December Holidays 2009(Official) Monthly, Weekly, Daily, Unknown, Crazy, Bizarre, Holidays.




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We do not have holidays for every single day of the year. Sites that do, IMHO are making some of their days up. Beware!
Also, some observances that are validated through website links, can't be updated until their websites update their 2009 information.

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2009
Bizarre, Crazy, Silly, Unknown Holidays & Observances

Stone= Turquoise Flower= Orchid

Visit the Pages We did Specials for this Month on:

Christmas Fun (There's pages of it!)
Hanukkah History and Cartoon
Kwanzaa History and Cartoon
History of Bingo and Cartoon Illustration
History of New Years + Cartoon
The History of the Hopi Soyaluna Ceremony
The History of the Winter Solstice + Cartoon Fun!
The History of Las Posadas + Cartoon Fun!

If you want "On This Day" in History information, go to The History Channel!
They've got the best resource on the net.
Want to know if anyone famous was born today? Visit Famous Birthdays!
Just log in any day on a search engine, and Wikipedia tells you both birthdays, events, etc. for it.

Special thanks to Chris Sodini for letting me know about Handwashing Week.
Special thanks to Michelle Gary for reminding me about Festivus.
Special thanks to Elaine Carter for letting me know about Universal Human Rights Month and Tolerance Week.
Thanks to Joseph Murphy for International Ninja Day.

December Monthly Observances

World Aids Month Link
Bingo's Birthday Month
Colorectal Cancer Education and Awareness Month
National Drunk & Drugged Driving (3D) Prevention Month
National Write A Business Plan Month
National Tie Month
Rising Star Month
Safe Toys and Gifts Month
Spiritual Literacy Month
Take a New Year's Resolution to Stop Smoking (TANYRSS) (12/8 - 2/10)
Universal Human Rights Month Link

December Weekly Observances

Cookie Cutter Week: 1-7
Tolerance Week: 1-7 Link
Recipe Greetings For The Holidays Week: 1-8
Operation Santa Paws Week: 1-19
National Handwashing Awareness Week: 6-12 Link
Clerc-Gallaudet Week: 6-12
Human Rights Week: 10-17
Chanukah (Hanukkah): 12-19
Gluten-free Baking Week: 14-20
Halcyon Days: 14-28
Posadas: 16-24
Saturnalia: 17-23
It's About Time Week: 25-31
Kwanzaa: 26-1/1

December Daily Observances

An * in front of the day means that it hasn't changed in 3 years.
So we are going to state that the date on these days never changes.

*Bifocals at the Monitor Liberation Day: 1
*Day With(out) Art Day: 1
*World Aids Day: 1
*International Day for the Abolition of Slavery Day: 2
*Special Education Day: 2
*International Day of Disabled Persons: 3
*National Dice Day: 4
*AFL-CIO Day: 5
*Bathtub Party Day: 5
*International Volunteer Day for Economic & Social Development: 5
*International Ninja Day: 5 Link
Skywarn Recognition Day: 5 (First Saturday in December) Link
Coats & Toys for Kids Day: 6
*Miners' Day: 6
*National Pawnbrokers Day: 6
*St. Nicholas Day: 6
*National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: 7
*International Civil Aviation Day: 7
*National Cotton Candy Day: 7 Link
*Weary Willie Day: 9 Link
*Human Rights Day: 10
Nobel Prize Day: 10
*International Mountain Day: 11
*UNICEF Birthday: 11
*Poinsettia Day: 12
International Shareware Day: 12
Day Of The Horse: 12
*Bill of Rights Day: 15
*Cat Herders Day: 15
*Barbie and Barney Backlash Day: 16
*National Chocolate-covered Anything Day: 16 Link
National Re-gifting Day: 17 (The Thursday before Xmas) Link
*Wright Brothers Day: 17
*International Migrants Day: 18
Islamic New Year: 18
Underdog Day: 18
* Day for South-South Cooperation: 19
*International Human Solidarity Day: 20
*Mudd Day: 20
Ann & Samantha Day: 21 (also June. 21)
*Forefathers Day: 21
*Humbug Day: 21
*Phileas Fogg Win A Wager Day: 21
*National Haiku Poetry Day: 21
*World Peace Day/Winter Solstice: 21
Yalda: 21
Yule: 21
*Festivus: 23 Link
*Christmas Eve: 24
*A'Phabet Day or No "L" Day : 25
*Christmas: 25
*Boxing Day: 26 (Canada)
*National Candy Cane Day: 26 Link
Nationa Thank-you Note Day: 26
*National Whiner's Day: 26
Asarah B'Tevet: 27
Ashura: 27
*National Chocolate Day: 28 & 29 Link
*Tick Tock Day: 29
*Falling Needles Family Fest Day: 30
First Nights: 31
*Leap Second Time Adjustment Day: 31
(Note: This is listed as an observance title only. Some years scientists do not make adjustments.
But, if they do, then it's done on either June 30 or December 31.)
*Make Up Your Mind Day: 31
*New Years Eve: 31
*No Interruptions Day: 31
*Universal Hour of Peace Day: 31
*World Peace Meditation Day: 31

December 09 Moon Phases	2 Full Moon 2:30 am EST	8 Last Qtr. 7:13 pm EST
16 New Moon 7:02 am EST	24 1st Qtr. 12:36 pm EST	31 Blue Moon 2:13 pm EST

Full Moon on the 2nd is called "Cold Moon" by Native Americans of New England and the Great Lakes because at this time of the year the nights are long, the days are short and so less sunlight means more cold days.

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