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Today, around the world
Monday, December 24. What the world marks, and the firsts that happened on this day.
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What the world marks
AI imageChristmas Eve (Christianity) and its related observances: Juleaften (Denmark)/Julaften (Norway)/Julafton (Sweden)Christmas celebrations and traditions in Denmark
Christmas Eve (Christianity) and its related observances: Nittel Nacht (certain Orthodox Jewish denominations)Yiddish name for Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve (Christianity) and its related observances: Nochebuena (Spain and Spanish-speaking countries)Evening or day before Christmas Day
Christmas Eve (Christianity) and its related observances: The Declaration of Christmas Peace (Old Great Square of Turku, Finland's official Christmas City)Finnish tradition
Christmas Eve (Christianity) and its related observances: Wigilia (Poland)Polish Christmas Eve vigil supper
Christmas Eve (Christianity) and its related observances: Quviasukvik, the Inuit new year (Alaska, Canada, Greenland and Russia)Inuit New Year
Christmas Eve (Christianity) and its related observances: Kūčios (Lithuania)Traditional Lithuanian Christmas Eve meal
LibyaIndependence Day
RussiaDay of Military Honour – Siege of IsmailMemorable dates in the Russian Armed Forces
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Firsts, not anniversaries
2018A helicopter crash kills Martha Érika Alonso, first female Governor of Puebla, Mexico, and her husband Rafael Moreno Valle Rosas, former governor.11 years ago
1979The first Ariane 1 rocket is launched from ELA-1 at the Guiana Space Centre.50 years ago
1968Apollo program: The crew of Apollo 8 enters into orbit around the Moon, becoming the first humans to do so. They performed ten lunar orbits, took the Earthrise photograph, broadcast live TV pictures, and read the first ten verses of Genesis.61 years ago
1952First flight of Britain's Handley Page Victor strategic bomber.77 years ago
1906Reginald Fessenden transmits the first radio broadcast; consisting of a poetry reading, a violin solo, and a speech.123 years ago
1818The first performance of "Silent Night" takes place in the Nikolauskirche in Oberndorf, Austria.211 years ago
971Battle of Ayn Shams: The Fatimids under Jawhar defeat the Qarmatians at the gates of Cairo, putting an end to the First Qarmatian invasion of Egypt.1058 years ago
The week ahead, around the world
The same subject is marked on different dates almost everywhere.
Tuesday, Dec 25Christmas Day · Many countries
Tuesday, Dec 25Christmas Day, Christian festival commemorating the birth of Jesus. · Internationally observed — Christian holiday usually on December 25
Tuesday, Dec 25Children's Day · Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Republic of Congo — Public observance in honor of children
Tuesday, Dec 25Tulsi Pujan Diwas · India — Indian spiritual leader and convicted rapist (born 1941)
Tuesday, Dec 25Constitution Day · Taiwan
Tuesday, Dec 25Good Governance Day · India — Indian holiday
Tuesday, Dec 25Quaid-e-Azam's Day · Pakistan — Public holiday in Pakistan
Tuesday, Dec 25Takanakuy · Chumbivilcas Province, Peru — Annual practice in Chumbivilcas Province, Peru, on 25 December
Wednesday, Dec 26Boxing Day · United Kingdom · the Commonwealth — Once the day boxes of thanks were given to those who served all year.
Wednesday, Dec 26Kwanzaa begins · United States — December 26 to January 1: seven principles, one each day.
Wednesday, Dec 26Boxing Day, except when December 26 is a Sunday. If it is a Sunday, Boxing Day is transferred to December 27 by Royal Proclamation. (Commonwealth of Nations), and its related observances: Day of Good Will (South Africa and Namibia) — Commonwealth nations holiday on 26 December
Wednesday, Dec 26Boxing Day, except when December 26 is a Sunday. If it is a Sunday, Boxing Day is transferred to December 27 by Royal Proclamation. (Commonwealth of Nations), and its related observances: Family Day (Vanuatu) — Public holiday
Wednesday, Dec 26Boxing Day, except when December 26 is a Sunday. If it is a Sunday, Boxing Day is transferred to December 27 by Royal Proclamation. (Commonwealth of Nations), and its related observances: Thanksgiving (Solomon Islands)
Wednesday, Dec 26Independence and Unity Day · Slovenia — Slovenian national holiday
Wednesday, Dec 26Mauro Hamza Day · Houston, Texas — Egyptian fencer
Wednesday, Dec 26Mummer's Day · Padstow, Cornwall — Midwinter celebration in Cornwall, England
Wednesday, Dec 26Saint Stephen's Day (public holiday in Alsace, Austria, Catalonia, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Ireland, Luxembourg, Poland, Slovakia and Switzerland), and its related observances: Father's Day (Bulgaria) — Celebration honoring fathers
Wednesday, Dec 26The first day of Kwanzaa, celebrated until January 1 · United States — Annual African-American celebration
Wednesday, Dec 26The first day of Junkanoo street parade, the second day is on the New Year's Day · The Bahamas — Festive season that occurs on Boxing Day and New Year's Day
Wednesday, Dec 26The second day of the Twelve Days of Christmas (Western Christianity) Second day of Christmas (Public holiday in the Netherlands, Poland and Slovakia)
Wednesday, Dec 26Wren Day · Ireland and the Isle of Man — Irish and Manx tradition on 26 December
Thursday, Dec 27Constitution Day · North Korea
Thursday, Dec 27Emergency Rescuer's Day · Russia — Professional holiday in Russia
Thursday, Dec 27Saint Stephen's Day · Eastern Orthodox Church; a public holiday in Romania — 26 December in the Western church
Thursday, Dec 27The third of the Twelve Days of Christmas · Western Christianity — Period between 26 December and 6 January
Friday, Dec 28Holy Innocents' Day · Spain · Latin America — The day for pranks, as April Fools' Day is elsewhere.
Friday, Dec 28King Taksin Memorial Day · Thailand
Friday, Dec 28Proclamation Day (South Australia), celebration started on the day following Christmas · South Australia — Public holiday in Australia
Friday, Dec 28Republic Day · South Sudan
Friday, Dec 28The fourth of the Twelve Days of Christmas · Western Christianity — Period between 26 December and 6 January
Saturday, Dec 29Constitution Day · Ireland
Saturday, Dec 29Independence Day · Mongolia — State holiday in Mongolia
Saturday, Dec 29The fifth day of Christmas · Western Christianity — Period between 26 December and 6 January
Saturday, Dec 29The fourth day of Kwanzaa · United States — Annual African-American celebration
Sunday, Dec 30Rizal Day · Philippines — José Rizal, 1896.
Sunday, Dec 30Day of the Declaration of Slovakia as an Independent Ecclesiastic Province · Slovakia
Sunday, Dec 30The fifth day of Kwanzaa · United States — Annual African-American celebration
Sunday, Dec 30The sixth of the Twelve Days of Christmas · Western Christianity — Period between 26 December and 6 January
Monday, Dec 31Hogmanay · Scotland — First-footing: the first guest across the threshold brings the year's luck.
Monday, Dec 31New Year's Eve · Spain — Twelve grapes, one for each stroke of midnight.
Monday, Dec 31International Solidarity Day of Azerbaijanis · Azerbaijan — Public holiday in Azerbaijan
Monday, Dec 31New Year's Eve (International observance), and its related observances: First Night (United States) — Artistic and cultural celebration on New Year's Eve
Monday, Dec 31New Year's Eve (International observance), and its related observances: Last Day of the Year or Bisperás ng Bagong Taón, special holiday between Rizal Day and New Year's Day (Philippines)
Monday, Dec 31New Year's Eve (International observance), and its related observances: Novy God Eve (Russia) — New Year celebrations in post-Soviet countries
Monday, Dec 31New Year's Eve (International observance), and its related observances: Ōmisoka (Japan) — Annual Japanese festival
Monday, Dec 31New Year's Eve (International observance), and its related observances: The first day of Hogmanay or "Auld Year's Night" (Scotland) — Scottish celebration of New Year
Monday, Dec 31The seventh of the Twelve Days of Christmas · Western Christianity — Period between 26 December and 6 January
Monday, Dec 31The sixth and penultimate day of Kwanzaa · United States — Unit of speech sounds