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'''
  • Austria

  • '''Christkindlmarkt (Christmas Market)''' [http://www.christkindlmarkt.at/] in Vienna
  • Namibia

  • 10th: '''Human rights day'''
  • South Africa

  • Early December: '''Obz festival''', [http://www.obzfestival.com] in the Cape Town suburb of Observatory
  • 16th: '''Day of Reconciliation''' (''Public holiday'')
  • Thailand

  • 5th: '''King's Birthday''' is father's day, and a public holiday
  • United Kingdom

  • 21st, 22nd or 23rd: '''Midwinter Solstice''' celebrations at Stonehenge.
  • Late December and 1 January: '''Edinburgh's Hogmanay''', [http://www.edinburghshogmanay.org/] in Edinburgh, Scotland