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- New Year's Eve - many First Night celebrations throughout major cities of the world; all
over the world, the new year is welcomed with noise and lights; the most famous party in the US takes place at Times Square, New York City
- Check the Smoke Alarms Day
- Fairy Eve's Year News (Fairy)
- Kwanzaa, Day 6: Kuumba (creativity)
- Make Up Your Mind Day
- National Champagne Day
- No Resolution Day
- Noche de Pedimento (Wishing Night)
- Procrastinators Day - You have to make up your mind before the new year.
- Unlucky Day
- Watch Night
- World Peace Meditation Day - an international observance that begins at 12:00 PM Greenwich Mean Time and lasts for one hour. Participants in this
annual rite focus their thoughts and energy on peace for the entire hour.
- You're All Done Day
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Christian holidays
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- Calendar of Saints - December 31
- Saint Sylvester's Day - Belgium, Germany, France and Switzerland honor St. Sylvester’s Day in remembrance of the death of Pope Sylvester I in
1335
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anniversaries
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- Kwanzaa
- Roseland Ballroom Day - New York's Roseland Ballroom was opened at 1658 Broadway where it remained until 1956 when it moved to 239 West 52nd
Street.
- UN Secretary-General Perez de Cuellar achieved cease-fire in El Salvador two minutes before midnight, ending his second term as Secretary-General
1991
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directories
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December holidays & events by location
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- Harvest Day - in Benin
- Independence Day - in Comoros (1975)
- Republic Day - in Congo (1969)
- Revolution Day - in Ghana
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- Solidarity Day - in Azerbaijan
- Namahge - in Japan; devil-appearing holiday
- Omisoka Day - in Japan
- Special Bank Holiday - in Sri Lanka
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- Evacuation Day - in Lebanon
- Bank Holiday - in Yemen
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- Hogmanay Day - in Scotland
- Baal Fire Festival - in Allendale, Northumberland; men carry on their heads barrels of blazing tar for a bonfire in the marketplace, to mark the
end of the year; dating back to pagan times
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in Ontario:
- Families First New Years Eve Celebration - in
Brantford; December 31, 2005; Join us at the Brantford Mall for our 6th Annual Families First New Years Eve. Celebrate the New Year with your
children. Come have a fun, safe, enjoyable evening with us on New Year’s Eve. FREE.
- Families First, A New Year’s Eve Celebration - in Chatham; December 31, 2005;
Chatham Cultural Centre family entertainment, kids crafts and games, horse and wagon rides and more! From 5pm - 9pm with a fireworks finale at
9:15pm in Tecumseh Park! FREE.
- Festival of the Night - in Kitchener; December 31, 2005; This is an alcohol-free
family event held each year at Kitchener City Hall. The event includes bands, food, activities and ice-sculptures. FREE.
- First Night Celebrations in Downtown Cobourg - in Cobourg; December 31, 2005;
Celebrate the New Year at this family event in Downtown Cobourg. A variety of entertainers, lots of fun activities and a fabulous fireworks
display over the harbour!
- First Night Family Party! - in Temiskaming Shores; December 31, 2005; Free
skating and swimming followed by a 9pm count down to the New Year. FREE.
- Kids New Year’s Eve - in London; December 31, 2005; Storybook Gardens
located in Springbank Park, this year-round family attraction is all new all fun all year with 8 new chapters of fun, learning and adventure.
Storybook Gardens has enchanted children with its animals, displays and playground since 1958.
- New Year’s Eve - in Brampton; December 31 - January 1, 2005; Bring the whole
family and celebrate the New Year at Gage Park in Brampton! Two spectacular firework displays - one at 9pm and one at midnight. Live
entertainment from 6pm-12am. FREE.
- New Year’s Eve Celebration - in Welland; December 31, 2005; Ring in the New
Year with our family event! Enjoy free hot chocolate, chili, pony rides and hay rides. Entertainment includes a Much Music Dance Party and 2
firework displays. Chippawa Park, Welland. FREE.
- New Year’s Eve Celebrations - in Barrie; December 31 - January 1, 2005; New
Year’s Eve Party at City Hall featuring three live bands, free midway rides for kids, pony rides, free skating and 2 fireworks shows. FREE.
- New Year’s Eve Family Celebration - in Owen Sound; December 31, 2005; An
alcohol free celebration for the whole family, with games and crafts for kids, ice-skating, entertainment, and a massive balloon drop at the
"early midnight" time of 9pm.
- Rockin’ at the Clock - in Kingston; December 31, 2005; Celebrate the New Year
with family this year! A variety of entertainment, wagon rides, and hot chocolate right on the steps of City Hall and topped off with a
spectacular fireworks display at 8:30pm. FREE.
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- Festival Day in Montserrat
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- Day 365, with 0 days remaining in the year
- 2001 A. D.: Monday
- 2002 A. D.: Tuesday
- 2003 A. D.: Wednesday
- 2004 A. D.: Friday
- 2005 A. D.: Saturday
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- 2006 A. D.: Sunday
- 2007 A. D.: Monday
- 2008 A. D.: Wednesday
- 2009 A. D.: Thursday
- 2010 A. D.: Friday
- 2011 A. D.: Saturday
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other calendars
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season
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- Unlucky Day (Astronomy)
- Northern hemisphere: Winter
- Southern hemisphere: Summer
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zodiac
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