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Yep, you guessed it, the 25th of December is my cake day! So to celebrate it, I'm making giveaways for a lot of leftover game keys. Some games are good, some games are bad.
Important: Do not comment on any giveaways unless you have something interesting or funny to say, or you have some question. Thinking that you're funny and posting "Something interesting or funny" in multiple giveaways will earn you a blacklist. Sorry, but I'm getting a bit tired of people not respecting this wish. Generic thanks messages are also not welcome.
Anyway, you can enter the giveaways here. Basic SG-tools check.
If you enter for something, then please give this thread a bump. I might also make more giveaways as my cake day approaches, so keep your eyes pealed.
And here's another one. This time it's really quantity over quality!
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