December

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.

December's flower is the narcissus or holly. December's birthstones are turquoise, lapis lazuli, zircon, topaz (blue), or tanzanite.

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.

Events in December

• Union Day of Romania (1 December)
• World AIDS Day (December 1)
• National Day of United Arab Emirates (December 2)
• Sinterklaas in The Netherlands (December 5)
• Father's Day (King's Birthday) in Thailand (December 5)
• Independence Day in Finland (December 6)
• Constitution Day in Spain (December 6)
• Pearl Harbor Day in the United States (December 7)
• Fukuoka Marathon is held on first Sunday in December.
• Día de la Madre en Panamá (Mother's Day) in Panama. (December 8)
• Day of the Mary Immaculate Conception. (December 8)
• Constitution Day in Romania. (December 8)
• In the Ásatrú religion, Egil Skallagrimsson's Day (December 9) is a day of remembrance for the Viking hero.
• Human Rights Day (December 10)
• Día de la Virgen de Guadalupe, or Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe, in Mexico (December 12)
• Independence Day (Jamhuri Day) in Kenya (December 12)
• Saint Lucy (December 13)
• Honolulu Marathon is held on second Sunday in December.
• Bill of Rights Day (United States). (December 15)
• Zamenhof Day (December 15)
• The solstice called the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere and the summer solstice in the Southern Hemisphere occurs on dates varying from December 20 to December 22 (in UTC).
• In the pagan wheel of the year the summer solstice is the time of Litha and the winter solstice is that of Yule.
• The Emperor's Birthday, a national holiday in Japan (December 23)
• Fictional holiday, Festivus (December 23)
• Christmas Eve (December 24)
• Christmas (December 25)
• Crimbo (Kingdom of loathing December 1 through December 26)
• Boxing Day (December 26)
• Kwanzaa (December 26 to January 1)
• Proclamation Day in South Australia (December 28)
• Philippines - Rizal Day (December 30)
• New Year's Eve (December 31)
• Channukah- [December ???]

December symbols

• December's birthstone is the blue topaz.
• Its birth flower is the Holly or Poinsettia.

See also

• Historical anniversaries
• Undecimber