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December (
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[edit] Etymology
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.
[edit] Description
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 in the Northern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent to June in the Southern Hemisphere and vice versa.
In the Northern hemisphere, the beginning of the meteorological winter is 1 December. In the Southern hemisphere, the beginning of the meteorological summer is 1 December.
December starts on the same day of the week as September every year. December ends on the same day of the week as April every year.
[edit] 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)
- Saint Nicholas Day in Greece (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.
- Nobel Prizes awarded (December 10) on the anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death.
- 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)
- Victory day of Bangladesh (December 16)
- Day of Reconciliation in South Africa (December 16).
- First day of winter (December 21)
- 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). See also Yule
- The Emperor's Birthday, a national holiday in Japan (December 23)
- Festivus (December 23)
- HumanLight (Humanist holiday), (December 23)
- Christmas Eve (December 24)
- Christmas (December 25)
- Boxing Day (December 26)
- Day of Goodwill (December 26)
- Kwanzaa (December 26 to January 1)
- Independence Day in Slovenia - Independence and Unity Day, (December 26)
- Proclamation Day in South Australia (December 28)
- Philippines – Rizal Day (December 30)
- New Year's Eve (December 31)
- Hannukah – [December 1 in 2010]
- Eid al-Adha[November 17 in 2010]
[edit] December symbols
- December's birthstone is the blue turquoise or zircon.
- Its birth flower is the Holly or Euphorbia pulcherrima.[1]
- The Zodiac sign for those born in this month is either Sagittarius or Capricorn, depending on which day you were born.
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