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Scroll down for the world's holidays, annual events and a few anniversaries on December 1.

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holidays & events
  •  Bingo! - Edwin Lowe invented the Bingo game in 1929
  •  Bizarre Bazaar
  •  Carnival of Celendonia (Fairy)
  •  Civil Air Patrol Day - The Untied States Civil Air Patrol was established in 1941
  •  Eat A Red Apple Day
  •  Kalends of December
  •  Festival of Poseidon (Greek God of Sea & Rebirth)
  •  International Prisoners for Peace Day
  •  National Pie Day
  •  Rosa Parks Day - anniversary of her historical refusal to give up her seat to a white passenger on a segregated bus, and subsequent arrest in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955, which triggered a modern civil rights movement in America
  •  Theatre Day
  •  World AIDS Day - UN-sponsored AIDS awareness since 1988
    •  World AIDS Day, 2008 - proclaimed by President Bush, encouraging every American to participate in appropriate commemorative programs and ceremonies in workplaces, houses of worship, and other community centers to reach out and protect and educate our children, and to help comfort all people who are living with HIV and AIDS
    •  World AIDS Day cards

Christian holidays


anniversaries


directories


December holidays & events by location

 
Africa

Africa

  •  Pioneer Day - in Angola
  •  Independence Day - in Central African Republic (1958); national holiday
    •  Proclamation of the Republic in Central African Republic
    •  Self Governing Republic Day 1958
  •  Matilda Newport Day - in Liberia
 
Asia & the Middle East

Asia

  •  Restoration of Independence - in Macao; Macau was first colonized by Portugal in 1557

Middle East

 
Australia & Oceania

Australia and Oceania

 
Europe

Europe

  •  Independence Day - in Iceland (1918)
  •  Iceland KidsProj - Pupil's Day / Dagur nemenda
  •  Independence Day - in Ireland
  •  Independence Day 1143 - anniversary of the Restoration of Independence in Portugal
  •  Mocidade Day - in Portugal
  •  Youth Day - in Portugal
  •  Restoration of Independence - in Poland
  •  Union of Transylvania with old Romanian Kingdom - in Romania (1918); national holiday
  •  Unity Day - in Serbia
 
North & Central America

North America

  •  Becky Thatcher Day - in Northeastern Missouri; Laura Hawkins, born 12/1/1836, was the girlfriend of young Samuel Clemens (a/k/a Mark Twain), and inspiration the character Becky Thatcher in The Adventures of Huck Finn

Caribbean

  •  Saba Day - Caribbean
    •  Bank Holiday in Barbados
    •  Bank Holiday in Belize

Central America

 
South America

South America

 
calendar & zodiac

Gregorian calendar

  •  Day 335, with 30 days remaining in the year
  •  2001 A. D.: Saturday
  •  2002 A. D.:  Sunday
  •  2003 A. D.:  Monday
  •  2004 A. D.:  Wednesday
  •  2005 A. D.:  Thursday
  •  2006 A. D.:  Friday
  •  2007 A. D.:  Saturday
  •  2008 A. D.:  Monday
  •  2009 A. D.:  Tuesday
  •  2010 A. D.:  Wednesday
  •  2011 A. D.:  Thursday

other calendars


season

  •  Northern hemisphere:  Winter
  •  Southern hemisphere:  Summer
    •  beginning of Summer in Australia

zodiac


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