In addition to the main holidays, December is filled with a number of important dates drawing attention to a number of causes and people. If you haven’t already you might want to mark your calendar with the following red letter days. Or go through the list and click on the links to learn about important days we may not automatically think about when we look at the December calendar.
- World AIDS Day ― December 1, 2012
- International Day for the Abolition of Slavery ― December 2, 2012
- First Sunday Advent ― December 2, 2012
- International Day of Persons with Disabilities ― December 3, 2012
- International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development ― December 5, 2012
- Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day ― December 7, 2012
- International Civil Aviation Day ― December 7, 2012
- Feast of the Immaculate Conception ― December 8, 2012
- International Anti-Corruption Day ― December 9, 2012
- First Day of Chanukah ― December 9, 2012
- Human Rights Day ― December 10, 2012
- International Mountain Day ― December 11, 2012
- Last day of Chanukah ― December 16, 2012
- Pan American Aviation Day ― December 17, 2012
- International Migrants Day ― December 18, 2012
- International Human Solidarity Day ― December 20, 2012
- December Solstice ― December 21, 2012
- Washington’s Birthday ― December 24, 2012
- Christmas Eve ― December 24, 2012
- Christmas Day ― December 25, 2012
- Kwanzaa (until Jan 1) ― December 26, 2012
- New Year’s Eve ― December 31, 2012
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