December Holidays and Observances
Every fixed-date holiday and observance in December, from international days to national holidays and religious feast days. Select a day to see its full list. The dates are the same every year, so holidays whose date moves, such as Easter, are not listed. All entries come from Wikipedia.
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- National and local
- Religious feast days
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All December holidays by day
December 1
International
- World AIDS Day, and its related observances: Day Without Art Wikipedia
National and local
- Battle of the Sinop Day (Russia) Wikipedia
- Damrong Rajanubhab Day (Thailand) Wikipedia
- First President Day (Kazakhstan) Wikipedia
- Freedom and Democracy Day (Chad) Wikipedia
- Great Union Day, celebrates the union of Transylvania with Romania in 1918 (Romania) Wikipedia
- Military Abolition Day (Costa Rica) Wikipedia
- National Day (Myanmar) Wikipedia
- Republic Day (Central African Republic) Wikipedia
- Restoration of Independence Day (Portugal) Wikipedia
- Rosa Parks Day (Ohio and Oregon, United States) Wikipedia
- Self-governance Day or Fullveldisdagurinn (Iceland) Wikipedia
- Teachers' Day (Panama) Wikipedia
Religious feast days
- Alexander Briant Wikipedia
- Ansanus Wikipedia
- Blessed Bruna Pellesi Wikipedia
- Castritian Wikipedia
- Charles de Foucauld Wikipedia
- Edmund Campion Wikipedia
- Eligius Wikipedia
- Evasius Wikipedia
- Grwst Wikipedia
- Nahum Wikipedia
- Nicholas Ferrar (Episcopal Church) Wikipedia
- Ralph Sherwin Wikipedia
- Ursicinus of Brescia Wikipedia
- December 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Wikipedia
December 2
International
- International Day for the Abolition of Slavery (United Nations) Wikipedia
National and local
December 3
International
- International Day of Persons with Disabilities Wikipedia
National and local
- Doctors' Day (Cuba) Wikipedia
Religious feast days
- Abbo of Auxerre Wikipedia
- Pope Abraham of Alexandria (Coptic, 6 Koiak)) Wikipedia
- Adrian (Ethernan) Wikipedia
- Birinus Wikipedia
- Cassian of Tangier Wikipedia
- Emma (of Lesum or of Bremen) Wikipedia
- Francis Xavier Wikipedia
- Blessed Johann Nepomuk von Tschiderer zu Gleifheim Wikipedia
- Zephaniah Wikipedia
- December 3 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Wikipedia
December 4
National and local
Religious feast days
- Ada Wikipedia
- Anno II Wikipedia
- Barbara, and its related observances: Barbórka, Miners' Day in Poland Wikipedia
- Barbara, and its related observances: Eid il-Burbara, a holiday similar to Halloween in honor of Saint Barbara. (Russia, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, Turkey) Wikipedia
- Bernardo degli Uberti Wikipedia
- Clement of Alexandria (Anglicanism, Eastern Catholicism) Wikipedia
- Giovanni Calabria Wikipedia
- John of Damascus Wikipedia
- Maruthas Wikipedia
- Nicholas Ferrar (Anglicanism) Wikipedia
- Osmund Wikipedia
- Sigiramnus Wikipedia
- December 4 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Wikipedia
December 5
International
National and local
- Children's Day (Suriname) Wikipedia
- Day of Military Honour - Battle of Moscow (Russia) Wikipedia
- Discovery Day (Haiti and Dominican Republic) Wikipedia
- Klozum (Schiermonnikoog, Netherlands) Wikipedia
- Saint Nicholas' Eve (Belgium, Czech Republic, Slovakia, the Netherlands, Hungary, Romania, Germany, Poland and the UK) Krampusnacht (Austria) Wikipedia
- The King Bhumibol Adulyadej Memorial Birthday (Thailand) Wikipedia
Religious feast days
- Clement of Alexandria (Episcopal Church) Wikipedia
- Crispina of Numidia Wikipedia
- Dalmatius of Pavia Wikipedia
- John Almond Wikipedia
- Justinian of Ramsey Island Wikipedia
- Nicetius (Nizier) Wikipedia
- Pelinus of Brindisi Wikipedia
- Sabbas the Sanctified Wikipedia
- December 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Wikipedia
December 6
National and local
- Anniversary of the Founding of Quito (Ecuador) Wikipedia
- Armed Forces Day (Ukraine) Wikipedia
- Constitution Day (Spain) Wikipedia
- Day of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies of Azerbaijan Wikipedia
- Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Finland from Russia in 1917 Wikipedia
- National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women (Canada) Wikipedia
Religious feast days
- Abraham of Kratia Wikipedia
- Aemilianus (Roman Catholic Church) Wikipedia
- Denise and companions Wikipedia
- Blessed János Scheffler Wikipedia
- María del Monte Carmelo Sallés y Barangueras Wikipedia
- Nicholas of Myra, and its related observances: Saint Nicholas Day, where Saint Nicholas/Santa Claus leaves little presents in children's shoes. (International) Wikipedia
- December 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Wikipedia
December 7
International
- International Civil Aviation Day Wikipedia
National and local
- Armed Forces Flag Day (India) Wikipedia
- Eve of the Immaculate Conception-related observances: Day of the Little Candles, begins after sunset (Colombia) Wikipedia
- National Heroes Day (East Timor) Wikipedia
- National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day (United States) Wikipedia
- Spitak Remembrance Day (Armenia) Wikipedia
December 8
National and local
- Battle Day (Falkland Islands) Wikipedia
- Bodhi Day (Japan) Wikipedia
- CARICOM–Cuba Day (Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Cuba) Wikipedia
- Constitution Day (Romania) Wikipedia
- Constitution Day (Uzbekistan) Wikipedia
- Liberation Day (Syria) Wikipedia
- Day of Finnish Music (Finland) Wikipedia
- Earliest day on which National Tree Planting Day can fall, while December 14 is the latest; celebrated on the second Monday in December. (Malawi) Wikipedia
- Hari-Kuyō (Kansai region, Japan) Wikipedia
- National Youth Day (Albania) Wikipedia
- Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Day (Ethiopia) Wikipedia
Religious feast days
- Budoc (Beuzec) of Dol Wikipedia
- Clement of Ohrid (Julian Calendar), and its related observances: Student's Day (Bulgaria) Wikipedia
- Eucharius Wikipedia
- Feast of the Immaculate Conception (public holiday in several countries, a holy day of obligation in others), and its related observances: Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Anglican Communion), lesser commemoration Wikipedia
- Feast of the Immaculate Conception (public holiday in several countries, a holy day of obligation in others), and its related observances: Festa da Conceição da Praia, celebrating Yemanjá, Queen of the Ocean in Umbanda (Salvador, Bahia) Wikipedia
- Feast of the Immaculate Conception (public holiday in several countries, a holy day of obligation in others), and its related observances: Festival of Lights (Lyon) Wikipedia
- Feast of the Immaculate Conception (public holiday in several countries, a holy day of obligation in others), and its related observances: Mother's Day (Panama) Wikipedia
- Feast of the Immaculate Conception (public holiday in several countries, a holy day of obligation in others), and its related observances: Lady of Camarin Day (Guam) Wikipedia
- Patapios of Thebes Wikipedia
- Pope Eutychian Wikipedia
- Richard Baxter (US Episcopal Church) Wikipedia
- Romaric Wikipedia
- Theobald of Marly Wikipedia
- December 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Wikipedia
December 9
International
- International Anti-Corruption Day (United Nations) Wikipedia
National and local
Religious feast days
- Anna's Day, marks the day to start the preparation process of the lutefisk to be consumed on Christmas Eve, as well as a Swedish name day, celebrating all people named Anna. (Sweden and Finland) Wikipedia
- Feast of the Conception of the Most Holy Theotokos by St. Anne (Eastern Orthodox Church) Wikipedia
- Hannah (biblical figure) (Eastern Orthodox Church) Wikipedia
- Juan Diego Wikipedia
- Leocadia Wikipedia
- Nectarius of Auvergne Wikipedia
- Peter Fourier Wikipedia
- December 9 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Wikipedia
December 10
International
- Human Rights Day (International) Wikipedia
National and local
Religious feast days
- Behnam, Sarah, and the Forty Martyrs (Syriac Orthodox Church) Wikipedia
- Eulalia of Mérida Wikipedia
- Gregory III Wikipedia
- Karl Barth (Episcopal Church (USA)) Wikipedia
- Polydore Plasden Wikipedia
- Thomas Merton (Episcopal Church (USA)) Wikipedia
- Translation of the Holy House of Loreto Wikipedia
- December 10 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Wikipedia
December 11
International
- International Mountain Day Wikipedia
National and local
- Establishment of Kurdish Women's Union (Iraqi Kurdistan) Wikipedia
- Indiana Day (United States) Wikipedia
- National Tango Day (Argentina) Wikipedia
- Pampanga Day (Pampanga province, Philippines) Wikipedia
- Republic Day, the day when Upper Volta became an autonomous republic in the French Community in 1958. (Burkina Faso) Wikipedia
December 12
Religious feast days
- Corentin of Quimper Wikipedia
- Jane Frances de Chantal Wikipedia
- Edburga of Minster-in-Thanet Wikipedia
- Finnian of Clonard Wikipedia
- Thomas Holland Wikipedia
- Ida of Nivelles Wikipedia
- Peter the Aleut Wikipedia
- Vicelinus Wikipedia
- Our Lady of Guadalupe Wikipedia
- December 12 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Wikipedia
December 13
National and local
- Acadian Remembrance Day (Acadians) Wikipedia
- National Day (Saint Lucia) Wikipedia
- Martial Law Victims Remembrance Day (Poland) Wikipedia
- Nanjing Massacre Memorial Day (China) Wikipedia
- Nusantara Day (Indonesia) Wikipedia
- Republic Day (Malta) Wikipedia
- Sailor's Day (Brazil) Wikipedia
- Saint Lucia Day (mainly in Scandinavia) Wikipedia
December 14
National and local
Religious feast days
- Folcwin Wikipedia
- John of the Cross Wikipedia
- John III of the Sedre (Syriac Orthodox Church) Wikipedia
- Blessed Mary Frances Schervier Wikipedia
- Nicasius of Rheims Wikipedia
- Nimatullah Kassab (Maronite Church) Wikipedia
- Spyridon (Western Church) Wikipedia
- Venantius Fortunatus Wikipedia
- December 14 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Wikipedia
December 15
International
National and local
Religious feast days
December 16
International
- International Day of the Belt and Road Initiative Wikipedia
National and local
- Day of Reconciliation, formerly celebrated as Day of the Vow by the Afrikaners (South Africa) Wikipedia
- Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Kazakhstan from the Soviet Union in 1991 Wikipedia
- National Day, celebrates the withdrawal of United Kingdom from Bahrain, making Bahrain an independent emirate in 1971 Wikipedia
- National Sports Day (Thailand) Wikipedia
- The beginning of the nine-day celebration beginning December 16 and ending December 24, celebrating the trials which Mary and Joseph endured before finding a place to stay where Jesus could be born (Hispanidad): The first day of Las Posadas (Mexico, Latin America) Wikipedia
- The beginning of the nine-day celebration beginning December 16 and ending December 24, celebrating the trials which Mary and Joseph endured before finding a place to stay where Jesus could be born (Hispanidad): The first day of the Simbang Gabi novena of masses (Philippines) Wikipedia
- Victory Day observances, celebration of the Indo-Bangla allied victory over Pakistan armed forces and the Liberation of Bangladesh. (Bangladesh and India[a]) Wikipedia
December 17
International
National and local
December 18
December 19
National and local
December 20
International
- International Human Solidarity Day (International) Wikipedia
National and local
- Abolition of Slavery Day, also known as Fête des Cafres (Réunion, French Guiana) Wikipedia
- Bo Aung Kyaw Day (Myanmar) Wikipedia
- Earliest date for Winter solstice's eve (Northern Hemisphere), and its related observances: Yaldā (Iran) Wikipedia
- Macau Special Administrative Region Establishment Day (Macau) Wikipedia
December 21
National and local
December 22
National and local
Religious feast days
- Anastasia of Sirmium (Orthodox Church) Wikipedia
- Eimhin Wikipedia
- Ernan, Son of Eogan Wikipedia
- Frances Xavier Cabrini (outside US) Wikipedia
- Hunger Wikipedia
- O Rex Wikipedia
- Henry Budd (Episcopal Church (USA)) Wikipedia
- Lottie Moon (Episcopal Church (USA)) Wikipedia
- December 22 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Wikipedia
December 23
National and local
- Birthday of the Queen Silvia, an official flag flying day (Sweden) Wikipedia
- Children's Day (South Sudan and Sudan) Wikipedia
- Day of all level operational control structures servicemen (Ukraine) Wikipedia
- Festivus, a secular holiday made popular by the sitcom Seinfeld Wikipedia
- HumanLight (Secular humanism in United States) Wikipedia
- Kisan Diwas (Uttar Pradesh, India) Wikipedia
- Night of the Radishes (Oaxaca City, Mexico) Wikipedia
- Tibb's Eve (Newfoundland and Labrador) Wikipedia
- Tom Bawcock's Eve (Mousehole, Cornwall) Wikipedia
- Victory Day (Egypt) Wikipedia
Religious feast days
- Abassad (Coptic Church) Wikipedia
- Behnam, Sarah, and the Forty Martyrs (Coptic Church) Wikipedia
- Dagobert II Wikipedia
- John Cantius Wikipedia
- O Emmanuel Wikipedia
- Psote (Coptic Church) Wikipedia
- Thorlac Thorhallsson, patron saint of Iceland; The last day of preparations before Christmas Wikipedia
- Victoria Wikipedia
- December 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Wikipedia
December 24
National and local
Religious feast days
- Adela and Irmina Wikipedia
- Paola Elisabetta Cerioli Wikipedia
- Adam and Eve Wikipedia
- December 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Wikipedia
- Christmas Eve (Christianity) and its related observances: Aðfangadagskvöld, the day when the 13th and the last Yule Lad arrives to towns. (Iceland) Wikipedia
- Christmas Eve (Christianity) and its related observances: Feast of the Seven Fishes (Italian Americans) Wikipedia
- Christmas Eve (Christianity) and its related observances: Juleaften (Denmark)/Julaften (Norway)/Julafton (Sweden) Wikipedia
- Christmas Eve (Christianity) and its related observances: Nittel Nacht (certain Orthodox Jewish denominations) Wikipedia
- Christmas Eve (Christianity) and its related observances: Nochebuena (Spain and Spanish-speaking countries) Wikipedia
- Christmas Eve (Christianity) and its related observances: The Declaration of Christmas Peace (Old Great Square of Turku, Finland's official Christmas City) Wikipedia
- Christmas Eve (Christianity) and its related observances: Wigilia (Poland) Wikipedia
- Christmas Eve (Christianity) and its related observances: Quviasukvik, the Inuit new year (Alaska, Canada, Greenland and Russia) Wikipedia
- Christmas Eve (Christianity) and its related observances: Kūčios (Lithuania) Wikipedia
December 25
National and local
- Children's Day (Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Republic of Congo) Wikipedia
- Tulsi Pujan Diwas (India) Wikipedia
- Constitution Day (Taiwan) Wikipedia
- Good Governance Day (India) Wikipedia
- Quaid-e-Azam's Day (Pakistan) Wikipedia
- Takanakuy (Chumbivilcas Province, Peru) Wikipedia
December 26
National and local
- Boxing Day, except when December 26 is a Sunday. If it is a Sunday, Boxing Day is transferred to December 27 by Royal Proclamation. (Commonwealth of Nations), and its related observances: Day of Good Will (South Africa and Namibia) Wikipedia
- Boxing Day, except when December 26 is a Sunday. If it is a Sunday, Boxing Day is transferred to December 27 by Royal Proclamation. (Commonwealth of Nations), and its related observances: Family Day (Vanuatu) Wikipedia
- Boxing Day, except when December 26 is a Sunday. If it is a Sunday, Boxing Day is transferred to December 27 by Royal Proclamation. (Commonwealth of Nations), and its related observances: Thanksgiving (Solomon Islands) Wikipedia
- Independence and Unity Day (Slovenia) Wikipedia
- Mauro Hamza Day (Houston, Texas) Wikipedia
- Mummer's Day (Padstow, Cornwall) Wikipedia
- Saint Stephen's Day (public holiday in Alsace, Austria, Catalonia, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Ireland, Luxembourg, Poland, Slovakia and Switzerland), and its related observances: Father's Day (Bulgaria) Wikipedia
- The first day of Kwanzaa, celebrated until January 1 (United States) Wikipedia
- The first day of Junkanoo street parade, the second day is on the New Year's Day (The Bahamas) Wikipedia
- Wren Day (Ireland and the Isle of Man) Wikipedia
Religious feast days
- Abadiu of Antinoe (Coptic Church) Wikipedia
- Pope Dionysius Wikipedia
- James the Just (Eastern Orthodox Church) Wikipedia
- Saint Stephen (Western Church) Wikipedia
- Synaxis of the Theotokos (Eastern Orthodox Church) Wikipedia
- Vicenta María López i Vicuña Wikipedia
- December 26 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Wikipedia
- The second day of the Twelve Days of Christmas (Western Christianity) Second day of Christmas (Public holiday in the Netherlands, Poland and Slovakia) Wikipedia
December 27
National and local
Religious feast days
- Blessed Francesco Spoto Wikipedia
- Blessed Sára Salkaházi Wikipedia
- Fabiola Wikipedia
- John the Apostle Wikipedia
- Pope Maximus of Alexandria Wikipedia
- Nicarete Wikipedia
- Theodorus and Theophanes Wikipedia
- December 27 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Wikipedia
- The third of the Twelve Days of Christmas (Western Christianity) Wikipedia
December 28
Religious feast days
- Abel (Coptic Church) Wikipedia
- Caterina Volpicelli Wikipedia
- Feast of the Holy Innocents or Childermas; in Spain and Latin American countries the festival is celebrated with pranks (inocentadas), similar to April Fools' Day (Catholic Church, Church of England, Lutheran Church), and its related observances: Els Enfarinats (Ibi, Spain) Wikipedia
- Simon the Athonite Wikipedia
- December 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Wikipedia
- Proclamation Day (South Australia), celebration started on the day following Christmas (South Australia) Wikipedia
- The fourth of the Twelve Days of Christmas (Western Christianity) Wikipedia
December 29
National and local
December 30
National and local
Religious feast days
- Abraham the Writer Wikipedia
- Anysia of Salonika Wikipedia
- Egwin of Evesham Wikipedia
- Frances Joseph-Gaudet (Episcopal Church) Wikipedia
- Liberius of Ravenna Wikipedia
- Pope Felix I Wikipedia
- Ralph of Vaucelles Wikipedia
- Roger of Cannae Wikipedia
- December 30 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Wikipedia
- The sixth of the Twelve Days of Christmas (Western Christianity) Wikipedia
December 31
International
- International Solidarity Day of Azerbaijanis (Azerbaijan) Wikipedia
- New Year's Eve (International observance), and its related observances: First Night (United States) Wikipedia
- New Year's Eve (International observance), and its related observances: Last Day of the Year or Bisperás ng Bagong Taón, special holiday between Rizal Day and New Year's Day (Philippines) Wikipedia
- New Year's Eve (International observance), and its related observances: Novy God Eve (Russia) Wikipedia
- New Year's Eve (International observance), and its related observances: Ōmisoka (Japan) Wikipedia
- New Year's Eve (International observance), and its related observances: The first day of Hogmanay or "Auld Year's Night" (Scotland) Wikipedia
National and local
- The sixth and penultimate day of Kwanzaa (United States) Wikipedia