December

This article is a travel topic 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 and Eastern 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 [1] begins at 1pm 31st: New Year's Eve Austria Christkindlmarkt (Christmas Market) [2] in Vienna Namibia 10th: Human rights day South Africa Early December: Obz festival, [3] 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 10th: Constitution Day, a public holiday celebrating the adoption of the Thai constitution in 1932. United Kingdom 21st, 22nd or 23rd: Midwinter Solstice celebrations at Stonehenge. Late December and 1 January: Edinburgh's Hogmanay, [4] in Edinburgh, Scotland Lebanon 4th: Eid il-Burbara (Saint Barbara's Day, very similar to Halloween) Calendar of events and festivals January | February | March | April | May | June July | August | September | October | November | December This article is an outline and needs more content. It has a template, but there is not enough information present. Please plunge forward and help it grow!