December
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Twelfth
31 Days Gregorian Calendar Latin word Decem,means "Ten" Holly,Poinsettia,Narcissus or Orchid Turquoise, lapis lazuli, zircon, topaz (blue), or tanzanite |
December is the twelfth and last month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days.
December is the month with the shortest daylight hours of the year in the Northern Hemisphere and the longest daylight hours of the year in the Southern Hemisphere.December starts on the same day of the week as September.In the Northern hemisphere, the beginning of the meteorological winter is 1 December. In the Southern hemisphere, the beginning of the meteorological summer is 1 December.
December is the month with the shortest daylight hours of the year in the Northern Hemisphere and the longest daylight hours of the year in the Southern Hemisphere.December starts on the same day of the week as September.In the Northern hemisphere, the beginning of the meteorological winter is 1 December. In the Southern hemisphere, the beginning of the meteorological summer is 1 December.
History
In Latin, Decem means "Ten". December was also the tenth month in the Roman calendar until a monthless winter period was divided between January and February.
Important Holidays and Events In December
A dramatic fireworks display in Hong Kong
- Union Day of Romania (1 December)
- World AIDS Day (December 1)
- National Day of United Arab Emirates (December 2)
- Father's Day (King's Birthday) in Thailand (December 5)
- Independence Day in Finland (December 6)
- Saint Nicholas Day in Greece (December 6)
- Pearl Harbor Day in the United States (December 7)
- In the Ásatrú religion, Egil Skallagrimsson's Day (December 9) is a day of remembrance for the Viking hero.
- Nobel Prizes awarded (December 10) on the anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death.
- Human Rights Day (December 10)
- Independence Day (Jamhuri Day) in Kenya (December 12)
- Saint Lucy (December 13)
- Bill of Rights Day (United States). (December 15)
- Victory day of Bangladesh (December 16)
- Day of Reconciliation in South Africa (December 16).
- First day of winter (December 21)
- The Emperor's Birthday, a national holiday in Japan (December 23)
- Festivus (December 23)
- HumanLight (Humanist holiday), (December 23)
- Christmas Eve (December 24)
- Christmas (December 25)
- Boxing Day (December 26)
- Day of Goodwill (December 26)
- Kwanzaa (December 26 to January 1)
- Independence Day in Slovenia - Independence and Unity Day, (December 26)
- Philippines – Rizal Day (December 30)
- New Year's Eve (December 31)
December symbols
 Blue topaz December's birthstones are turquoise, lapis lazuli, zircon, topaz (blue), or tanzanite.
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 poinsettia December's flower is the holly,poinsettia,narcissus or orchid.
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