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Month of December Observances

Written by: womenslegacy
Published: November 30, 2015 -- Last Modified: November 30, 2015
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  • 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

December[edit]

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
  • 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)

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  1. Anne Louise Bannon

    December 3, 2015 at 5:51 pm

    Cool stuff. Not sure how I’ll use it, but these are the sorts of things that could be really useful. Thanks for posting.

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