Christmas Day's Birth Card: The 6 of Hearts

How the card is assigned

5 U.S.C. § 6103(a) names Christmas Day on December 25. Card Blueprints uses that month and day only. Solar value = 55 − (2 × month + day). December 31 is the Joker. The year is unused. Weekend observed days are ignored.

Coordinate: the 6 of Hearts. Card meaning page: /birth-card/6-of-hearts.

Not the observed weekday

OPM calendars sometimes list a Friday or Monday in lieu of December 25 when that date falls on a weekend. This page does not follow those shifts. The coordinate is the statutory day.

Other fixed holidays on the 6 of Hearts

No other fixed federal holiday in this set maps to this card.

Christmas Day on the record

Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world. A liturgical feast central to Christianity, Christmas preparation begins on the First Sunday of Advent. Advent is followed by Christmastide, which historically in the West lasts twelve days and culminates on Twelfth Night. Christmas Day is a public holiday in many countries and is observed by a majority of Christians; it is also celebrated culturally by many non-Christians and forms an integral part of the annual holiday season. The traditional Christmas narrative recounted in the New Testament, known as the Nativity of Jesus, says that Jesus was born in Bethlehem, in accordance with messianic prophecies. When Joseph and Mary arrived in the city, the inn had no room, and so they were offered a stable where the Christ Child was soon born, with angels proclaiming this news to shepherds, who then spread the word. There are different hypotheses regarding the date of the birth of Jesus. In the early fourth century, the church fixed the date as December 25, the date of the winter solstice in the Roman Empire. It is nine months after Annunciation on March 25, also the Roman date of the spring equinox. Most Christians celebrate on December 25 in the Gregorian calendar, which has been adopted almost universally in the civil calendars used in countries throughout the world. However, part of the Eastern Christian Churches celebrate Christmas on December 25 of the older Julian calendar, which currently corresponds to January 7 in the Gregorian calendar. For Christians, celebrating that God came into the world in the form of man to atone for the sins of humanity is more important than knowing Jesus Christ's exact birth date. The customs associated with Christmas in various countries have a mix of pre-Christian, Christian, and secular themes and origins. Popular holiday traditions include gift-giving; completing an Advent calendar or Advent wreath; Christmas music and carolling; watching Christmas films; viewing a Nativity play; an exchange of Christmas cards; attending church services; a special meal; and displaying various Christmas decorations, including Christmas trees, Christmas lights, nativity scenes, poinsettias, garlands, wreaths, mistletoe, and holly. Additionally, several related and often interchangeable figures, known as Santa Claus, Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, and Christkind, are associated with bringing gifts to children during the Christmas season and have their own body of traditions and lore. Because gift-giving and many other aspects of the Christmas festival involve heightened economic activity, Christmas has become a significant event and a key sales period for retailers and businesses. Over the past few centuries, Christmas has had a steadily growing economic effect in many regions of the world.

Summarised from the lead section of the Wikipedia article Christmas (CC BY-SA 4.0). Nothing here was written for this page beyond that article. The statutory date comes from 5 U.S.C. § 6103(a), not from this article.

FAQ

What date does Christmas Day use?

December 25 — the date named in 5 U.S.C. § 6103(a). Month and day assign the card; the year is unused. Observed weekend shifts are ignored.

What is Christmas Day's birth card?

The 6 of Hearts. That is a coordinate on the Card Blueprints calendar, not a fortune-telling claim about the holiday.

Where do the dates come from?

Primary: 5 U.S.C. § 6103(a) via Cornell LII. OPM federal-holiday calendars are cited for observed-year schedules only and are not the mapping source.

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