New Year’s Eve Eve Meaning | Pop Culture by Dictionary.com

Since the 1300s, eve has referred to the evening before an event, usually a holiday. New Year’s Eve (December 31) names the day before New Year’s Day (January 1), making New Year’s Eve Eve the day before New Year’s Eve (December 30).

While New Year’s Eve has been evidenced since the 1400s, New Year’s Eve Eve has only been recorded since at least the 1980s. The phrase originates due to the global and long-running popularity of New Year’s Eve, with people busy celebrating—and companies capitalizing on—the festive time between Christmas and New Year’s as students are on break and employees off work or on vacation.

People may observe New Year’s Eve Eve to get in the spirit ahead of New Year’s Eve. New Year’s Eve Eve is also a time many people choose to prepare food and decorations or solidify plans for their New Year’s Eve parties.