All About Eves

All About Eves

This Monday, many Americans will head to church for Christmas Eve services, and next Monday, even more Americans will carouse, clink glasses, and count down to midnight on New Year’s Eve. Yet there are no similar rituals associated with the day before Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, or Easter, for instance. Why do we celebrate Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve but not other holidays’ eves?

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