Winter Veil 2021 Gifts Now Available

Originally Posted by schwarzkopf

6pm boxing day. (AEDT) .. that is when they turn up.

I mean that is just factually incorrect. They are available from 10am PST on Christmas Day... which is 5am AEDT on Boxing Day. Not 6pm.

I know this because I got my presents well before 6pm on Boxing Day.

Originally Posted by MrLachyG

I mean that is just factually incorrect.

Well - tell the game that, because at 4pm I couldn't get them - at 5pm (AEST) I could.

So whinge at the game for being incorrect, not me.

Originally Posted by FuxieDK

No... It's like opening presents the day after your birthday

Hmm... no. Opening on the eve would be like opening presents one day before your birthday.

"The eve of a particular event or occasion is the day before it, or the period of time just before it."

"Eve" is not the event (Christmas). It's the day before the event.

Also, very related, but a question for you: "New Year's Eve". Do you think New Year starts on the 31st of December, or the 1st of January?

Originally Posted by Nosnogard

Did you do it yourself? I tried last year and couldn't. But perhaps Blizzard fixed that "bug" :P

Yes, I have a lvl18 character on the account. I could log it in and pick up the gifts / toys and do the achievement without Subscribtion.

Wonder why the lack of ability for changing colors...

Originally Posted by FelPlague

in what places in the world do people open gifts on the 24th?

both in the US and atleast most of the EU people open gifts the morning of the 25th.
where in the world is it that people open the gifts the night of the 24th?

Not sure what you consider "most" of the EU, in Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Slovakia, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Sweden, (and non EU members) Switzerland and Norway presents are opened on december 24th, christmas eve.
France celebrates on 24th, although presents are usually opened on 25th.
In Netherlands its on December 6th and in Spain and Italy it's January 5th. So in the EU I think only Ireland celebrates it and opens presents on 25th.

Originally Posted by Appelgren

You open gifts on Christmas Eve obviously. I wonder if people who does it on Christmas Day will celebrate New Years on the 1st and not the evening before? Yeah.. exactly ������

What? No, presents and stockings are typically done on the day of the Holiday (the 25th). Some families I know do one small gift on the 24th at night but the bulk of the gifts are on the 25th. And yes New Years is typically celebrated on the first at midnight as the bell tolls and not on New Years Eve. You party leading up to the event of celebrating as the clock rolls over.

Originally Posted by Puri

Not sure what you consider "most" of the EU, in Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Slovakia, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Sweden, (and non EU members) Switzerland and Norway presents are opened on december 24th, christmas eve.
France celebrates on 24th, although presents are usually opened on 25th.
In Netherlands its on December 6th and in Spain and Italy it's January 5th. So in the EU I think only Ireland celebrates it and opens presents on 25th.

i just heard from most of my europian watchers/friends that its also on the 25th, wow thats... so ffing weird.

Originally Posted by Nerph-

I do believe this is incorrect, most of EU celebrate on the 24th.

Personally I don't understand it myself, Christmas Eve = 24th, Christmas Day = 25th. My childhood was spent in England where we opened presents on morning of the 25th.

It's like celebrating your birthday a day before your birthday...

Most of EU celebrates and opens gifts on the 25th, not the 24th

Originally Posted by Zoibert the Bear

Most of EU celebrates and opens gifts on the 25th, not the 24th

Look 3 posts up, and you'll see that 15 of 27 EU countries open presents on the 24th.. I don't know who taught you math, but in my book, 12 of 27 is not a majority.

Originally Posted by FuxieDK

Look 3 posts up, and you'll see that 15 of 27 EU countries open presents on the 24th.. I don't know who taught you math, but in my book, 12 of 27 is not a majority.

Oh, I see you didn´t even bother to check if the information in that post was correct. Newsflash, it´s actually complete bullshit and wrong.

My point stands, that said, to smaller, less relevant countries such as Denmark or fucking Lithuania lmao I did not give as much relevance in my head canon, for that I apologize.

Originally Posted by FelPlague

in what places in the world do people open gifts on the 24th?

both in the US and atleast most of the EU people open gifts the morning of the 25th.
where in the world is it that people open the gifts the night of the 24th?

I'm from Germany and as long as I can remember I opened gifts on the 24th. 25/26th were days to meet grandparents / bigger family parties etc.

Opening presents are done on the 24th. Probably just those silly Americans who wait an extra night. /thread.

Originally Posted by Zoibert the Bear

Most of EU celebrates and opens gifts on the 25th, not the 24th

Everyone I know from the EU celebrates on the 24th. While that isn't any sort of definitive proof that most of EU does, it's definitely different than the UK and USA.

Originally Posted by Vampyrr

What? No, presents and stockings are typically done on the day of the Holiday (the 25th). Some families I know do one small gift on the 24th at night but the bulk of the gifts are on the 25th. And yes New Years is typically celebrated on the first at midnight as the bell tolls and not on New Years Eve. You party leading up to the event of celebrating as the clock rolls over.

You start the celebration on NEw Years Eve yes. Agreed. End of discussion

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_Eve

In Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Colombia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, the Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Quebec (French Canada), Romania, Uruguay, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, and Switzerland, Christmas presents are opened mostly on the evening of the 24th – following German tradition, this is also the practice among the British Royal Family since it was introduced by Queen Victoria and Albert, Prince Consort[34][35] –

while in Italy, the United States, the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, Malta, English Canada, South Africa, New Zealand and Australia, this occurs mostly on the morning of Christmas Day.

Originally Posted by CasualVader

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_Eve

Just a heads up, wikipedia's are usually a terrible source of information since anyone can edit them. Not saying it is wrong, just in general a bad source.

Originally Posted by Appelgren

You start the celebration on NEw Years Eve yes. Agreed. End of discussion

Eh no not really

Didn't care about this expansion and didn't care about this toy either so i missed out on nothing i hope next expansion is not about the void got a gut feeling it will be i rather have something like mop but not the same of course.