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Here you will find the world's holidays, annual events and a few anniversaries on December 8.

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holidays & events
  • Afflux (Discordian)
  • Astraea's Day (Greek Goddess of Justice)
  • Bodhi Day
  • Israa W Miiraj (Night Journey)
  • National Brownie Day
  • Nightwatch Illumination Ceremony
  • Take It In the Ear Day
  • Winter Flowers Day

Christian holidays


anniversaries

  • the Soviet Union and US signed a treaty eliminating medium- and short-range missiles, the first step toward a nuclear-free world (1987)
  • Mother's Day - Panama & Spain
  • Dissolution of the Soviet Union (1991)
  • NAFTA Signed Anniversary: 1993 FYI: Notes on NAFTA: The Masters of Mankind by Noam Chomsky.
  • Take It In The Ear Day
  • (2002) Bodhi Day (Buddhist) - Mahayana Buddhists from various Asian countries celebrate Bodhi Day, which marks the day of Buddha’s enlightenment.
  • Day of Astraea (Greek)
  • United States KidsProj - Christmas
  • Celebrate Christmas at the Nordic Heritage Museum from 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. with Children's Christmas in Scandinavia, at 3014 Northwest 67th Street, Seattle. This afternoon of festive fun includes a St. Lucia pageant performed by the children from the Swedish Cultural Society, holiday crafts, an Icelandic Christmas skit, and dancing around the Christmas tree led by the Norwegian children. For more information contact Erica Nordfors at (206) 789-5708.
  • Buddha's Death - China
  • 8 Baron Pierre de Coubertin created the modern Olympic games, Athens 1896, to go to Athens in 2004
  • December 8 - Labor Day - The American Federation of Labor was founded by Samuel Gompers in Columbus, Ohio in 1886.

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December holidays & events by location

 
Africa

Africa

  • Immaculate Conception - in Seychelles
 
Asia & the Middle East

Asia


Middle East

 
Australia & Oceania

Australia and Oceania

  • Lady of Camarin Day - in Guam
 
Europe

Europe

 
North & Central America

North America


Caribbean

  • Immaculate Conception in Puerto Rico

Central America

  • Immaculate Conception in Costa Rica
  • Mother's Day in Panama
 
South America

South America

  • Immaculate Conception - in Brazil, Chile, Colombia & Peru
  • La Purisima - Nicaragua
  • Virgin of Caacupe a/k/a Our Lady of the Caacupe a/k/a Immaculate Conception - in Paraguay
  • Beach Day - Uruguay
  • Blessings of the Waters - Uruguay
 
calendar & zodiac

Gregorian calendar

  • Day 342, with 23 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

zodiac


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last edited Sunday, December 25, 2005