December Global Holidays 2021: A list of Festivals which makes December a HAPPENING month!
December Global Holidays 2021: A list of Festivals which makes December a HAPPENING month!
Do you like Holidays? I’m sorry, everyone literally works for them! Guess what? The month of December is a gem because no other month has as many multicultural celebrations as December.
Christmas:
It tops the list from America to India for December global holidays. It is celebrated in India for joy.
Hanukkah:
It’s a festival of lights! It’s an eight-day Jewish celebration, involving fun customs like exchanging gifts.
Kwanzaa:
It’s an eight-night African festival, full of poetry, storytelling, African drums, traditional meals, and reading.
Boxing Day:
A common December Global Holidays across New Zealand, Canada, Australia, etc. Soccer matches and horse races happen on this day.
Date
December Global Holidays
Significance
5th December 2021
Krampusnacht
Celebrated on 5th December by the people of Austria
06th December 2021
St. Nicholas Day
St. Nicholas Day is celebrated in many European countries on 06th December in honour of St. Nicholas of Myra who gave all of his money to the needy.
8th December 2021
Feast of the Immaculate Conception
Patronal feast day falling on 08th December to celebrate vital mainstay of Catholic education in America, Argentina, Brazil, Italy, Korea, Nicaragua, Paraguay, the Philippines, Spain and Uruguay
28th Nov to 06th December 2021
Hanukkah
To remember an ancient miracle, people light up a menorah (a special candle holder) for eight straight days.
13th December 2021
St. Lucia Day
On this day, Girls in Sweden dress up like “Lucia brides” wearing long white gowns with red sashes, and a wreath of burning candles on their heads to honor a third-century saint.
13th December 2021
Santa Lucia
To give tribute to Lucia of Syracuse, the people of Scandinavia and Italy celebrate this religious festival on 13th December.
16 to 24 December 2021
Las Posadas
People throughout Mexico and Guatemala celebrate this festival from 16th to 24th December to give tribute to the Norse God Odin
21st December 2021
Winter Solstice
Comes around 21st December and is the shortest day of winter. People light up bonfires and candles to lure back the sun.
23rd December 2021
Festivus
This parody holiday is observed in the United States on 23rd December and the significance of this day is to advocate against Christmas industrialism
25th December 2021
Christmas
Christmas celebrations last from Christmas Eve to 6th January and people celebrate it differently in every country. Some celebrate it with traditions and some for gifts.
26th Dec 2021 to 01st Jan 2022
Kwanzaa
Kwanzaa is a spiritual holiday that is celebrated from 26th December to 1st January. During these holidays, African Americans dress up in special clothes, decorate their houses with fruits and vegetables, and light a kinara (candle holder).
31st December 2021
Omisaka
Omisaka is the Japanese tradition of welcoming the New Year
31st December 2021
New Year's Eve
New Year’s Eve is celebrated filled with fun and excitement throughout the world to mark the end of the year and welcome the upcoming year with charmness & happiness.
