- December 1: World AIDS Day
- December 3: International Day of Persons with Disabilities[15]
- December 7: National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
- December 10: Human Rights Day and Human Rights Week
- December 15: Bill of Rights Day
- December 17: Wright Brothers Day
Day | Name | Recognized by |
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December[edit] |
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December 1 | World AIDS Day[19] | UN[2][103] |
December 2 | International Day for the Abolition of Slavery | UN[2][104] |
December 3 | International Day of Persons with Disabilities | UN[2][105] |
December 5 | International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development | UN[2][106] |
December 7 | International Civil Aviation Day | UN, ICAO[2][107] |
December 9 | International Anti-Corruption Day | UN[2][108] |
December 10 | Human Rights Day | UN[2][109] |
December 11 | International Mountain Day | UN[2][110] |
December 12 | ||
December 18 | International Migrants Day | UN[2][111] |
December 25 | Christmas Day | Christian & Western World |
Thinking about this, I began to think about all the things happening in December:
- Safe Toys and Gifts Month
- National Egg Nog Month[21]
- National Fruit Cake Month[21]
- December: National Impaired Driving Prevention Month
- December: National Critical Infrastructure Protection Month
- National Influenza Vaccination Week (first full week of December)
- World AIDS Day Today (almost over)
- December 1, 1955 – The birth of the modern American civil rights movement occurred as Rosa Parks was arrested in Montgomery, Alabama.
- December 3: International Day of Persons with Disabilities
- 12/5: World Soil Day
- December 7: National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
- December 10: Human Rights Day and Human Rights Week
- 12/11: International Mountain Day
- December 15: Bill of Rights Day
- December 17: Wright Brothers Day
- December 1 – World AIDS Day, recognized by the UN[4][122]
- December 2 – International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, recognized by the UN[4][123]
- December 3 – International Day of Persons with Disabilities, recognized by the UN[4][124]
- December 5 – International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development, recognized by the UN[4][125]
- December 7 – International Civil Aviation Day, recognized by the UN and ICAO[4][126]
- December 9 – International Anti-Corruption Day, recognized by the UN[4][127]
- December 10 – Human Rights Day, recognized by the UN[4][128]
- December 10 – International Animal Rights Day, founded in 1998 by Uncaged Campaigns[129]
- December 11 – International Mountain Day, recognized by the UN[4][130]
- December 12 – The International Day Of Heavy Metal, a celebration of Heavy Metal & Hard Rock Music[131][132][133][134]
- December 18 – International Migrants Day, recognized by the UN[4][135]
- December 20 – International Human Solidarity Day, recognized by the UN[4][136]
- December 25 – Christmas Day, recognized by the Christian and Western World
- Christmas Eve – December 24
- Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah Day – December 25 (Birthday of the founder of Pakistan)
- Boxing Day – December 26
- Kwanzaa – December 26 to January 1
- New Year’s Eve – December 31
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National Food Months
- Egg Nog Month
- Food Safety Tips for the Holiday
- Fruit Cake Month
- Healthy Holiday Tips
- Pear Month
- Safe Toys and Gifts Month
- Handwashing Awareness Week (1st Full Week of December)