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Welcome to Web-Holidays
est. March 1999

Now you can celebrate everyday!
Everyday is a holiday.  Imagine somewhere someone is celebrating right now.  Our world is filled with mystical celebrations and powerful memories.  Come and delve into the magical world of Web-Holidays.  There is a myriad of holidays to explore from Candlemas to Christmas, Purim to Ramadan and Mothers' Day to Tet.

December
Fun Facts
Traditional birthstone: turquoise, blue zircon/topaz tanzanite
Mystical birthstone: onyx
Ayurvedic birthstone: ruby
Flower: white narcissus
Chinese Floral Emblem: poppy
Sun Signs: Sagittarius / Capricorn


Dates Vary Year to Year
3 Thursdays before Christmas: Klopfelnachte, Germany
2 Thursdays before Christmas: Klopfleisnachte, Germany
Thursday before Christmas: Anklopfnachte, Germany
25th Day of Kislev, 3rd Jewish month: Chanukah, Dec. 12


Weekly Observances
~1st Week~
Christmas Tree Week
~2nd Week~
Civil Rights Week
Human Rights Week
National Drunk Drivers Awareness Week
~3rd Week~
International Language Week
Tell Someone They're Doing a Good Job Week


Monthly Observances
Read A New Book Month
Universal Human Rights Month
Winter Month

Daily Observances
1 Eat A Red Apple Day
Festival of Poseidon
Iceland Independence Day
Kalends of December
Romania National Day
Rosa Parks Day
St. Eligius' Day
World AIDS Day, UN
2 National Fritters Day
Pan American Health Day
St. Chromatius' Day
Sugarplum Festival
3 Jazz Day
National Ice Cream Box Day
Singapore Independence Day
St. Francis Xavier's Day
4 Comet Day
National Cookie Day
St. Barbara's Day
St. John Damascene's Day
Wear Brown Shoes Day
5 National Sacher Torte Day
St. Clement of Alexandria's Day
St. Nicholas' Eve, Belgium
St. Saba's Day
6 Denmark Independence Day
Finland Independence Day
Ireland Independence Day
National Gazpacho Day
Thor's Day
7 Bodhi, Buddhist
Moravian Christmas Putz, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania)
National Cotton Candy Day
St. Ambrose's Day
8 Feast of the Immaculate Conception
Israa W Miiraj
National Brownie Day
St. Mary, the Immaculate Conception's Day
Winter Flowers Day
9 National Pastry Day
St. Leocadia's Day
10 Festival for the Souls of Dead Whales, Eskimo
Lux Mundi
National Lager Day
St. Eulalia's Day
11 St. Damasus' Day
St. Daniel's Day
St. Gentian's Day
12 Feast of Rekareka, Polynesia
Festival of Our Lady Guadalupe
Miracle of the Roses
National Ambrosia Day
Poinsettia Day
Yuletide Lads, Iceland
13 Ice Cream & Violins Day
Little Yule
Luciadagen, Sweden
National Coccoa Day
Santa Lucia Day
14 National Bouillabaisse Day
St. John of the Cross' Day
St. Spyridon's Feast
15 Bill of Rights Day
Kingdom Day, Netherlands
National Lemon Cupcake Day
Navidades begins
St. Nino's Day
St. Valerian's Day
16 Posadas begins, Mexico
Sophia, Celtic
St. Adelaide's Day
St. Eusebius' Day
17 National Maple Syrup Day
Saturnalia begins
St. Lazarus' Day
Wright Brothers Day
18 National Roast Suckling Pig Day 
St. Flannan's Day
19 Feast of Goddess of Sankrant, Hindu
National Oatmeal Muffin Day
St. Adam's Day
St. William of Fenoli's Day
20 Chinese Feast of Winter Solstice
Mother Night
National Sangria Day
Pongol of the Sun, Hindu
St. Ignatius of Antioch's Day
21 Feast of St. Peter Canisius
Forefather's Day, New England
Humbug Day
National Flashlight Day
National French Fried Shrimp Day
Pongol of the Cows, Hindu
St. Peter Canisius' Day
22 National Date-Nut Bread Day
St. Chaeremon's Day 
Winter Solstice
Yule, Celtic
23 Acca Larentis, Celtic
Feast of the Radishes, Mexico
National Pfeffernuesse Day
St. John of Kanti's Day
24 Adam & Eve Day, Hungary
Christmas Eve
National Egg Nog Day
St. Adam's Day
St. Ignatius of Loyola's Day
25 Christmas
St. Eugenia's Day
26 Blessing of the Wine, Luxembourg
Boxing Day
Day of Goodwill, South Africa
Day of the Wren, Ireland
Junkanoo, Bahamas
Kwanzaa begins
, African-American
National Candy Cane Day
27 National Fruitcake Day
St. Fabiola's Day
St. John the Divine's Day
28 Childermas Day
Cross Day, Ireland
Eat Vegetarian Day
Holy Innocents Day
Inocentes, Mexico
29 Feast of St. Thomas of Canterbury
St. Tropez's Day
30 Madagascar Independence Day
Miracle Da
Rizal Day, Philippines
St. Sabinus' Day
31 Hogmanay Day, Scotland
National Champagne Day
New Year's Eve
Noche de Pedimento
Omisoka Day, Japan
National Days refer to the USA unless stated otherwise.
Jewish and Muslim holidays begin the previous day at sundown.


What's a holiday? Festival? Celebration?

hol-i-day (noun)
1. A consecrated day; religious anniversary; a day set apart in honor of some person, or in commemoration of some event.
2. A day of exemption from labor; a day of amusement and gayety; a festival day.
3. (Law) A day fixed by law for suspension of business; a legal holiday.
4. A vacation (chiefly British).
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

fes·ti·val (noun)
1. An occasion for feasting or celebration, especially a day or time of religious significance that recurs at regular intervals.
2. An often regularly recurring program of cultural performances, exhibitions, or competitions: a film festival.
3. Revelry; conviviality.
(adjective)
Of, relating to, or suitable for a feast or festival; festive
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

cel'e·bra'tion (noun)
1. an occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event
2. any festival or other celebration
3. the public performance of a sacrament or solemn ceremony with all appropriate ritual
Source: WordNet ® 1.6, © 1997 Princeton University




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