December Holidays Around the World
Celebrate December holidays from around the world. These are holidays, festivals, observances, national days, food days, and celebrations held in December.
Daily Holidays
December 1
Eat A Red Apple Day
National Fried Pie Day
Rosa Parks Day
World AIDS Day, UN
December 2
International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
National Fritters Day
National Mutt Day | National Mixed Breed Dog Day
Pan American Health Day
Special Education Day
World Computer Literacy Day
December 3
International Day of Persons with Disabilities
Make a Gift Day
National Doctors’ Day
December 4
Cabernet Franc Day | Cab Franc Day
Barbórka | Miners’ Day
International Cheetah Day
National Sock Day
December 5
Day of the Ninja | International Ninja Day
International Volunteer Day | International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development
National Comfort Food Day
Repeal Day®
World Soil Day
December 6
Microwave Oven Day
National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women | White Ribbon Day
National Gazpacho Day
St. Nicholas' Day
December 7
Día de las Velitas | Day of the Little Candles
International Civil Aviation Day
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
December 8
National Brownie Day
Winter Flowers Day
December 9
International Anti-Corruption Day
International Day of Veterinary Medicine
Techno Day
December 10
Dewey Decimal System Day
Human Rights Day
December 11
Have a Bagel Day
International Mountain Day
National Noodle Ring Day
National Tango Day
December 12
Gingerbread House Day
Kanji Day
Miracle of the Roses
National Ambrosia Day
National Ding-a-Ling Day
Poinsettia Day
December 13
National Day Of The Horse
National Hot Cocoa Day | National Cocoa Day
National Popcorn String Day
National Violin Day
December 14
Monkey Day | World Monkey Day
National Biscuits and Gravy Day
National Bouillabaisse Day
Roast Chestnuts Day
December 15
Bill of Rights Day
International Tea Day
Koninkrijksdag | Kingdom Day, Netherlands
National Gingerbread Latte Day
National Lemon Cupcake Day
December 16
Day of Reconciliation
Las Posadas begins
National Chocolate-Covered Anything Day
December 17
International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers
Saturnalia
Wright Brothers Day
December 18
International Migrants Day
National Roast Suckling Pig Day
UN Arabic Language Day
December 19
Look For An Evergreen Day
National Hard Candy Day
National Oatmeal Muffin Day
December 20
International Human Solidarity Day
Go Caroling Day
December 21
Divalia | Angeronalia
Dōngzhì Festival | Dongji | Tōji
Don’t Make Your Bed Day | National Don’t Make Your Bed Day
International Dalek Remembrance Day
National Flashlight Day
National French Fried Shrimp Day | National Fried Shrimp Day
National Kiwifruit Day
National Hamburger Day
Ribbon Candy Day
Winter Solstice
December 22
Forefathers’ Day
National Date-Nut Bread Day
National Mathematics Day
December 23
Festivus
National Pfeffernuesse Day
Night of the Radishes | Noche de Los Rábanos
Roots Day | National Roots Day
December 24
Christmas Eve
National Eggnog Day
December 25
National Pumpkin Pie Day
The Twelve Days of Christmas | Twelvetide
December 26
Day of Goodwill
Day of the Wren | Hunt the Wren Day
Kwanzaa begins
National Candy Cane Day
December 27
Make Cut-out Snowflakes Day
Sam Sharpe Day
Visit the Zoo Day
Wine Blessing Day
December 28
Childermas Day | Holy Innocents Day |Dia de los Santos Inocentes
National Chocolate Candy Day
December 29
National Pepper Pot Day
December 30
National Bicarbonate of Soda Day
Rizal Day
December 31
National Champagne Day
Ōmisoka
Universal Hour of Peace
Month Long Celebrations
Cause Related
Universal Human Rights Month
Food Related
Buckwheat Month
National Eggnog Month
National Pear Month
Root Vegetables and Exotic Fruits Month
Health & Safety Related
AIDS Awareness Month
National Drunk & Drugged Driving Prevention Month (3D Month)
Safe Toys and Gifts Month
Worldwide Food Service Safety Month
Recognition Related
National Tie Month
Recreation & Leisure Related
Read a New Book Month
Week Long Observances
Generally, the first week starts on the first full week of the month.
Week 1
Clerc-Gallaudet Week
Cookie Cutter Week
Crohn’s and Colitis Awareness Week
National Influenza Vaccination Week
National Handwashing Awareness Week
Week 2
Halcyon Days
Human Rights Week
National Drunk and Drugged Driving Awareness Week
Week 3
Christmas Bird Count | Christmas Bird Census
Halcyon Days
Tell Someone They’re Doing a Good Job Week
Week 4
Christmas Bird Count | Christmas Bird Census
Halcyon Days
National Eggnog Week
Day of the Week
Sundays
Second Sunday
Worldwide Candle Lighting Day
World Choral Day
Tuesdays
Tuesday after Thanksgiving
Giving Tuesday
Thursdays
Last Three Thursdays before Christmas
Fridays
First Friday
Faux Fur Friday
Third Friday
National Ugly Christmas Sweater Day
Saturdays
Second Saturday
International Shareware Day
Third Saturday
National Wreaths Across America Day
Movable Dates
Asara B'Tevet
Ashura
Eid al-Adha
Isra' and Mi’raj
Some holidays follow the lunar or other non-Georgian calendars and therefore fall in different months different years. Those events are listed in each month they may occur.