Month: December 2021

December 1 Daily Correspondence Digest for the Northern Hemisphere’s Moon Phase and Planetary Positions

You can use this link to go forward or backward in time for Moon phase information. If you are curious you can even find out what phase the Moon was in when you or anyone else, you know was on the date the person was born.

From Moongiant.com

The Moon’s current phase for today and tonight is a Waning Crescent phase. In this phase the Moon’s illumination is growing smaller each day until the New Moon. During this part of the Moon cycle, the Moon is getting closer to the Sun as viewed from Earth and the night side of the Moon is facing the Earth with only a small edge of the Moon being illuminated. This phase is best viewed an hour or 2 before the sunrise and can be quite beautiful if you’re willing to get up early. It can also be a great time to see the features of the Moon’s surface. Along the edge where the illuminated portion meets the dark side, the craters and mountains cast long shadows making them easier to observe with a telescope or binoculars.

Visit the December 2021 Moon Phases Calendar to see all the daily moon phase for this month.

Today’s Waning Crescent Phase

The Waning Crescent on December 1 has an illumination of 11%. This is the percentage of the Moon illuminated by the Sun. The illumination is constantly changing and can vary up to 10% a day. On December 1 the Moon is 26.28 days old. This refers to how many days it has been since the last New Moon. It takes 29.53 days for the Moon to orbit the Earth and go through the lunar cycle of all 8 Moon phases.

The 8 Lunar Phases

There are 8 lunar phases the Moon goes through in its 29.53 days lunar cycle. The 4 major Moon phases are Full Moon, New Moon, First Quarter and Last Quarter. Between these major phases, there are 4 minor ones: the Waxing Crescent, Waxing Gibbous, Waning Gibbous and Waning Crescent. For more info on the Moon Cycle and on each phase check out Wikipedia Lunar Phase page.

Phase Details

Phase: Waning Crescent
Illumination: 11%
Moon Age: 26.28 days
Moon Angle: 0.54
Moon Distance: 368,715.33 km
Sun Angle: 0.54
Sun Distance: 147,490,102.35 km

Useful Moon Resources

Check the weather before a night of Moon gazing at weather.com

For a list of all the current meteor showers visit American Meteor Society

If you need to calculate the planetary positions for a specific use and time, click on this link

Currentplanetarypositions.com

To figure out GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) to your local time use this link

For Your Local Time and Date

Northeastern Hemisphere

The time for the Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe

1 December 2021
04:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM CEST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:09 Sagittarius 40
Moon:02 Scorpio 29
Mercury:11 Sagittarius 03
Venus:20 Capricorn 52
Mars:21 Scorpio 50
Jupiter:25 Aquarius 28
Saturn:09 Aquarius 01
Uranus:11 Taurus 44 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 24
Pluto:25 Capricorn 03
True Lunar Node:01 Gemini 44
Mean Lunar Node:01 Gemini 08 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):15 Gemini 06
Chiron:08 Aries 35 Rx
Ceres:04 Gemini 03 Rx
Pallas:10 Pisces 36
Juno:05 Capricorn 56
Vesta:08 Sagittarius 09
Eris:23 Aries 50 Rx
Fire:5
Earth:4
Air:6
Water:4
Cardinal:5
Fixed:5
Mutable:9

 

Northwestern Hemisphere

The time for the Custom Planetary Positions is from the local time in Chicago, Illinois, USA

December 01, 2021
11:00 pm GMT 5:00 PM CST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:09 Sagittarius 58
Moon:06 Scorpio 46
Mercury:11 Sagittarius 31
Venus:21 Capricorn 02
Mars:22 Scorpio 02
Jupiter:25 Aquarius 31
Saturn:09 Aquarius 03
Uranus:11 Taurus 44 Rx
Neptune:20 Pisces 24
Pluto:25 Capricorn 04
True Lunar Node:01 Gemini 44
Mean Lunar Node:01 Gemini 07 Rx
Lilith (Black Moon):15 Gemini 08
Chiron:08 Aries 35 Rx
Ceres:03 Gemini 59 Rx
Pallas:10 Pisces 39
Juno:06 Capricorn 03
Vesta:08 Sagittarius 18
Eris:23 Aries 50 Rx
Fire:5
Earth:4
Air:6
Water:4
Cardinal:5
Fixed:5
Mutable:9

December 2021 Pagan Calendar Information

From TheGyspyThread.org

1st           Neptune Retrograde ends

4th           New Moon (12:44 AM, MST)

5th           Krampusnacht

13th/14th  Geminids Meteor Shower

17th         Roman Holiday of Saturnalia

18th         Full Cold Moon (9:37 PM, MST)

19th        Venus Retrograde begins

21st         Yule

21st         Winter Solstice

21st         Zodiac Period of Sagittarius ends

22nd        Zodiac Period of Capricorn begins

23rd        Celtic Tree Month of Elder ends

24th         Celtic Tree Month of Birch begins

29th         Full Cold Moon (8:30 PM, MST)

 

References to 2021 Calendar Events

The Sacred Tree Calendar of the Celtic People

Walpurgisnacht – The Night of the Witches

Lupercalia – The Deliciously Lustful Origin of Valentine’s Day

Rites & Rituals – Pagan Ceremonies, Rituals, and Full Moon Celebrations

The Asatru Community

Some December 2021 Pagan Calendar Observances

From WiccanFamilyTemple.org

DEC. 1: – Greek / Roman Day of Pallas Athena / Minerva.
– Day for Meditation on Tantric Bodhisattva Goddess Red Tara – Protector against evil and harm.

DEC. 3: – Roman Day of Cybele / Rhea – The Great Mother.

DEC. 4: – Feast of Shango – Orisha who defends against evil.

DEC. 6: – Mindfulness Day – Zen Buddhist day for mindfully seeing and acting with compassion for the poor and oppressed.

DEC. 7: – Haloia of Demeter.

DEC. 7 – 9: Feast of the Immanent Feminine Divine Spirit – Honoring Goddess as Maha Devi Shakti (Hindu), Holy Spirit Wisdom (Christian).

DEC. 8: Rohatsu – Zen Buddhist celebration of the Buddha’s enlightenment.

DEC. 11: – Sacred to Arianrhod.

DEC. 12: – Fiesta of Our Lady of Guadalupe – Mother of God and Mother of the Oppressed.

DEC. 13: – Feast of the Light-bringer – Honoring Goddess as Juno Lucina (Old Roman).

DEC. 14 – 28: Halcyon Days: time of tranquility.

DEC. 17: – Yoruba / Santeria feast of Orisha Babalu Aye – Healer of deadly diseases.
– Roman/Greek: Saturnalia begins festival to Saturn/Kronos as Harvest and Father Time with His scythe

DEC. 18: – Sacred to Epona.

DEC. 19: – Modresnact: Norse Mothers Night Festival.

DEC. 21: – thru 25 – Old Egyptian festival of Isis, the Magna Mater (Mother of God and Mother of All) giving birth to God Horus.
– YULE SABBAT: Winter Solstice; Return of the Sun God.

DEC. 23: – Sacred to Hathor.

DEC. 24: – Celtic Tree Month – Month of Reed ends, Tree Month of Elder begins.
– Celtic / German Nodlaig Eve/Modresnach: Night of the Great Mother

DEC. 25: – European Feasts of Herne, Frey, Dionysus – Birth of the God, the Light of the World.

DEC. 25: thru Jan 5: Old Norse festival honoring Saturn, Dionysus, Frey and Freya (Deities of Fertility) and the birth of the new-born Baldur (God of Light) with evergreens, fires, and feasting.

DEC. 28: – Sacred to Freya.

DEC. 31: Hogmanay—New Year’s Eve; Crone preparing to depart, winter at its height; Crone, old and withered year changes at midnight into young and fresh New Year. Hag’s Eve.
– Egyptian Lucky Day of Sekmet – Sekmet, the ravaging lioness, with her burning solar eye, is the destroyer/devourer aspect of the goddess.

 

15 Must-See Astronomy Events in the December Night Sky (2021)

From spacetourismguide.com

While December is a month of extremes – cold and dark in the northern hemisphere and opposite in the southern – it’s also one of the best months of the year for amateur astronomers and stargazers.

A series of meteor showers occur in such quick succession that you might almost grow tired of wishing on ‘shooting stars;’ there are also good opportunities to spot solar system neighbors, watch the celestial dance of our Sun and Moon, and mark the astronomical calendar with the December solstice. Whatever drives you out to enjoy the night sky this month, be sure to bundle up – even in the southern hemisphere, it gets chilly at night.

If you need a telescope to help enjoy this month’s night sky events, we have a guide to the best stargazing telescopes and binoculars. On that page you’ll find resources on how to find a good piece of astronomical equipment that fits your budget and helps unlock the wonders of the December night sky. Ready to explore? Read on for all of the December night sky events you can see in the coming month.

Table of Contents

December 2 – Peak of the Pheonicid Meteor Shower

December 4 – Total Solar Eclipse

December 6 – Peak of the φ-Cassiopeid Meteor Shower

December 7 – Conjunction of the Moon & Saturn

December 7 – Peak of the Puppid-Velid Meteor Shower

December 7 – Venus at Greatest Brightness

December 9 – Conjunction of the Moon & Jupiter

December 9 – Peak of the Monocerotid Meteor Shower

December 10 – Asteroid 44 Nysa at Opposition

December 12 – Peak of the σ-Hydrid Meteor Shower

December 14 – Peak of the Geminid Meteor Shower

December 16 – Peak of the Comae Berenicid Meteor Shower

December 19 – Peak of the December Leonis Minorid Meteor Shower

December 21 – December Solstice

December 22 – Peak of the Ursid Meteor Shower

December 1 Today In History

Today’s Important Historical Events

1913 Ford Motor Company institutes world’s 1st moving assembly line for the Model T Ford

1934 Leningrad mayor Sergey Kirov is assassinated and Joseph Stalin uses it as an excuse to begin his Great Purge of 1934-38

1955 Rosa Parks is arrested for refusing to move to the back of a bus and give her seat to a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama

1988 Benazir Bhutto named 1st female Prime Minister of a Muslim country (Pakistan)

Today’s Historical Events

772 Pope Adrian I [Hadrian I] elected

800 Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican.

1167 Northern Italian towns form Lombardi League

1420 Henry V of England enters Paris

1566 Spanish King Philip II names Fernando Alvarez, duke of Alva

1626 Pasha Muhammad ibn Farukh, tyrannical governor of Jerusalem, driven out

1640 Portugal regains independence after 60 years of Spanish rule following a revolution by Portuguese nobility; the Portuguese Restoration War begins and lasts until 1668 with recognition by Spain of the country’s independence

1641 Massachusetts becomes the first colony to give statutory recognition to slavery

Today’s Historical Events in Film and TV

1949 WBNG TV channel 12 in Binghamton, NY (CBS) begins broadcasting

1949 WKTV TV channel 2 in Utica, NY (NBC) begins broadcasting

1953 WAIM (now WAXA) TV channel 40 in Anderson, SC (IND) 1st broadcast

1953 WCSH TV channel 6 in Portland, ME (NBC) begins broadcasting

1953 Hugh Hefner publishes 1st edition of Playboy magazine, featuring Marilyn Monroe as the magazine’s 1st centerfold

1956 Musical comedy film “The Girl Can’t Help It” starring Jayne Mansfield with cameos by rock ‘n’ roll stars Little Richard, Eddie Cochran, and Gene Vincent

1957 Sam Cooke, Buddy Holly and the Crickets debut on “The Ed Sullivan Show”

1962 KGMB TV channel 9 in Honolulu, HI (CBS) begins broadcasting

Today’s Historical Music Events

1822 Franz Liszt, aged 11, debuts as a pianist in Vienna

1924 George and Ira Gershwin‘s musical “Lady Be Good” premieres in NYC

1944 Béla Bartòk’s Concerto for orchestra, premieres

1951 Benjamin Britten‘s opera “Billy Budd” premieres in London

1956 “Candide” opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 73 performances

1958 “Flower Drum Song” opens at St James Theater NYC for 602 performances

1960 Paul McCartney and Pete Best arrested then deported from Hamburg, Germany accused of attempted arson

1968 “Promises Promises” opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 1281 performances

Today’s Historical Events in Sports

1653 An athlete from Croydon is reported to have run 20 miles from St Albans to London in less than 90 minutes

1912 Boston Braves MLB franchise owner James Gaffney buys the Allston Golf Club on Commonwealth Avenue, Boston with a plan to construct a ball park there; ground breaking for Braves Field starts on March 20, 1915

1923 Grey Cup, Varsity Stadium, Toronto: Queen’s University retains title with 54-0 win over Regina Rugby Club; biggest Grey Cup victory margin ever

1924 The Boston Bruins beat fellow expansion Montreal Maroons, 2-1 at Boston Arena; first NHL game to be played in the United States

1928 National League President John Heydler first to propose a baseball rule change calling for a 10th man, or ‘designated hitter’, to bat in place of the pitcher; ironically, the NL vote in favour of proposal, but the American League turn it down

1928 CFL Grey Cup, AAA Grounds, Hamilton: Hamilton Tigers win 3rd Cup with 30-0 shutout of Regina Roughriders

1930 NHL drops 20 minute slashing-about-the-head penalty

1934 Toronto Maple Leafs beat St. Louis Eagles, 4-3 to set an NHL record for the most wins to start the season with 8; Leafs do it again 59 years later; won 10 in a row to start 1993-94 season

 

Astronomy Picture of the Day

Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.

2021 December 1

A Blue-Banded Blood Moon

Image Credit: Angel Yu

Explanation: What causes a blue band to cross the Moon during a lunar eclipse? The blue band is real but usually quite hard to see. The featured HDR image of last week’s lunar eclipse, however — taken from Yancheng, China — has been digitally processed to equalize the Moon’s brightness and exaggerate the colors. The gray color of the bottom right is the Moon‘s natural color, directly illuminated by sunlight. The upper left part of the Moon is not directly lit by the Sun since it is being eclipsed — it in the Earth’s shadow. It is faintly lit, though, by sunlight that has passed deep through Earth’s atmosphere. This part of the Moon is red — and called a blood Moon — for the same reason that Earth’s sunsets are red: because air scatters away more blue light than red. The unusual blue band is different — its color is created by sunlight that has passed high through Earth’s atmosphere, where red light is better absorbed by ozone than blue. A total eclipse of the Sun will occur tomorrow but, unfortunately, totality be visible only near the Earth’s South Pole.

 

Almost Hyperspace: Random APOD Generator

Celtic Tree Calendar Month of the Elder – a tree sacred to the Celts

I am sorry I got the current Celtic calendar month posted a week late. I was down with allergies and (this was a PERSONAL CHOICE) getting my covid vaccine booster.

From Ireland-Calling.com

In Ireland, the elder was considered a sacred tree and, like the hawthorn, it was forbidden to cut one down. The elder tree was prized for its many uses culinary, medicinal and mystical.

Both the flowers and berries of the elder can be used to make wine. Elderflower wine was said to be drunk at the Beltane celebrations and elderberries were made into a wine at Samhain which was consumed to promote divination and hallucinations.

Poisonous

The seeds, bark, leaves and flowers of the elder can be poisonous as is the unripe fruit so special care must have been taken when preparing such beverages.

Ruis, R, Elder is the fifteenth letter in the ogham alphabet, Ruis, and the thirteenth and final month of the Celtic tree calendar.

The superstition of never cutting down an elder bush was not unique to Ireland. In Denmark, peasants never chopped an elder because Hyldemor, The Elder Mother, lived in the trunk.

This belief was possibly brought to the East of England by the Vikings and, even today, in Lincolnshire people ask permission from ‘The Old Lady’ before taking cuttings from the tree.

Christians gave elder a bad reputation

Christians believed that the elder tree was the tree that Judas hanged himself from, therefore making it unlucky. Some also believed the cross was made of elder wood. In fact the Christians gave the elder a bad reputation in general.

It was during Christian times that the elder became most associated with witches and many stories of ‘elder-witches’ spread throughout Ireland and Britain. This developed into an association with the devil.

To burn elder wood in your fire would bring the devil into your house.

Celts believed it protected the from evil spirits

It seems more likely that rather than a tree to be feared the elder was a highly respected tree in the old Celtic land. It was said to protect from evil spirits as well as inviting them.

Cradles were built from elder wood to protect babies and elder bushes were often planted around cattle to keep them healthy. It was believed that planting an elder near your house would also protect it from lightning.

At the same time, a flute made of elder could be used to summon spirits and, in Scotland, if you stand under an elder tree at Samhain you will be able to see the fairies riding by.

Here are 12 religious holidays believers celebrate in December

From deseret.com

Note: This article has been updated to reflect this year’s dates for these holidays.

December has finally arrived, and with it comes an abundance of colorful lights, vibrant wreaths and a bunch of family parties.

Most of these celebrations are inspired by Christmas and Hanukkah, the two major religious holidays celebrated by Christians and Jewish believers, respectively, in America.

But, with an increasing amount of interfaith marriages, many American families have had to figure out how to celebrate both holidays, according to InterfaithFamily, a support website for interfaith families.

“Though the character of Christmas has changed significantly in modern times, Christmas has never been, forgive the expression, a small potatoes holiday like Hanukkah. As Jews are increasingly accepted into the mainstream of majority-Christian cultures, and marry into Christian families, there is no avoiding the primacy of Christmas.”

But those aren’t the only religious holidays this month that some families may have to celebrate together. In fact, the Interfaith Calendar organization lists a number of religious holidays for the month of December. Here are 12 holidays with a little explanation on each.

Dec. 6: Saint Nicholas Day — Christian

This holiday honors the birth of Saint Nicholas, the saint who serves as a role model for gift-giving and is commonly known as Santa Claus, according to Interfaith Calendar.

Dec. 8: Rohatsu (Bodhi Day) — Buddhist

This holiday celebrates the historical Buddha’s decision and vow to sit under the Bodhi tree until he reached spiritual enlightenment. It’s celebrated through meditation and is embraced similar to how Christians celebrate Christmas to honor Jesus Christ.

Dec. 8: Immaculate Conception — Catholic

In the lead-up to Jesus’ birthday celebration on Christmas, Catholics celebrate the day of Immaculate Conception to honor his mother Mary, who they say was preserved from original sin for her entire life.

Dec. 10 to 18: Hanukkah — Judaism

This is the eight-day Jewish festival of lights, which celebrates the Maccabean revolt in Egypt. Eight candles are lit with a menorah to honor the holiday.

Dec. 12: Feast Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe — Catholic

This is a primarily Catholic holiday celebrated by Mexicans and Americans of Mexican descent that honors the reported appearance of the Virgin Mary in Mexico City, according to Interfaith Calendar.

Dec. 16: Posadas Navidenas — Christian

This is a primarily Hispanic Christian holiday that commends Mary and Joseph’s journey to Bethlehem to give birth to Jesus, according to Interfaith Calendar.

Dec. 21: Solstice — Wicca/Pagan

Solstice is the point in the year “when the earth is most inclined away from the sun. It is the most southern or northern point depending on the hemisphere,” according to Interfaith Calendar. Pagans and Wicca believers will celebrate that event through Yule, in which believers also honor “the winter-born king, symbolized by the rebirth of the sun,” Interfaith Calendar explained.

Dec. 25: Christmas — Christian

Christmas is a primarily Christian holiday that celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ. Many will attend church, have family parties and exchange gifts, according to Interfaith Calendar.

Dec. 26: Zarathosht Diso (Death of Prophet Zarathustra) — Zoroastrian

Unlike many of the other holidays in the month, Zoroastrians honor the death of their prophet, Zarathustra, who founded Zoroastrianism, one of the world’s oldest monotheistic religions.

Dec. 27: Feast of the Holy Family — Catholic

Catholics use this day to honor Jesus, Mary and Joseph, according to Interfaith Calendar.

Dec. 28: Holy Innocents Day — Christian

Christians solemnly honor the deaths of children killed by King Herod, who was attempting to kill Jesus, according to Interfaith Calendar.

Dec. 31: Watch Night — Christian

For Watch Night, Christians will thank God for the safety they received during the year, according to Interfaith Calendar.

For more on world religious holidays, head to Princeton University’s website.

December 2021’s Full List of Holidays and Observances Including national and religious holidays.

From womansday.com

For many people, December is all about preparing for Santa’s arrival, but that’s not the only celebration that takes place throughout the month. In addition to Christmas and all the festivities that come with it — like National Christmas Lights Day, National Christmas Movie Marathon Day, and Christmas Card Day — December holidays and observances include the last days of Hanukkah, the beginning of Kwanzaa, as well as Boxing Day, New Year’s Eve, and dozens of other celebrations, ranging from Let’s Hug Day to Bathtub Party Day. If you’re looking to start planning out your month (and to discover holidays you probably didn’t even know about), then consider this your official December 2021 holiday guide.

Between holiday decorating and gift shopping, you probably find that the month of December flies by every year, and before you know it, it’s time to make your New Year’s resolutions for 2022. And while you may be using your advent calendar to count down to December 25, there’s a reason to celebrate every day in December, both before and after Christmas Day. From solemn remembrances, like the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, to silly traditions, like Pretend to Be a Time Traveler Day, here are all the holidays and events that are observed in December 2021.

Wednesday, Dec. 1

  • World AIDS Day
  • National Christmas Lights Day
  • Peppermint Bark Day
  • National Package Protection Day
  • Bifocals at the Monitor Liberation Day
  • Eat a Red Apple Day

Thursday, Dec. 2

  • National Mutt Day
  • International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
  • National Fritters Day
  • Safety Razor Day
  • Business of Popping Corn Day

Friday, Dec. 3

  • National Bartender Day
  • International Day of Persons with Disabilities
  • Make a Gift Day
  • National Roof Over Your Head Day
  • National Green Bean Casserole Day
  • Let’s Hug Day
  • Ghana Farmer’s Day
  • Faux Fur Friday
  • International Sweater Vestival

Saturday, Dec. 4

  • Candle Day
  • World Wildlife Conservation Day
  • International Day of Banks
  • World Pear Day
  • National Cookie Day
  • National Sock Day
  • Wear Brown Shoes Day
  • Tree Dressing Day
  • Skywarn Recognition Day
  • Santa’s List Day
  • International Cheetah Day
  • National Dice Day
  • Global Fat Bike Day
  • Earmuff Day
  • Cabernet Franc Day

Sunday, Dec. 5

  • International Ninja Day
  • International Volunteer Day
  • National Repeal Day
  • World Soil Day
  • Sacher-Torte Day
  • Bathtub Party Day

Monday, Dec. 6

  • National Gazpacho Day
  • National Miners Day
  • Last Day of Hanukkah
  • St. Nicholas Day
  • Walt Disney Day
  • Put on Your Own Shoes Day
  • National Pawnbrokers Day
  • Mitten Tree Day
  • National Microwave Oven Day
  • National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women

Tuesday, Dec. 7

  • Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
  • International Civil Aviation Day
  • National Letter Writing Day
  • World Trick Shot Day
  • National Cotton Candy Day

Wednesday, Dec. 8

  • National Brownie Day
  • Feast of the Immaculate Conception
  • Pretend to Be a Time Traveler Day
  • Bodhi Day

Thursday, Dec. 9

  • National Llama Day
  • International Anti-Corruption Day
  • International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide
  • Christmas Card Day
  • International Day of Veterinary Medicine
  • National Pastry Day
  • Techno Day
  • Weary Willie Day

Friday, Dec. 10

  • Human Rights Day
  • Dewey Decimal System Day
  • Nobel Prize Day
  • International Animal Rights Day
  • Jane Addams Day
  • National Lager Day

Saturday, Dec. 11

  • International Mountain Day
  • UNICEF Birthday
  • Christmas Jumper Day
  • International Shareware Day
  • National App Day
  • Noodle Ring Day

Sunday, Dec. 12

  • Gingerbread House Day
  • Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
  • National Poinsettia Day
  • International Day of Neutrality
  • International Universal Health Coverage Day
  • ​National Ding-A-Ling Day
  • National Ambrosia Day
  • Worldwide Candle Lighting Day

Monday, Dec. 13

  • Green Monday
  • National Day of the Horse
  • National Guard Birthday
  • National Salesperson Day
  • National Violin Day
  • National Cocoa Day
  • Pick a Pathologist Pal Day
  • National Ice Cream Day

Tuesday, Dec. 14

  • Monkey Day
  • National Free Shipping Day
  • Asarah B’Tevet
  • Roast Chestnuts Day
  • Halcyon Days
  • National Energy Conservation Day
  • National Bouillabaisse Day
  • Martyred Intellectuals Day

Wednesday, Dec. 15

  • Bill of Rights Day
  • National Wear Your Pearls Day
  • International Tea Day
  • Lemon Cupcake Day
  • National Cat Herders Day
  • National Cupcake Day

Thursday, Dec. 16

  • National Chocolate Covered Anything Day
  • Barbie and Barney Backlash Day
  • Las Posadas

Friday, Dec. 17

  • Wright Brothers Day
  • Pan American Aviation Day
  • National Ugly Sweater Day
  • National Maple Syrup Day
  • National Underdog Day
  • National Device Appreciation Day

Saturday, Dec. 18

  • Arabic Language Day
  • National Wreaths Across America Day
  • Answer the Telephone Like Buddy the Elf Day
  • National Twin Day
  • International Migrants Day
  • Bake Cookies Day
  • National Roast Suckling Pig Day

Sunday, Dec. 19

  • National Emo Day
  • National Hard Candy Day
  • National Oatmeal Muffin Day
  • Look for an Evergreen Day

Monday, Dec. 20

  • International Human Solidarity Day
  • Games Day
  • Go Caroling Day
  • National Sangria Day

Tuesday, Dec. 21

  • Winter Solstice
  • National Crossword Puzzle Day
  • National Short Girl Appreciation Day
  • National Homeless Persons’ Remembrance Day
  • Look on the Bright Side Day
  • National French Fried Shrimp Day
  • Phileas Fogg Win a Wager Day
  • Humbug Day
  • National Flashlight Day
  • International Dalek Remembrance Day
  • Blue Christmas
  • National Coquito Day

Wednesday, Dec. 22

  • National Cookie Exchange Day
  • National Short Person Day
  • Forefathers’ Day
  • Mathematics Day
  • National Date Nut Bread Day

Thursday, Dec. 23

  • National Roots Day
  • Festivus
  • National Pfeffernusse Day
  • Kisan Diwas
  • National Christmas Movie Marathon Day

Friday, Dec. 24

  • Christmas Eve
  • The Feast of the Seven Fishes
  • National Consumer Rights Day
  • National Eggnog Day

Saturday, Dec. 25

  • Christmas Day
  • National Pumpkin Pie Day
  • Quaid-e-Azam Day

Sunday, Dec. 26

  • Kwanzaa
  • Boxing Day
  • National Thank You Note Day
  • National Whiners Day
  • Day of Goodwill
  • National Candy Cane Day

Monday, Dec. 27

  • International Day of Epidemic Preparedness
  • Make Cut-Out Snowflakes Day
  • National Fruitcake Day

Tuesday, Dec. 28

  • National Playing Card Day
  • National Short Film Day
  • Pledge of Allegiance Day
  • National Call a Friend Day
  • National Download Day
  • Proclamation Day
  • National Chocolate Candy Day
  • Holy Innocents Day

Wednesday, Dec. 29

  • Still Need to Do Day
  • National Pepper Pot Day
  • Tick Tock Day

Thursday, Dec. 30

  • National Bacon Day
  • Falling Needles Family Fest Day
  • National Resolution Planning Day

Friday, Dec. 31

  • New Year’s Eve
  • No Interruptions Day
  • Hogmanay
  • Make Up Your Mind Day
  • National Champagne Day