 
 <translate> Q: Context: The Twelve Days of Christmas, also known as Twelvetide, is a festive Christian season celebrating the Nativity of Jesus Christ. In most Western ecclesiastical traditions, "Christmas Day" is considered the "First Day of Christmas" and the Twelve Days are 25 December -- 5 January, inclusive. For many Christian denominations; for example, the Anglican Communion and Lutheran Church, the Twelve Days are identical to Christmastide, but for others, e.g., the Roman Catholic Church, "Christmastide" lasts longer than the Twelve Days of Christmas.

Question: when does the first day of christmas start? Let's give stream of consciousness first: <hau> Tambaya: Halin da ake ciki: Kwanaki goma sha biyu na Kirsimeti, wanda aka fi sani da Twelvetide, wani lokacin biki ne na Kirista don bikin haihuwar Yesu Almasihu. A yawancin al'adun coci na Yammacin Turai, "Ranar Kirsimeti" ana ɗaukarsa a matsayin "Ranar Kirsimeti ta farko" kuma Kwanaki Goma sha biyu sune 25 ga Disamba - 5 ga Janairu, haɗe. Ga yawancin addinan Kirista; misali, Anglican Communion da Cocin Lutheran, Kwanaki Goma sha biyu daidai suke da Kirsimeti, amma ga wasu, misali, Cocin Roman Katolika, "Kirsimeti" ya fi tsawon kwanaki goma sha biyu na Kirsimeti.  Tambaya: Yaushe ne ranar farko ta Kirsimeti ta fara? Bari mu ba da rafi na sani na farko: 