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World AIDS Day
United Nations observance
2026 calendar
December 2026 observances
Observances for December, with source and date details available on each guide.
133listed dates
31days with observances
6+in-depth guides surfaced
Explore the mix
All topics →Topics across December
Curated global anchors
See the collection →Major global guides in December
A reviewed starting point drawn from prominent global observances with strong institutional or organizer sources. Each observance keeps its own documented status and scope.
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International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
A/RES/317(IV)
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International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development
A/RES/40/212
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International Civil Aviation Day
A/RES/51/33
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International Anti-Corruption Day
A/RES/58/4
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Human Rights Day
A/RES/423 (V)
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International Mountain Day
A/RES/57/245
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Arabic Language Day
United Nations language observance
Reviewed depth
Curated collections →More in-depth guides in December
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Central African Republic national day / Republic Day
The Central African Republic government identifies 1 December 1958 as the date of proclamation of the Republic, and current diplomatic references list 1 December as the national day.
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Day of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan’s 2011 law created December 1 First President’s Day as a state holiday; 2022 legal changes removed it from the non-working holiday law and Government Resolution No. 956 retained…
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Dia da Restauração da Independência
Portugal’s Armed Forces commemorated Dia da Restauração da Independência on 1 December 2025, marking the restoration of national sovereignty in 1640; the Government’s national-holiday regis…
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Freedom and Democracy Day
Chad’s Prime Minister’s office documented the official 1 December 2025 commemoration of the 35th Freedom and Democracy Day, and current constitutional/journal-official material lists 1 Dece…
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Indigenous Faith Day
Arunachal Pradesh government holiday calendars list Indigenous Faith Day on 1 December, including the 2024 notification and 2026 state portal calendar.
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National Day
Romania’s Law No. 10 of 31 July 1990 proclaims 1 December the National Day and repeals the former 23 August national-holiday decision; Romanian government material connects 1 December with…
Calendar density
Busiest dates in December 2026
TueDecember 1Date page →
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Central African Republic national day / Republic Day
The Central African Republic government identifies 1 December 1958 as the date of proclamation of the Republic, and current diplomatic references list 1 December as the national day.
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Day of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan’s 2011 law created December 1 First President’s Day as a state holiday; 2022 legal changes removed it from the non-working holiday law and Government Resolution No. 956 retained…
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Dia da Restauração da Independência
Portugal’s Armed Forces commemorated Dia da Restauração da Independência on 1 December 2025, marking the restoration of national sovereignty in 1640; the Government’s national-holiday regis…
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Freedom and Democracy Day
Chad’s Prime Minister’s office documented the official 1 December 2025 commemoration of the 35th Freedom and Democracy Day, and current constitutional/journal-official material lists 1 Dece…
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Indigenous Faith Day
Arunachal Pradesh government holiday calendars list Indigenous Faith Day on 1 December, including the 2024 notification and 2026 state portal calendar.
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National Day
Romania’s Law No. 10 of 31 July 1990 proclaims 1 December the National Day and repeals the former 23 August national-holiday decision; Romanian government material connects 1 December with…
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National Peppermint Bark Day
Williams Sonoma’s first-party releases identify December 1 as the annual National Peppermint Bark Day celebration; current observance history also attributes the holiday launch to Williams…
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Prisoners for Peace Day
War Resisters’ International documents 1 December as Prisoners for Peace Day and traces the observance to 1957; WRI annual reporting independently records the 1 December campaign date.
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State Inauguration Day
Nagaland government sources identify 1 December 1963 as the formal inauguration of the State of Nagaland and continue to commemorate 1 December as Statehood Day; the State of Nagaland Act,…
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World AIDS Day
United Nations observance
WedDecember 2Date page →
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Eid Al Etihad (UAE National Day)
Current UAE government material lists National Day on 2 December and the official holiday period on 2–3 December for public and private sectors. Current official celebration material uses t…
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International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
A/RES/317(IV)
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National Day
Lao News Agency states that National Day is celebrated annually on 2 December and links the date to the proclamation/establishment of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic on 2 December 1975…
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Special Education Day
The Special Education Day organization identifies December 2 as the observance and says it was launched in 2005 to mark the anniversary of the 1975 federal special-education law.
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World Computer Literacy Day
NIIT first-party history states that it launched World Computer Literacy Day on 2 December to mark its 20th anniversary; NIIT was incorporated on 2 December 1981, placing the launch in 2001…
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World Futures Day
Proclaimed by UNESCO General Conference in 2021
ThuDecember 3Date page →
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Día de Navarra
Foral Law 18/1985, published in the Spanish Official State Gazette
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International Day of Persons with Disabilities
A/RES/47/3
FriDecember 4Date page →
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Farmers’ Day (Ghana)
Ghana’s Ministry of the Interior lists Farmers Day among statutory public holidays on the first Friday in December, and its current 2026 holiday calendar places Farmers’ Day on Friday, 4 De…
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International Cheetah Day
Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF)
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International Day Against Unilateral Coercive Measures
A/RES/79/293
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International Day of Banks
A/RES/74/245
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Navy Day
Government of India Ministry of Defence / Press Information Bureau
SatDecember 5Date page →
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Bathtub Party Day
The first-party Wellcat Holidays calendar lists Bathtub Party Day on December 5 and identifies the collection as created by Thomas and Ruth Roy; unsupported origin stories and unsafe or pri…
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Global Fat Bike Day
Cycling-community sources describe Global Fat Bike Day as a grassroots celebration held on the first Saturday of December; Flatlands Cycling lists 5 December for 2026.
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International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development
A/RES/40/212
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National Father’s Day
Thailand’s Government Public Relations Department states that 5 December, the birthday of the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej The Great, is also observed as Thailand’s National Day and Nationa…
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National Patio Day
Stratco and Cancer Council materials establish the 2019 Australian launch and first-Saturday-of-December recurrence; current exclusive stewardship remains unresolved.
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SKYWARN Recognition Day
National Weather Service states that SKYWARN Recognition Day was developed in 1999 by the NWS and ARRL, and its archive identifies the first event on 27 November 1999. The normal recurrence…
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World Soil Day
A/RES/68/232
SunDecember 6Date page →
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Foundation of Quito commemoration
Quito municipal communications document the city’s annual December foundation commemoration and anniversary events
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Independence Day
Finnish Government history ties December 6 to Parliament’s 1917 approval of the independence process and records a 1919 decision to celebrate Independence Day annually on that date; Finlex…
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National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women
Canada’s National Day of Remembrance Act establishes December 6 each year throughout Canada, while current federal material connects the date to remembrance of the 14 women killed at Polyte…
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National Miners Day
U.S. Department of Labor / Mine Safety and Health Administration; Congress-designated observance
MonDecember 7Date page →
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Armed Forces Flag Day
Government of India Ministry of Defence / Press Information Bureau material identifies December 7 as Armed Forces Flag Day, states that it has been observed throughout India since 1949, and…
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International Civil Aviation Day
A/RES/51/33
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Memorial Day (Timor-Leste)
Timor-Leste Law No. 3/2016 amended the public-holidays law so 7 December is Memorial/Memory Day, commemorating those who resisted the Indonesian occupation and fought for national liberatio…
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National Illinois Day
National Day Calendar lists its private National Illinois Day on December 7 within the National State Days series. The U.S. Senate separately records December 3, 1818 statehood, while Illin…
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National Letter Writing Day
The Smithsonian National Museum of American History identifies December 7 as National Letter Writing Day, and the University of Michigan Clements Library documented the same date in 2009 wh…
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National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
36 U.S.C. §129 designates December 7 as National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day and requests annual proclamations and half-staff display; historical notes trace the designation to Public Law…
TueDecember 8Date page →
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Constitution Day
The Government of Uzbekistan identifies 8 December as Constitution Day and states that it is a national public holiday.
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Día de la Madre
Panama’s Ministry of Government currently observes Día de las Madres on 8 December. The historical 1930 Law 69 that declared the date a holiday is recorded by Infojurídica as repealed by La…
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Día de la Virgen de Caacupé
Paraguayan law, tourism/culture authorities and Catholic institutional sources verify December 8 as the recurring national holiday and major Caacupé Marian pilgrimage festival; current stat…
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National Lard Day
Healthy Fats Coalition calls National Lard Day its brainchild and repeatedly marks December 8; its own press index links a December 8, 2018 supporter article describing the first annual obs…
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Saint Clement of Ohrid Day
North Macedonia’s Law on Holidays lists 8 December, St. Clement of Ohrid, among state holidays and provides non-working-day treatment for the state-holiday list. Government tourism material…
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Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Vatican sources identify December 8 as the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, trace medieval devotion, state that Clement XI established the feast for the whole Church in 1708, and pub…
WedDecember 9Date page →
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International Anti-Corruption Day
A/RES/58/4
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International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime
A/RES/69/323
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International Day of Veterinary Medicine
The Animal Medical Center lists International Day of Veterinary Medicine on December 9 across multiple annual veterinary-awareness calendars, including 2024, 2025 and 2026.
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National Opal Apples Day
A FirstFruits Farms release published on December 8, 2022 identifies December 9, 2022 as the inaugural National Opal Apples Day, and current Opal Apples brand materials continue to maintain…
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Tanzania Independence Day
Tanzanian official history identifies 9 December 1961 as Tanganyika’s independence date, while the current Public Holidays Act lists 9 December as Independence and Republic Day.
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V.C. Bird Day / National Heroes Day
The Government of Antigua and Barbuda lists V.C. Bird Day on 9 December; its Government Information Service also identifies 9 December as V.C. Bird Day/National Heroes Day.
ThuDecember 10Date page →
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Constitution Day
Thailand’s Board of Investment official 2026 holiday information lists 10 December 2026 as Constitution Day.
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Human Rights Day
A/RES/423 (V)
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International Animal Rights Day
World Animal Protection states that International Animal Rights Day is observed on December 10 every year and is used to advocate for recognition and protection of animals as sentient being…
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Nobel Day
The Nobel Foundation identifies 10 December as Nobel Day, when the Nobel Prize award ceremonies take place in Oslo and Stockholm
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Victory Day
Iraq's Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research publishes annual Victory Day messages on December 10 commemorating victory over terrorism/ISIS.
FriDecember 11Date page →
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Anniversary of the Statute of Westminster
Canadian Heritage states that the anniversary of the Statute of Westminster is celebrated each year on December 11 and describes the associated federal flag protocol.
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International Mountain Day
A/RES/57/245
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Proclamation of the Republic of Upper Volta / 11 December national-day context
The Presidency of Burkina Faso states that the Republic of Upper Volta was proclaimed on 11 December 1958. Current government sources call 11 December the national celebration and frame it…
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UNICEF founding anniversary
UNICEF states that the United Nations established UNICEF on 11 December 1946; the date supports a founding-anniversary page rather than a formal UN “UNICEF Birthday” observance.
SatDecember 12Date page →
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Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Vatican sources identify 12 December as the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
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International Day of Neutrality
A/RES/71/275
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International Universal Health Coverage Day
A/RES/72/138
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Jamhuri Day
Office of the President of the Republic of Kenya
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Pa-Togan Nengminza Sangma
Government of Meghalaya
SunDecember 13Date page →
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National Cream Cheese Frosting Day
Arla Foods announced December 13 as the inaugural National Cream Cheese Frosting Day in 2018.
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National Day of the Horse
The U.S. Senate agreed to S. Res. 452 designating December 13, 2004 as National Day of the Horse; the American Horse Council continues to recognize December 13 as National Day of the Horse.
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National Guard Birthday
The National Guard identifies 13 December as its birthday.
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Pick A Pathologist Pal Day
The first-party Wellcat Holidays calendar lists Pick A Pathologist Pal Day on December 13 and identifies the Wellcat Holidays collection as created by Thomas and Ruth Roy. The creator page…
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Republic Day
Official Malta sources identify 13 December 1974 as the creation of the Republic of Malta and current government holiday guidance lists Republic Day as a National Holiday regulated by Chapt…
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The Compassionate Friends Worldwide Candle Lighting
The Compassionate Friends; annual remembrance begun in 1997
MonDecember 14Date page →
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International Day against Colonialism in All its Forms and Manifestations
A/RES/80/106
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Martyred Intellectuals Day
Bangladesh government rules list Martyred Intellectuals Day on December 14 among national days connected with the Liberation War.
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National Alabama Day
National Day Calendar lists National Alabama Day on 14 December as part of its creator-defined National State Days series, introduced in 2017 to honor states in the order they joined the Un…
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National Energy Conservation Day
India’s Bureau of Energy Efficiency states that December 14 was declared National Energy Conservation Day and that the annual awards function is organized on December 14 each year.
TueDecember 15Date page →
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Bill of Rights Day
Public Law 77-243, approved August 21, 1941, requested a presidential proclamation designating December 15, 1941 as Bill of Rights Day for the 150th anniversary of the Bill of Rights. Natio…
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Cat Herders' Day
Thomas and Ruth Roy’s first-party Wellcat Holidays calendar lists Cat Herders' Day on 15 December and identifies the Wellcat holiday collection as their creation. The creator text frames th…
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National Wear Your Pearls Day
National Day Calendar states that DeAnna Heard founded the observance, that its registrar approved it in 2015, and that it is observed on 15 December.
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World Turkic Language Family Day
UNESCO 43 C/57
WedDecember 16Date page →
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Day of Reconciliation
South African Government sources list 16 December as Day of Reconciliation under the Public Holidays Act 36 of 1994. Government history explains that the date had distinct earlier meanings,…
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Independence Day of Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan’s official government portal states that Independence Day is celebrated annually on 16 December and the 2026 holiday schedule lists Kazakhstan Independence Day on 16 December.
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National Day
Bahrain’s official national portal lists National Day on December 16 and separately lists independence from the United Kingdom on August 15, 1971; official cultural material documents the n…
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Victory Day
Bangladesh’s Armed Forces Division describes December 16 as Victory Day, commemorating the 1971 victory and surrender in Dhaka, and its official observance program treats the day as a publi…
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Vijay Diwas
Government of India material states that Vijay Diwas is observed every 16 December to commemorate India’s 1971 victory, with current national and military remembrance programming documented…
ThuDecember 17Date page →
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Wright Brothers Day
36 U.S.C. §143 designates December 17 as Wright Brothers Day and states that it commemorates the first successful heavier-than-air mechanically propelled airplane flights by Orville and Wil…
FriDecember 18Date page →
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Arabic Language Day
United Nations language observance
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Guru Ghasidas Jayanti
Chhattisgarh government sources identify 18 December as Guru Ghasidas’s birth anniversary and describe the Jayanti as celebrated every year in the state; the High Court’s 2026 calendar sepa…
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International Migrants Day
A/RES/55/93
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National Crime Junkie Day
Crime Junkie’s first-party fifth-anniversary page established National Crime Junkie Day for December 18, 2022 and ties the date to the podcast’s December 18, 2017 debut; a creator-linked cu…
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National Day
Qatar Law No. 11 of 2007 establishes 18 December—the 1878 power-assumption date of Sheikh Jassim bin Mohamed bin Thani—as the State National Day and makes the annual National Day an officia…
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National Underdog Day
Historical reporting directly attributes Underdog Day to P. Moeller of Clio, Michigan; modern observance histories identify 1976 as the first observed year and preserve the third-Friday-in-…
SatDecember 19Date page →
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Goa Liberation Day
Current Government of Goa material commemorates December 19 as Goa Liberation Day and identifies December 19, 1961 as the historical anniversary of the end of Portuguese rule in Goa and int…
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International Day of Recognition for Women Searchers of Missing Persons
A/RES/80/L.108
SunDecember 20Date page →
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International Human Solidarity Day
A/RES/60/209
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Macao S.A.R. Establishment Day
Macao SAR Government
MonDecember 21Date page →
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Chester Greenwood Day
Maine law designates 21 December each year as Chester Greenwood Day, directs the governor to issue an annual proclamation, and traces the section to Public Law 1977, chapter 262.
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December solstice (Northern Hemisphere winter solstice)
The U.S. Naval Observatory calculates the December 2026 solstice for December 21 at 20:50 Universal Time. USNO explains that solstices mark the beginning of summer and winter and that seaso…
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National Coquito Day
Don Q Rum announced National Coquito Day as an annual December 21 observance and described the 2018 formalization of the day.
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National Maine Day
National Day Calendar lists its private National Maine Day on December 21 and describes the National State Days series as beginning in 2017. Maine separately designates March 15 as Statehoo…
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World Basketball Day
A/RES/77/324
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World Meditation Day
A/RES/79/137
TueDecember 22Date page →
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National Cookie Exchange Day
Multiple observance references consistently place National Cookie Exchange Day on December 22.
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National Mathematics Day (India)
The Government of India announced 22 December, Ramanujan’s birthday, as National Mathematics Day in 2011; a later Press Information Bureau release states that National Mathematics Day is ce…
WedDecember 23Date page →
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HumanLight
HumanLight’s official organization identifies 23 December as the holiday and maintains current information about secular humanist celebration.
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National Farmers’ Day (Kisan Diwas)
ICAR states that Kisan Diwas is observed annually on 23 December and commemorates Chaudhary Charan Singh’s birth anniversary; Press Information Bureau likewise identifies National Farmers D…
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National Farmers’ Day (Kisan Diwas)
Government of India material identifies National Farmers’ Day, also known as Kisan Diwas, on 23 December.
ThuDecember 24Date page →
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International Anti-Cybercrime Day
A/RES/79/243
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Libya Independence Day
Institutional Libyan legal material lists 24 December Independence Day (1951) under Law No. 5 of 2012, and current state reporting confirms annual government application while historical ev…
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National Consumer Day
Government of India Press Information Bureau / Department of Consumer Affairs
FriDecember 25Date page →
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Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord (Christmas)
Vatican sources establish the current 25 December Roman Catholic solemnity and identify evidence of celebration by 336 while preserving uncertainty about a single founder or one uncontested…
SatDecember 26Date page →
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Boxing Day
GOV.UK current bank-holiday calendars list Boxing Day and substitute-day treatment across the UK. The Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 provides the statutory December 26 bank-holiday…
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Day of Goodwill
South African public-holiday framework / government source verification
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Independence and Unity Day
The Government of Slovenia states that Independence and Unity Day is celebrated every year on 26 December, marking the announcement of the 1990 independence plebiscite results.
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Kwanzaa
The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture describes Kwanzaa as a week-long African American and Pan-African cultural celebration observed from December 26 to J…
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National Thank You Note Day
National Day Archives, AnyDayGuide and Hallmark planning material independently place National Thank You Note Day on December 26.
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National Whiners Day
A December 1995 Washington Post/Newsday report identifies December 26, quotes Rev. Kevin C. Zaborney, and states that he started National Whiner’s Day in 1986; National Day Calendar preserv…
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St. Stephen’s Day
Irish statutory sources and current Workplace Relations Commission guidance establish St. Stephen’s Day as a December 26 public holiday while keeping religious tradition distinct from legal…
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Synaxis of the Most Holy Mother of God
OCA’s saints calendar states that the Synaxis of the Most Holy Mother of God is commemorated on 26 December.
SunDecember 27Date page →
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Death anniversary of Benazir Bhutto
The December 27 memorial anniversary is anchored to Benazir Bhutto’s death on 27 December 2007; State Bank and contemporaneous reporting document the first anniversary in 2008, while curren…
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International Day of Epidemic Preparedness
A/RES/75/27
MonDecember 28Date page →
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National Short Film Day
Film Movement states that it founded National Short Film Day in 2019 and first observed it on December 28, 2019; National Day Calendar records the annual December 28 rule and the Lumière-an…
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Proclamation Day
South Australia’s current Public Holidays Act 2023 names 26 December as the Proclamation Day holiday, while the History Trust of South Australia documents 28 December 1836 as the first vice…
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The Holy Innocents, Martyrs
The USCCB identifies 28 December as the Feast of the Holy Innocents, Martyrs.
TueDecember 29Date page →
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Edinburgh’s Hogmanay
Official Edinburgh festival and destination sources identify Edinburgh’s Hogmanay as a multi-day New Year festival, state that the branded festival dates back to 1993, and list the 2026–27…
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Independence Day of Mongolia
Mongolia Parliament and Legal Information System sources verify December 29, the 1911 independence-restoration anchor, 2007 annual-celebration legislation and current public-holiday status.
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International Cello Day
Akashvani and the Cello Museum identify International Cello Day as a recurring December 29 music-appreciation observance. The Pau Casals Foundation verifies that Pablo/Pau Casals was born o…
WedDecember 30Date page →
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Falling Needles Family Fest
Wellcat Holidays lists Falling Needles Family Fest on December 30 and identifies Thomas and Ruth Roy as the creators of the copyrighted holiday collection.
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National Bacon Day
National Day Calendar attributes December 30 Bacon Day to Danya Goodman and Meff Leonard in 1997; Checkiday traces the same creator account to the former Bacon Day website, while CooksInfo…
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Rizal Day
December 30 commemorates José Rizal’s death on 30 December 1896. Official historical material records national commemoration in 1898; Act No. 345 of 1902 designated December 30 a public hol…
ThuDecember 31Date page →
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National Heroes Day
Timor-Leste’s official 2026 holiday list, applying Law No. 10/2005, lists 31 December as National Heroes Day among fixed public holidays.
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Restauration de la République
The Canton of Geneva’s official holiday calendar lists Restauration de la République on 31 December, including 31 December 2026 and subsequent calendars.
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World Azerbaijanis Solidarity Day
Azerbaijan’s official presidential holiday information identifies 31 December as World Azerbaijanis Solidarity Day; current presidential messages use the same name.