December has 31 Days
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About the month of December
December is the twelfth and last month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days.
December's flower is the narcissus or holly. December's birthstones are turquoise, lapis lazuli, zircon, topaz (blue), or tanzanite.
In Latin, decem means "ten". December was also the tenth month in the Roman calendar until a monthless winter period was divided between January and February.
December is the month with the shortest daylight hours of the year in the Northern Hemisphere and the longest daylight hours of the year in the Southern Hemisphere.
December in the Northern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent to June in the Southern Hemisphere and vice versa.
In the Northern hemisphere, the beginning of the meteorological winter is 1 December. In the Southern hemisphere, the beginning of the meteorological summer is 1 December.
December starts on the same day of the week as September every year. December ends on the same day of the week as April every year.
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December Food Holidays
December has a long list of fun food observances that's celebrated during the month of December.
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This means that each year the Holiday falls on a different date. Examples of this is:
- Lover's Fair - in Belgium - (first thursday)
- Festival of Trees begins - in Topeka, Kansas - (first thursday)
- Klopfelnachte - in Germany - (thursday before Christmas)
- Apple Pie Day - at Winchester College - (thursday after the 1st Tuesday)
- Army & Navy Union Day - in Massachusetts - (2nd Saturday)
- California Kiwifruit Day - (1st Day of Winter)
- Nuts Fair - in Belgium - (3rd Monday in December)
- Underdog Day (3rd Friday in December)
- Boxing Day - in the UK, Australia and New Zealand (1st weekday after Christmas)
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Weird December Holidays
Our monthly calendar is packed full of unique, strange, bazaar, wacky and weird holidays. These are some of the most popular observances for weird, wild and wacky parties too!
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It's National Month of?
The month is a unit of time, used with calendars, which is approximately as long as some natural "period related to the motion of the Moon; month and Moon are cognates."
Each month our calendar has a list of holidays that are observed for the whole month.
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It's National Week of?
Our calendar has full week observances.
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It's National Day of? Event's during the month of December.
December has a long list of Day-Long Observances that's celebrated for a full day.
A few examples of this:
- Day of Restoration of Independence of Portugal (December 1)
- Union Day of Romania (December 1)
- National Day of United Arab Emirates (December 2)
- Sinterklaas in the Netherlands (December 5)
- Father's Day (King's Birthday) in Thailand (December 5)
- Independence Day in Finland (December 6)
- Constitution Day in Spain (December 6)
- Saint Nicholas Day in Greece (December 6)
- Pearl Harbor Day in the United States (December 7)
- Fukuoka Marathon is held on first Sunday in December.
- Día de la Madre en Panamá (Mother's Day) in Panama. (December 8)
- Day of the Mary Immaculate Conception. (December 8)
- Constitution Day in Romania. (December 8)
- In the Ásatrú religion, Egil Skallagrimsson's Day (December 9) is a day of remembrance for the Viking hero.
- Nobel Prizes awarded (December 10) on the anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death.
- Human Rights Day (December 10)
- Día de la Virgen de Guadalupe, or Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe, in Mexico (December 12)
- Independence Day (Jamhuri Day) in Kenya (December 12)
- Honolulu Marathon is held on second Sunday in December.
- Bill of Rights Day (United States). (December 15)
- Zamenhof Day (December 15)
- Victory day of Bangladesh (December 16)
- National Day of Kingdom of Bahrain (December 12)
- Day of Reconciliation in South Africa (December 16).
- First day of winter (December 21)
- Solstice (called the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere and the summer solstice in the Southern Hemisphere) occurs on dates varying from December 20 to December 22 (in UTC). See also Yule
- The Emperor's Birthday, a national holiday in Japan (December 23)
- Day of Goodwill (December 26)
- Independence Day in Slovenia - Independence and Unity Day, (December 26)
- Proclamation Day in South Australia (December 28)
- Philippines – Rizal Day (December 30)
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December Symbols
- Flower of the month: narcissus or holly. The Narcissus stands for self-love.
- Zodiac Signs: Sagittarius / The Archer / Nov. 22 - Dec. 21
- Capricorn / The Goat / Dec. 22 - Jan. 19
- The name for the Moon in December is called Yule Moon.
- Birthstone: Blue Topaz or Turquoise (modern) Zircon, Turquoise, or Lapis Lazuli (traditional)
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Popular December Events for parties & celebrations!
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Note: We try to keep our information up to date but it must be said that organizations sometimes change the date of their holiday and many holidays are actual movable holidays which means the date will change from year to year. We try to keep you up to date but we do suggest that you not take our research set in stone. We ask that you let our information be a guide to you as you continue to do your own calendar research. :) Thank You! • •
