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Christmas and New Year's Day on same day one week apart. In 2020 Christmas will be on a Friday & NewYear on a Wednesday?

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Christmas and New Year's Day occur exactly one week apart. So a New Year's that occurs right after Christmas should be on the same day of the week. But in the year 2020 Christmas will occur on a Friday and New Year's on a Wednesday.

Why is this?

posted Oct 14, 2018 by anonymous

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The trick is the New Year will belong to following year, one week apart. The same year's New Year date occurs on the different weekday.

answer Oct 14, 2018 by Hanifa Mammadov



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