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"Christmas Eve" painting by J. Hoover & Son, 1878

Nochebuena (literally "good night") is the Spanish word for Christmas Eve. In Spain, Latin America, and the Philippines, the evening consists of a traditional family dinner. Roasted pig is often the center of Nochebuena for feasts around the world.

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  • Midnight Mass 2010 - 66 (5292245955)

    Midnight Mass is held in many churches toward the end of Christmas Eve, often with dim lighting and traditional decorative accents such as greenery

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    Advent wreath, lighting the candle

  • 2013-12-24--Artoklasia during Christmas Eve service

    Annunciation of the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Cathedral, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

  • Kūčios

    Lithuanian Christmas Eve table with kūčiukai

  • Wigilia potrawy 554

    Traditional Polish Wigilia meal

  • Candle lighting a plate of oranges and smarties 1

    Candles on Christmas Eve 2010

  • Gifts xmas

    Christmas presents under the Christmas tree

  • Gezin bij de kerstboom c1860

    Christmas tree with presents hanging on the tree

  • Flickr - The U.S. Army - Christmas Eve Candlelight Services

    A Christmas Eve candlelight service in Baghdad, Iraq

  • Khaki-chums-xmas-truce-1914-1999.redvers

    A cross, left near Ypres in Belgium in 1999, to commemorate the site of the 1914 Christmas Truce. The text reads 1914—The Khaki Chum's Christmas Truce—85 Years—Lest We Forget.

  • NASA-Apollo8-Dec24-Earthrise

    Earthrise, as seen from Apollo 8, 24 December 1968, photographed by astronaut William Anders (NASA)

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Nochebuena para niños

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