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Christmas vs Chrismahanukwanzakah - What's the difference?

christmas | chrismahanukwanzakah |

As nouns the difference between christmas and chrismahanukwanzakah

is that christmas is christmas day, the day it is celebrated, 25 december, an english quarter day while chrismahanukwanzakah is (humorous) a fictional holiday in december combining aspects of christmas, hanukkah and kwanzaa into one festival.

As a proper noun christmas

is a widely celebrated festival commemorating the birth of jesus christ, incorporating various christian, pre-christian and secular customs.

christmas

English

(wikipedia Christmas)

Alternative forms

* Xmas, X-mas

Proper noun

(es)
  • A widely celebrated festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, incorporating various Christian, pre-Christian and secular customs.
    • Do you celebrate Christmas ?
  • A personification of Christmas.

    • Coordinate terms

    *Mawlid

    Noun

    (es)
  • Christmas Day, the day it is celebrated, 25 December, an English quarter day.
    • This Christmas we'll open presents then go to grandma's for dinner.
  • Christmastide, the Twelve Days of Christmas, the season (traditionally from the 24th of December to the 6th of January) around the holiday.
  • (US, retailing) The period from the Friday following Thanksgiving to Christmas Eve, busy with shopping and preparations for Christmas.
    • The last three Christmases have been good for retailers.
  • (marketing, retailing) Christmas season, the end of the year period, busy with shopping and preparations for Christmas.
    • The Christmas shoppers spent less this December, than last year, but our store will probably see just as many returned items during the twelve days of Christmas.

    Synonyms

    * Yule * Noel * Chrissy * Chrimble (Crimble), Crimbo (Chrimbo)

    Derived terms

    * Christmas box * Christmas cake * Christmas card * Christmas carol * Christmas club * Christmas cracker * Christmas creep * Christmas Day * Christmas Eve * Christmas Island * Christmas present * Christmas pudding * Christmassy * Christmas star * Christmas stocking * Christmastide * Christmas time * Christmas tree * Father Christmas * Merry Christmas * like turkeys voting for Christmas * Shitmas * Twelve Days of Christmas * white Christmas * X-mas/Xmas * Christmas is coming

    Descendants

    * geresma

    See also

    (associated entries) * Advent * Black Friday * Boxing Day * Christmas Eve * * Yule * Yuletide ----

    chrismahanukwanzakah

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (humorous) A fictional holiday in December combining aspects of Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa into one festival.
  • *{{quote-magazine
    • , year=2005 , author= , title=Diversity Calendar 2006 , date=December 2005 , volume=39 , issue=3 , page=66 , magazine=Cincinati Magazine , publisher=Emmis Communications , issn=0746-8210 citation , passage=Happy Chrismahanukwanzakah ! Merry HanuKwanzMas! (Whew... that covers everyone, right?) }}
  • *{{quote-book
    • , year=2007 , author=Joseph Minton Amann, Tom Breuer , title=Fair and Balanced, My Ass!: An Unbridled Look at the Bizarre Reality of Fox News citation , isbn=9781568583471 , page=247 , passage=How could Fox ever win its holiday war now? Surely all would be lost, and the nation would be forced to endure another Chrismahanukwanzakah .}}
  • *{{quote-newsgroup
    • , year=2009 , date=December 16 , author="John H" , title=Approval ratings not the best... , newsgroup=rec.boats citation , passage=Have a Blessed Chrismahanukwanzakah and a Spectacular New Year! }}