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Here you will find the world's holidays, annual events and a few anniversaries on December 6.

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holidays & events

Christian holidays


anniversaries

  • Thirteenth Amendment to the US Constitution Ratified: Anniversary1865. Abolishing Slavery. The 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments re considered the Civil War Amendments Easy Explanation: http://www.vaix.net/~captainnemo/plan/13th.htm Lesson Plan Ideas: http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/racism Background on Black History: 10 Lies on Black History http://www.black-history.info/black-history-month/
  • National Mitten Tree Day
  • Microwave Oven Day cards - December 6
  • Constitution Day - Ireland
  • Day of the Constitution in Spain
  • Farmers' Day in Ghana
  • Brandt Commission Report on North-South issues published 1979
  • December 6 - Amendment Day - The Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution was ratified in 1865 abolishing slavery.
  • December 6 - Microwave Day - The microwave oven was patented in 1945.
  • December 6 - Border Patrol Day - The United States Border Patrol was founded on this day in 1924.
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December holidays & events by location

 
Africa

Africa

  • Bophuthatswana Independence Day
 
Asia & the Middle East

Asia


Middle East

 
Australia & Oceania

Australia and Oceania

 
Europe

Europe

  • Independence Day - in Denmark
  • Independence Day - Finland; break from Russia (1917)
  • Independence Day - in Ireland
  • St. Nicholas Day - better known by his Dutch name of "Santa Clause," he was a Christian bishop of Myra, a city in Turkey; he is remembered for his acts of charity.  In the most famous story about old Saint Nick, he saves three sisters from lives of prostitution by secretly leaving gifts so that they would have a dowry to marry. According to one version of the story, the gifts landed in stockings that the sisters had hung on the chimney to dry!  In many countries, St. Nicholas' feast day is the day he arrives with presents for children. Celebrated in many European countries including Hungary, people exchange gifts during this time.
  • Saint Nicholas Day cards
  • KidsProj - St. Nicholas - in Croatia
  • KidsProj - St. Nicholas / Nikolaustag - in Germany
  • KidsProj - Mikulas / St. Nicholas Day - in several countries
 
North & Central America

North America


Caribbean


Central America

 
South America

South America

  • Day of Quito - in Ecuador; founding of the capitol city (1534)
 
calendar & zodiac

Gregorian calendar

  • Day 340, with 25 days remaining in the year
  • 2001 A. D.: Thursday
  • 2002 A. D.:  Friday
  • 2003 A. D.:  Saturday
  • 2004 A. D.:  Monday
  • 2005 A. D.:  Tuesday
  • 2006 A. D.:  Wednesday
  • 2007 A. D.:  Thursday
  • 2008 A. D.:  Saturday
  • 2009 A. D.:  Sunday
  • 2010 A. D.:  Monday
  • 2011 A. D.:  Tuesday

other calendars


season

  • Northern hemisphere:  Winter
  • Southern hemisphere:  Summer

zodiac


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