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“Before Christmas” meme: meaning, origin and common card

“Você que fuma maconha, você vai morrer antes do Natal” (“You who smoke weed, you will die before Christmas”) is a line said on air by presenter Sikêra Júnior in late 2016 that went viral.

MyMemeCards editorial teamPublished 7 min read
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The “Before Christmas” meme, 2016

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In MyMemeCards, the meme card game, “Before Christmas” is a common card of the Brazilian Memes pack, number 142 of the collection, and the 1st best-known meme of its 300 cards. Here is what the meme means, where it comes from, and how to get its card.

What does the “Before Christmas” meme mean?

A joking answer to a dramatic prediction that did not come true: Christmas came and nobody died. It also mocks any exaggerated threat.

Where does the “Before Christmas” meme come from?

Sikêra Júnior hosts Plantão Alagoas on TV Ponta Verde, an SBT affiliate in Alagoas. According to Museu de Memes, the original video was published on 3 November 2016 and contains the line “Você, que fuma maconha, você vai morrer antes do natal” (“you who smoke weed, you will die before Christmas”), followed by “Não vai ver Papai Noel, não vai ver árvore de Natal”. Catraca Livre published the clip on 23 December 2016 and, citing BuzzFeed, says he did not say which year he meant and repeated the warning every year. Wikipedia records that the line went viral in late 2016.

  1. 2016On 3 November, according to Museu de Memes, the original video in which Sikêra Júnior says weed smokers will die before Christmas is published.
  2. 2016On 23 December, Catraca Livre publishes the clip.

How to use the “Before Christmas” meme

  • It's December again and everyone is alive. Sikêra, where is the prediction?
  • Christmas is over, New Year too, and nothing. “Vai morrer antes do Natal,” right?
  • A boss's Monday threat is like Sikêra's prediction: it never comes true.

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The “Before Christmas” card in MyMemeCards

Before Christmas card
NumberNo. 142
RarityCommon
CollectionBrazilian Memes pack
Fame50/100 · #1 of 300
Recycle value5 MemeCoins (15 in Shiny)
Rarities of the Brazilian Memes pack: 300 cards
  • Common16555%
  • Rare8930%
  • Epic299.7%
  • Legendary144.7%
  • Mythic31.0%

How to get the “Before Christmas” card

Every pack holds 5 meme cards, the first 3 of them Common; Before Christmas comes out of the Brazilian Memes pack as a common card. The pack odds say what each rarity weighs.

Your first pack is free and needs no account. After that a new free pack lands every 10 minutes, up to 3 waiting for you. You can also buy the card with MemeCoins on the market, bid for it at auction, or trade it — and a double recycles into 5 MemeCoins.

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Odds per card, averaged over a pack: Common 72%, Rare 23.9%, Epic 3.2%, Legendary 0.56%, Mythic 0.3%, Full Art ≤ 0.1%, Shiny 0.2%. Cards 1 to 3 are always Common, cards 4 and 5 climb the rarities. Rates drop for cards that circulate a lot. Details

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Frequently asked questions

Where does “vai morrer antes do Natal” come from?

From a statement by presenter Sikêra Júnior, of Plantão Alagoas, in late 2016, which went viral online.

Who is Sikêra Júnior?

A TV presenter who hosts Plantão Alagoas on TV Ponta Verde, an SBT affiliate in Alagoas.

Did he only say it in 2016?

According to the Catraca Livre article, which cites BuzzFeed, he had already repeated the same warning for several years.

How do I get the Before Christmas meme card?

Open a pack of MyMemeCards: “Before Christmas” is a common card of the Brazilian Memes pack. Your first pack is free, with no account, and you can also buy, trade or win the card at auction.

How rare is the Before Christmas card?

It is a Common card. Rarity decides which pack slot can deal it, and what it is worth on the market.

Sources: Apresentador faz previsão nada otimista para quem fuma maconha, Catraca Livre · Sikêra Júnior, Wikipédia · Museu de Memes: Maconheiro, você vai morrer · checked on November 6, 2026.

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