May you have a joyful holiday this December. I also wish that the new year will bring you good friendships, love, luck, and happiness.

December marks a number of significant events for many cultures. Here, we are happy to celebrate our multiculturalism that unites us in many ways more then it divides us. Thanks to Wikipidia, let me list some of those significant events around the world. If you know someone that is celebrating or doing something for any of these events, here is a good opportunity to learn about the significance of these events:

• Eid ul-Adha
• Hanukkah
• In the Ásatrú religion, Egil Skallagrimsson’s Day (December 9) is a day of remembrance for the Viking hero.
• Independence Day of Romania (1 December)
• World AIDS Day (December 1)
• National Day of United Arab Emirates (December 2)
• Sinterklaas in The Netherlands (December 5)
• Father’s Day (King’s Birthday) in Thailand (December 5)
• Independence Day in Finland (December 6)
• Constitution Day in Spain (December 6)
• Pearl Harbor Day in the United States (December 7)
• Día de la Madre en Panamá (Mother’s Day) in Panama. (December 8)
• Day of the Mary Immaculate Conception. (December 8)
• Human Rights Day (December 10)
• Día de la Virgen de Guadalupe, or Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe, in Mexico (December 12)
• Independence Day (Jamhuri Day) in Kenya (December 12)
• Saint Lucy (December 13)
• Zamenhof Day (December 15)
• The solstice called the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere and the summer solstice in the Southern Hemisphere occurs on dates varying from 20 December to December 22 (in UTC).
• In the pagan wheel of the year the summer solstice is the time of Litha and the winter solstice is that of Yule.
• Fictional holiday, Festivus (December 23)
• Christmas Eve (December 24)
• Christmas (December 25)
• Kwanzaa (December 26 to January 1)
• Philippines - Rizal Day (December 30)
• New Year’s Eve (December 31)

If there are any that were missed, please post a comment. Thank you & Happy Holidays!