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What is celebrated on December 30?

See the observances and verified observance-history milestones attached to December 30. Each observance keeps its own source and date details.

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2025

Later action

Sudan Independence Day

Declared 1 January 2026 an official holiday throughout Sudan for the 70th independence anniversary.

1898

First observance

Rizal Day

National Historical Commission material identifies a 30 December 1898 commemoration of Rizal’s martyrdom, predating the 1902 statutory public-holiday act.

1898

Precursor

Rizal Day

This early commemoration preceded the 1902 statutory designation of December 30 as a public holiday.

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3 observances

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0 repeat predictably

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

0 are edition-specific

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3 have a country-specific scope

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3 have in-depth guides

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Other in-depth guides on December 30

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Falling Needles Family Fest

30 December · United States / creator-defined informal Wellcat observance

Wellcat Holidays lists Falling Needles Family Fest on December 30 and identifies Thomas and Ruth Roy as the creators of the copyrighted holiday collection.

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

National Bacon Day

30 December · United States / informal food observance; December 30 Bacon Day lineage, kept distinct from separate September bacon-day traditions

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…

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

Rizal Day

30 December · Philippines / regular national holiday and historical commemoration

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…

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Relationships & Family 1 Food, Drink & Hospitality 1 Civic, Remembrance & History 1

3 observances

All observances on this date

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Falling Needles Family Fest

30 December · United States / creator-defined informal Wellcat observance

Wellcat Holidays lists Falling Needles Family Fest on December 30 and identifies Thomas and Ruth Roy as the creators of the copyrighted holiday collection.

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

National Bacon Day

30 December · United States / informal food observance; December 30 Bacon Day lineage, kept distinct from separate September bacon-day traditions

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…

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

Rizal Day

30 December · Philippines / regular national holiday and historical commemoration

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…

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