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Events In December 2024
Database of events, awareness days, holidays, and promotions occurring in December of this year.
December Events
Jumada al-Thani (M): December 3 - January...
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Jumada al-Thani is the sixth month of the Islamic calendar. The Islamic year is a lunar calendar and is 11-12 days shorter than the Gregorian calendar year. PLEASE NOTE: Islamic holidays are determined...
December
Kwanzaa (1966): December 26 - January 1
Weekly
Kwanzaa, celebrated from December 26 to January 1, is a seven-day cultural festival to honor African heritage in African-American culture. Maulana Karenga, a professor and chairman of Black Studies at Cal...
December
Hanukkah (J) (166 BC): December 25-January...
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Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday that starts on the 25th day of the Hebrew month of Kislev, which usually falls during December. Hanukkah, the "Festival of Dedication" or "Festival of Lights," celebrates...
December
Christmastide: December 25-January 5
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The Twelve Days of Christmas, or Christmastide, is the period between Christmas Day and the Epiphany. <br><br>Christmas Day is the second most important day in the Christian calendar, second only to East...
December
Navidades, (PR)(C): December 15-January 6
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Navidades is the official Christmas season in Puerto Rico. It begins ten days before Christmas and extends until Epiphany (January 6). Celebrations are vast, colorful, and spiced with the unique fusion of...
December
Poh (S): December 14–January 12, 2021
Monthly
Poh is the tenth month in the Sikh calendar. During Poh, Sikhs celebrate Shaheedi Vada Sahibzada, the Shaheedi Chota Sahibzada, and the birth of Guru Gobind Singh.
December
First Sunday of Advent (C): December 1
Daily
The first Sunday of Advent marks the beginning of the liturgical year and the commencement of the Advent season in Christianity. Today, violet or blue colored vestitures adorn the clergy and the first blu...
December
AIDS Day, World: December 1
Daily
World AIDS Day is held in December each year and is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, show their support for people living with HIV, and commemorate people who have di...
December
Antarctica Day, Intl. (1959): December 1
Daily
Today is the anniversary of the signing of the Antarctic Treaty on December 1, 1959. This treaty, signed by 12 nations to ensure the area of Antarctica (comprising 10% of the earth's surface), be set asid...
December
Art, Day Without: December 1
Daily
Created in 1989 as a way for artists, museums, and other cultural institutions to raise awareness about AIDS, Day Without Art (DWA) now attracts thousands of institutions worldwide. It has become part of...
December
Bifocals at the Monitor Liberation Day: De...
Daily
Bifocals at the Monitor Liberation Day is an ode to the forty-plus crowd. If you’re over 40, you’ll get this. It comes out of nowhere. You’re going along daily with no need for reading glasses when s...
December
Independence Day, (PT)(1640): December 1
Daily
Independence Restoration Day in Portugal marks the anniversary of December 1, 1640, when the Portuguese people revolted against Spanish rule and became a kingdom. Independence Restoration Day is a nationa...
December
Moon—New: December 1
Daily
The New Moon occurs when the moon and the sun have the same elliptical longitude, and the moon is at its closest orbit to the sun. From earth, we usually cannot see it. The New Moon is considered the firs...
December
National Day, (RO)(1918): December 1
Daily
National Day in Romania marks the anniversary of December 1, 1918, when the people of Romania and Transylvania were reunited after WWI. National Day is a national holiday.
December
Red Apple Day: December 1
Daily
Eat a Red Apple Day celebrates the multiple varieties of red apples, one of the world’s favorite fruits. Apples are tied to knowledge (Eve ate an apple from the tree of knowledge in the Bible. Children gi...
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