Chapter 13 · Traditions and holidays
Vilken dag börjar efter tolvslaget i bilden?
Which day begins after midnight in the diagram?
Correct answer: New Year’s Day
31 December is followed by 1 January, New Year’s Day. The eve and the day are two different calendar dates, even when celebrations continue past midnight.
Key words
nyårsdagen · New Year’s Day
Source: Riksdagen: Lag (1989:253) om allmänna helgdagar · 2 §: nyårsdagen (gällande lydelse kontrollerad 2026-10-03)
Last checked:
Why this option does not fit
Nyårsafton
New Year’s Eve is 31 December and ends at the marked midnight.
Julafton
Christmas Eve is 24 December, not the day after 31 December.
Juldagen
Christmas Day is 25 December, earlier in the year-end sequence.