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Events In December 2025
Database of events, awareness days, holidays, and promotions occurring in December of this year.
December Events
PKU, Phenylketonuria Awareness Day, Ntl.:...
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117th CONGRESS, 1st Session, S. RES. 469 Designating December 3, 2021, as "National Phenylketonuria Awareness Day." Whereas phenylketonuria (in this preamble referred to as "PKU'' is a rare, inherited m...
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Pledge of Allegiance Day (1945): December...
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Pledge of Allegiance Day marks the anniversary of Congress’ recognition of the US Pledge of allegiance on December 28, 1945. The pledge was penned in August 1892 by minister Francis Bellamy. The origina...
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Poh (S): December 14–January 12, 2021
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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.
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Poinsettia Day (1851): December 12
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Poinsettia Day in the US celebrates the beautiful red, white or pink plant most people associate with Christmas. Poinsettia Day marks the anniversary of the death of Joel Roberts Poinsett on December 12...
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Popcorn Day, On a String, Ntl.: December 1...
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Created in 2010 by the foodie blog Foodimentary, National Popcorn on a String Day pays homage to the European custom of stringing popcorn, nuts, and berries together to form a garland. During the mediev...
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Proclamation Day (AU)(1836): December 26
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Proclamation Day in Australia celebrates the establishment of Australia as a British province. Captain John Hindmarsh proclaimed Australia adjacent to the Old Gum Tree on December 28, 1836. Today, Procl...
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Pumpkin Pie Day, Ntl.: December 25
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Pumpkin pie is the traditional dessert in the United States for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Therefore someone decided that Christmas Day should also be pumpkin pie day.
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Put on Your Own Shoes Day: December 6
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"Put on your own shoes" is a metaphor reminding us to maintain humility and a warning to avoid believing you are above all others and selfish in the extreme. For example, Mariah Carey admitted to "The R...
December
Radishes, Oaxaca Feast of (MX-OA): Decembe...
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Described as whimsical and fascinating, each year, the city of Oaxaca (pronounced Wa-Saw-Kha) in Mexico hosts the Night (or Feast) of the Radishes, Noche de Rabanos. The tradition began over 100 years a...
December
Rajab (M): December 21 - January 19
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Rajab is the seventh month of the Islamic Calendar. The word 'Rajab' is a derivative of Rajaba, which means "to respect" in Arabic. Rajab is one of the four sacred months in the Islamic Calendar, during...
December
Re-gifting (White Elephant) Day: December...
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The Thursday before Christmas in the United States is Re-gifting Day or White Elephant Day. A white elephant gift is a re-gifted gift that the receiver didn't want and is often tacky or tasteless. Every...
December
Read a New Book Month: December
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Read a New Book Month encourages people to try something they haven’t read before. It’s a month that has grown in popularity, despite its unknown origin. However, it is an excellent opportunity to pick so...
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Reconciliation, Day of (ZA)(1994) Ntl.: D...
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South Africa celebrates its Day of Reconciliation on December 16 each year as a national unity day. Accepted as a public holiday in 1995 following the end of the apartheid era in 1994, it marks two anni...
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Red Apple Day: December 1
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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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Reef, National Coral Reef Day (CO): Decemb...
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National Coral Reef Day is an annual event promoted by the government of Columbia since 2008. Its objectives are: 1) Development and implementation of conservation 2) Rehabilitation 3) Restoration mea...
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