winter celebrations

Seasonal December festivities

Winter celebrations are holidays and festivities clustered in late December and early January—Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, New Year's, and the winter solstice among them.

The phrase often appears as a diplomatic alternative to "Christmas" in contexts where speakers want to acknowledge multiple traditions: The office winter celebration includes everyone regardless of faith.

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holiday lights · Saturnalia · Kwanzaa · Hogmanay · Groundhog Day · Epiphany · Advent · Boxing Day · Candlemas · Festivus · mulled wine · festive gathering · Diwali · Mardi Gras · Lunar New Year · Chinese New Year

Opposites
seasonal timing

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Warm-season public celebrations

Fourth of July · Memorial Day · harvest festivals · Labor Day · Cinco de Mayo

thematic character

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Events marking crop completion

outdoor festivals · agricultural fairs · fertility rites · beach parties

emotional tone/atmosphere

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Social gatherings outdoors

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G