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What is celebrated on December 28?

See the observances and verified observance-history milestones attached to December 28. Each observance keeps its own source and date details.

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2023
Later action

National Unity Day (Rashtriya Ekta Diwas)

Formally declared and commemorated 31 October every year as Rashtriya Ekta Diwas, reinforcing the recurring government observance after the 2014 establishment.

2019
First observance

National Short Film Day

Film Movement says it celebrated the first observance on December 28, 2019.

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3 observances

Each observance is shown once in this view, with its own source and scope details available on the guide page.

0 repeat predictably

0 use a fixed annual date and 0 follow a reusable calendar rule.

0 are edition-specific

These dates are shown only for the year or edition that has been confirmed.

1 have a country-specific scope

Country-specific observances are not presented as worldwide events.

3 have in-depth guides

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Reviewed depth

Other in-depth guides on December 28

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

National Short Film Day

28 December · United States / Film Movement-founded informal cinema observance registered through National Day Calendar

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…

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

Proclamation Day

28 December; South Australia holiday is observed on 26 December with substitute rules · South Australia — public-holiday context

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…

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

The Holy Innocents, Martyrs

28 December · Catholic Church / liturgical observance

The USCCB identifies 28 December as the Feast of the Holy Innocents, Martyrs.

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Topics represented on December 28

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Arts, Entertainment & Lifestyle 1Civic, Remembrance & History 1Faith, Tradition & Spirituality 1
3 observances

All observances on this date

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

National Short Film Day

28 December · United States / Film Movement-founded informal cinema observance registered through National Day Calendar

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…

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

Proclamation Day

28 December; South Australia holiday is observed on 26 December with substitute rules · South Australia — public-holiday context

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…

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

The Holy Innocents, Martyrs

28 December · Catholic Church / liturgical observance

The USCCB identifies 28 December as the Feast of the Holy Innocents, Martyrs.

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This page combines fixed annual dates, reusable calendar rules and year-specific dates confirmed for 2026. Variable or historical dates are included only when they are clearly supported.

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