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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 [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

United Kingdom

• 21st, 22nd or 23rd: Midwinter Solstice celebrations at Stonehenge.
• Late December and 1 January: Edinburgh's Hogmanay, [4] in Edinburgh, Scotland