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Events In December 2025
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December Events
Sankashti Chaturthi (H): December 7
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In the Hindu faith, Chaturthi is dedicated to Lord Ganesha. Sankashti Chaturthi (Sankata Chaturthi) is observed on the fourth day of Krishna Paksha (the dark lunar phase or the waning phase of the moon)....
December
Santa Barbara's Day (C): December 4
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Santa Barbara's Day has a special meaning for all the young women hoping to marry. The legend goes that if a single girl or woman puts a branch of a cherry tree in water on this day, and it blooms by Chri...
December
Santa Lucia Day (SE): December 13
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Like Saint Sebastian, Santa Lucia (Lucy) was persecuted and executed for her faith in pre-Christian Rome in 304 AD at 19. She is considered the bearer of light and the patron saint of authors, salesmen, l...
December
Santa's List Day: December 4
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Santa's List Day is the traditional day for children to write letters to Santa Claus and tell him what they would like for Christmas. Legend says it is also the day Santa makes his Naughty and Nice lists...
December
Saturnalia: December 17-23
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Saturnalia is a festival, which originated in ancient Rome, and celebrates the god of agriculture, Saturnalia. It is partly due to this pagan celebration that the Christian holiday of Christmas occurs on...
December
Seasonal Affective Disorder Depression (SA...
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December is the Seasonal Affective Disorder Depression (SADD) Awareness Month. It's a month that raises awareness about and educates people about SADD. It's much more than winter blues or autumn tiredness...
December
Sharps Injury Prevention and Awareness Mon...
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International Sharps Injury Prevention & Awareness Month seeks to reduce the number of accidental needle and sharp object injuries that happen everywhere, especially in healthcare organizations. The Inter...
December
Short Fiction Day, Celebrate: December 21
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What better way to spend the shortest day of the year than curled up in your favorite chair, reading a book from beginning to end? That is what Celebrate Short Fiction Day has been all about since it firs...
December
Short Film Day, Intl. (1895): December 28
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On December 28, 1865, two brothers from Paris, Auguste and Louis Lumière introduced 33 people to the future: film. They showcased to the crowd ten short films, each less than a minute, and changed the wor...
December
Shorts Day: December 21
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Created in 1986, Shorts Day is a day to flaunt the first day of winter on the solstice by wearing shorts to honor the shortest day of the year. Just be sure to wear a coat if you go outside! Have fun.
December
Simbang Gabi, (PH)(C): December 16-24
Weekly
Simbang Gabi is the official Christmas prayer tradition in the Philippines. It begins nine days before Christmas and includes nine early dawn and nine evening masses (church services). It is the preparati...
December
Skywarn Recognition Day, Ntl.: December 6
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The first Saturday of December is National Skywarn Recognition Day. Developed in 1999 by the National Weather Service and the American Radio Relay League, the day honors and celebrates the essential con...
December
Slavery Abolition, World Day of (1807): De...
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World Day of Slavery Abolition marks the anniversary of the December 2, 1807, act prohibiting the importation of slaves becoming federal law in the United States. It abolished the international slave trad...
December
Sock Day (1954): December 4
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National Sock Day, an initiative founded by the apparel brand Pair of Thieves, is observed annually on December 4. The day was established in 2016 to celebrate the "noble, hardworking sock" and coincides...
December
Soil Day, World: December 5
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World Soil Day connects people to the soil and raises awareness of its critical importance in our lives. This event first ran in 2013. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Confere...
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