This is a calendar of events and festivals in the month of '''December'''.
Global
25th: '''Christmas Day''' - one of the biggest Christian holidays of the year. Although it has lost its religious significance for many, Christmas is still observed as a public holiday in most Western countries, traditionally a day for families and friends to get together and exchange presents
26th: '''Boxing Day''', a public holiday in many Commonwealth countries.
26th: The '''Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race''' [http://rolexsydneyhobart.com/] begins at 1pm
31st: '''New Year's Eve'''
'''Christkindlmarkt (Christmas Market)''' [http://www.christkindlmarkt.at/] in Vienna
10th: '''Human rights day'''
Early December: '''Obz festival''', [http://www.obzfestival.com] in the Cape Town suburb of Observatory
16th: '''Day of Reconciliation''' (''Public holiday'')
5th: '''King's Birthday''' is father's day, and a public holiday
21st, 22nd or 23rd: '''Midwinter Solstice''' celebrations at Stonehenge.
Late December and 1 January: '''Edinburgh's Hogmanay''', [http://www.edinburghshogmanay.org/] in Edinburgh, Scotland