Der, die or das Weihnachten? The correct article and plural

Der, die or das?

die Weihnachten

feminine noun · Christmas · level A2

The plural

"Weihnachten" is normally used only in the plural.

Why die?

"Weihnachten" doesn't follow any of the 35 gender rules - it belongs to the words you learn together with their article, as one unit: die Weihnachten. That's exactly what the app's spaced repetition is for.

Words from the same topic (Holidays)

die Veranstaltung
das Treffen
das Motto
das Fest
der Gastgeber
das Festival
der Eintritt
das Jubiläum

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