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Scroll down for the world's holidays, annual events and a few anniversaries on December 12.

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holidays & events
  •  Farewell to Autumn Festival begins (Hopi)
  •  Feast of Rekareka (God of Pleasure; Polynesia)
  •  Miracle of the Roses
  •  National Ambrosia Day
  •  National Ding-A-Ling Day
  •  Poinsettia Day - a Central American plant introduced to America by Dr. Joel Roberts Poinsett, an American diplomat
  •  Unmentionable Thoughts Festival (Goblins, Imps, and naughty Fairies)

Christian holidays


anniversaries

  •  La Virgen de Guadalupe - Mexico
  •  Fiesta of Our Lady of Guadalupe
  •  Our Lady of Guadalupe - Mexico
  •  Virgin of Guadalupe in Mexico
  •  Guadalupe Day (Mexico)
  •  Kenya - Independence Day 1963
  •  Independence Day - Kenya
  •  Jamhuri Day - Kenya
  •  Jamhuri/Independence Day in Kenya
  •  National Holiday of Kenya
  •  Jamhuri Day - Kenya (1963)
  •  Poinsettia Day - A favorite Christmas plant, the poinsettia was introduced to the United States by Dr. Joel Poinsett. and the plant is named for him here. Dr. Poinsett's died on this date in 1851
  •  Iceland KidsProj - Christmas / Jolasveinar
  •  Yuletide - Iceland
  •  Agoue - Arroyo in Haiti
  •  Constitution Day in Russia
  •  Pennsylvania 1787
  •  National Ding-A-Ling Day
  •  National Ding-a-Ling Day - Honor al ding-a-lings you know today.
  •  Golf Tee Day - The wooden golf tee was patented in 1899 by George Bryant of Boston, Massachusetts.
  •  Boys Town Day - Boys Town was founded near Omaha, Nebraska, by Father Edward Flanagan in 1917.

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December holidays & events by location

 
Africa

Africa

  •  Kenya Independence Day (a/k/a Jamhuri)
 
Asia & the Middle East

Asia

  •  Constitution Day - in Russia

Middle East

 
Australia & Oceania

Australia and Oceania

 
Europe

Europe

  •  Yuletide Lads begins - in Iceland
  •  Switzerland Independence Day
 
North & Central America

North America

  •  Toronto Peace Festival - in Ontario, Canada
  •  Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe (a/k/a Guadalupe Day); Fiesta del Virgin de Guadalupe - in Mexico; commemorates the appearance of the Virgin Mary to Juan Diego and the subsequent building of a shrine to her near Mexico City (1533)

Caribbean


Central America

 
South America

South America

 
calendar & zodiac

Gregorian calendar

  •  Day 346, with 19 days remaining in the year
  •  2001 A. D.: Wednesday
  •  2002 A. D.:  Thursday
  •  2003 A. D.:  Friday
  •  2004 A. D.:  Sunday
  •  2005 A. D.:  Monday
  •  2006 A. D.:  Tuesday
  •  2007 A. D.:  Wednesday
  •  2008 A. D.:  Friday
  •  2009 A. D.:  Saturday
  •  2010 A. D.:  Sunday
  •  2011 A. D.:  Monday

other calendars


season

  •  Northern hemisphere:  Winter
  •  Southern hemisphere:  Summer

zodiac


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