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2013
Bizarre, Crazy, Silly, Unknown Holidays & Observances

Stone= Turquoise        Flower= Orchid

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Visit the Pages We did Specials for this Month on:

Christmas Fun (There's pages of it!)
Hanukkah History and Cartoon
Kwanzaa History and Cartoon
History of Bingo and Cartoon Illustration
History of New Years + Cartoon
The History of the Hopi Soyaluna Ceremony
The History of the Winter Solstice + Cartoon Fun!
The History of Las Posadas + Cartoon Fun!

If you want "On This Day" in History information, go to The History Channel!
 They've got the best resource on the net.
Want to know if anyone famous was born today? Visit Famous Birthdays!
A great source of  past Song Hit of The Day is Bob Dearborn's Disc Jockey site.
Just log in any day on a search engine, and Wikipedia tells you both birthdays, events, etc. for it.

Because dates are tentative and also change a lot, I'm not going to  list the Indian Tribal Gatherings per month.
 But, here's a link to all the Indian  PowWows for the entire year!

Special thanks to Chris Sodini for letting me know about Hand Washing Week.
Special thanks to Michelle Gary for reminding me about Festivus.
 
Special thanks to Elaine Carter for letting me know about Universal Human Rights Month and Tolerance Week.
Thanks to Joseph Murphy for International Ninja Day.
Thanks to Liz Bennett for letting me know about National Cookie Day.
Thanks to Sandi Lee Craig for letting me know about the Compassionate Friends Organizations "Worldwide Candle Lighting Day."
Thanks to Barry Foster for letting me know about Monkey Day.
Thanks to Roger W. Hancock for letting me know about Chester Greenwood (Earmuff Day), National Homeless Person's Remembrance Day.
Thanks to Mathew Adkins and Robin Morrell for letting me know about Free Shipping Day.

 

December Monthly Observances

Awareness Month of Awareness Months Month Link
World Aids Month Link
Bingo's Birthday Month
National Drunk & Drugged Driving (3D) Prevention Month
National Write A Business Plan Month
National Tie Month
Link
Operation Santa Paws
(1-24)
Quince and Watermelon Month Link
Root Vegetables and Exotic Fruits Month
Link
Safe Toys and Gifts Month
Spiritual Literacy Month
Take a New Year's Resolution to Stop Smoking (TANYRSS)
(1217 - 2/5)
Tomato and Winter Squash Month Link
Universal Human Rights Month Link
Worldwide Food Service Safety Month

 December Weekly Observances

Clerc-Gallaudet Week: 1-7 (First Week)
*Cookie Cutter Week: 1-7
Link
National Handwashing Awareness Week: 1-7 Link  (First Week)
Recipe Greetings For The Holidays Week: 1-7 (First Full Week)
*Tolerance Week: 1-7
Link
*Human Rights Week: 10-17
Halcyon Days: 14-28
(Always 7 days before and 7 days after the Winter Solstice)
Christmas Bird Count Week: 14-1/5 Link
Gluten-free Baking Week: 15-21 Link (Week Before Christmas)
*Posadas: 16-24
*Saturnalia: 17-23
*It's About Time Week: 25-31
Kwanzaa: 26-1/1

December Daily Observances 

NOTE:  An * in front of the day means that the observance is on the same date every year regardless of the day it falls on.

Advent: 1
*Bifocals at the Monitor Liberation Day: 1

*Civil Air Patrol Day: 1
*Day With(out) Art Day: 1
*Rosa Parks Day: 1
XTERRA Championships: 1

*World Aids Day: 1
Cyber Monday: 2
*International Day for the Abolition of Slavery Day: 2
*National Mutt Day: 2
Link
*Special Education Day: 2
*International Day of Persons With Disabilities: 3
Rockefeller Center Tree Lighting: 3 ?
*National Cookie Day: 4
Link
*National Dice Day: 4
Special Kids Day: 4 Link  (First Saturday)
*AFL-CIO Day: 5
*Bathtub Party Day: 5
*International Ninja Day: 5 Link    Photo Photo
*International Volunteer Day for Economic & Social Development: 5
*Miners' Day: 6
*National Pawnbrokers Day: 6
National Salesperson Day: 6
(always 2nd Friday)
*St. Nicholas Day: 6
Faux Fur Friday: 6
(First Friday)
Earmuff Day or Chester Greenwood Day: 7 (First Saturday) Link
*National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: 7
*International Civil Aviation Day: 7
*National Cotton Candy Day: 7
Link
Skywarn Recognition Day: 7 (1st Saturday)  Link
*Pretend To Be A Time Traveler Day: 8
Worldwide Candle Lighting Day
(The Compassionate Friends): 8 (The 2nd Sunday) Link
World Choral Day: 8 (Always 2nd Sunday) Link
*International Anti-corruption Day: 9
*Weary Willie Day: 9  Link
*Dewey Decimal System Day: 10
*Human Rights Day: 10  Link
Nobel Prize Day: 10
*International Mountain Day: 11
*UNICEF Birthday: 11
*Gingerbread House Day: 12
National 12-hour Fresh Breath Day: 12

*Poinsettia Day: 12
Asarah B'Tevet: 13
*Pick A Pathologist Pal Day: 13
Link
Day Of The Horse: 14 (Always 2nd Saturday Senate Res. 452)
International Shareware Day: 14  (2nd Saturday)
*Monkey Day: 14
Link or Link
*Bill of Rights Day: 15
*Cat Herders Day: 15
*Barbie and Barney Backlash Day: 16
*Free Shipping Day: 16 Link
*National Chocolate-covered Anything Day: 16 Link
*Zionism Day: 16
Free Shipping Day: 17
Link  (3rd Monday at Participating Retailers)
*Wright Brothers Day: 17
*Answer The Telephone Like Buddy The Elf Day: 18
Link
*International Migrants Day: 18

National Re-gifting Day: 19 (The Thursday before Xmas) Link
*International Human Solidarity Day: 20
*Mudd Day: 20
*National Sangria Day: 20 
Link
Underdog Day: 20 (3rd Friday)
*Crossword Puzzle Day: 21
*Forefathers Day: 21
*Humbug Day: 21
*National Homeless Persons' Remembrance Day: 21 
Link
*Phileas Fogg Win A Wager Day: 21
Winter Solstice (Winter): 21 at 12:11 pm EDT
*World Peace Day/Winter Solstice: 21
*Yalda: 21
*Yule: 21
*Ann & Samantha Day: 22
(also June. 21) Link
*National Haiku Poetry Day: 22
*Festivus: 23
Link
*Christmas Eve: 24
*A'Phabet Day or No "L" Day : 25
*Christmas: 25
*Boxing Day: 26
(Canada)
*National Candy Cane Day: 26 Link
*National Thank-you Note Day: 26
*National Whiner's Day: 26
*Holy Innocents Day: 28
*National Chocolate Day: 28 & 29  Link
*Pledge of Allegiance Day: 28
*Tick Tock Day: 29
*Bacon Day: 30
Link
*Falling Needles Family Fest Day: 30
*Leap Second Time Adjustment Day: 31
(Note: This is listed as an observance title only. Some years scientists do not make adjustments. 
But, if they do, then it's done on either June 30 or December 31.)

*Make Up Your Mind Day: 31

*New Years Eve: 31
*No Interruptions Day: 31
*Universal Hour of Peace Day: 31
*World Peace Meditation Day: 31


December 2013
Moon Phases

2
New Moon.
7:22 pm
EST

9
First Qtr.
10:12 am
EST

 

17
Full Moon

4:28 am
EST

25
Last Qtr.
8:48  am
EST

Full Moon on  the 28th  is called "Cold Moon" by Native Americans of New England and the Great Lakes because at this time of the year the nights are long, the days are short and so less sunlight means more cold days.

 

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