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- Acca Larentis (Celtic Goddess who guards the dead)
- Fools Day
- Mouse-Marketing Day (Fairy)
- National Pfeffernuesse Day
- Roots Day
- Secret of the Unhewn Stone (Celtic)
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Christian holidays
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- Calendar of Saints - December 23
- St. John of Kanti's Day (patron of Lithuania, Poland)
- St. Servulus' Day (patron against paralysis)
- St. Thorlac's Day (patron of Iceland)
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anniversaries
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- the transistor was invented (1947)
- Metric Conversion Day - the Metric Conversion Act was passed (1975) declaring that the International System of Units is America’s official
system of measurement
- Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager pilot as the first nonstop flight around the world begins (1987)
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directories
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December holidays & events by location
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- Birthday of Emperor Akihito a/k/a Tenno Tanjobi - in Japan; national holiday observed as a day of rest and a chance to be received by the Emperor
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- Saturnalia ends - in Italy
- Norway KidsProj - Christmas
- Sweden - Queen's birthday
- St. Thorlak - Iceland
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- John Canoe Day - in Jamaica
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- Day 357, with 8 days remaining in the year
- 2001 A. D.: Sunday
- 2002 A. D.: Monday
- 2003 A. D.: Tuesday
- 2004 A. D.: Thursday
- 2005 A. D.: Friday
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- 2006 A. D.: Saturday
- 2007 A. D.: Sunday
- 2008 A. D.: Tuesday
- 2009 A. D.: Wednesday
- 2010 A. D.: Thursday
- 2011 A. D.: Friday
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other calendars
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season
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zodiac
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