A lifetime is not what is between the moments of birth and death. A lifetime is one moment between my two little breaths. The present, the here, the now. That’s all the life I get. I live each moment in full, In kindness, in peace, without regret. - Chade Meng, Taoist poet
Engaging in activities this month might surprise you.I passed on some great ideas for exploration, and reasons to get up off the couch and create your own personal holiday magic. December offers even more off the charts gathering with friends and family, parties, one-on-one encounters that encourage new and original ways to engage which would include people that you have known for a long time or with those who are new to you. Yes, maybe even a little romance! Here is another chance for you to shine and to become more of your awesome best.
December's Monthly Events
Aid Quits memorial, Washington, D.C.
AIDS Awareness Month
Awareness Months Month
Bingo’s Birthday Month
National Human Rights Month
National Tie Month
National Write a Business Plan Month
Operation Santa Paws (December 1-December 24)
Quince and Watermelon Month
Photo Artist Juan Coronado
Root Vegetables and Exotic Fruits Month
Spiritual Literacy Month
Tomato and Winter Squash Month
Universal Human Rights Month
Worldwide Food Service Safety Month
DECEMBER WEEKLY HOLIDAYS AND OBSERVANCES
National Handwashing Awareness Week, December 3-9 (First Full Week)
Recipe Greetings For The Holidays Week, December 3-9 (First Full Week)
Cookie Exchange Week, December 18-22 (First M-F Week Before Christmas)
Christmas Bird Count Week, December 14-January 5 (Always every year)
Halcyon Days, December 14-28 (Always seven days before/after the Winter Solstice)
Gluten-free Baking Week, December 17-23 (Week Before Christmas)
Kwanzaa, December 26-January 1
Hanukkah December 12 -20
DECEMBER DAILY EVENTS
DECEMBER 1 Friday World AIDS Day
DECEMBER 1 Friday National Pie Day
DECEMBER 1 Friday National Eat a Red Apple Day
DECEMBER 1 Friday Bifocals at the Monitor Liberation Day
DECEMBER 1 Friday Day With(out) Art Day
DECEMBER 1 Friday Faux Fur Friday – (First Friday in Dec.)
DECEMBER 2 Saturday International Abolition Slavery Day
DECEMBER 2 Saturday National Fritters Day
Mutt Day
DECEMBER 2 Saturday National Mutt Day
DECEMBER 2 Saturday Special Education Day
DECEMBER 2 Saturday Skywarn Recognition Day – (First Sat. in Dec.}
DECEMBER 3 Sunday International Disabilities Persons Day
DECEMBER 3 Sunday Roof Over Your Head Day
DECEMBER 4 Monday National Cookie Day
DECEMBER 4 Monday National Dice Day
DECEMBER 5 Tuesday World Soil Day
DECEMBER 5 Tuesday Volunteer Day for Economic & Social Dvlpmnt
Sacher Torte
DECEMBER 5 Tuesday National Sacher Torte Day
DECEMBER 5 Tuesday AFL-CIO Day
DECEMBER 5 Tuesday Bathtub Party Day
DECEMBER 5 Tuesday International Ninja Day
DECEMBER 5 Tuesday Repeal Day #RepealDay
DECEMBER 6 Wednesday National Pawnbrokers Day
DECEMBER 6 Wednesday National Microwave Oven Day
DECEMBER 6 Wednesday National Gazpacho Day
DECEMBER 6 Wednesday St. Nicholas Day
DECEMBER 6 Wednesday Miners Day
PSA Airlines
DECEMBER 7 Thursday International Civil Aviation Day
DECEMBER 7 Thursday National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
DECEMBER 7 Thursday National Cotton Candy Day
DECEMBER 8 Friday National Brownie Day
DECEMBER 8 Friday Pretend to Be a Time Traveler Day
DECEMBER 9 Saturday International Anti-Corruption Day
DECEMBER 9 Saturday National Pastry Day
DECEMBER 9 Saturday Weary Willie Day
DECEMBER 9 Saturday National Wreaths Day – 2nd Sat. in December
DECEMBER 10 Sunday Dewey Decimal System Day
DECEMBER 10 Sunday Human Rights Day
Nobel Prize
DECEMBER 10 Sunday Nobel Prize Day
DECEMBER 11 Monday International Mountain Day
DECEMBER 11 Monday National Noodle Ring Day
DECEMBER 11 Monday UNICEF Birthday
DECEMBER 12 Tuedsday National Ambrosia Day
DECEMBER 12 Tuedsday National Ding-a-Ling Day
DECEMBER 12 Tuedsday Gingerbread House Day
DECEMBER 12 Tuedsday Poinsettia Day
DECEMBER 12 Tuedsday Chanukah Begins
Hot Cocoa
DECEMBER 13 Wednesday National Cocoa Day
DECEMBER 13 Wednesday National Violin Day
DECEMBER 13 Wednesday National Day Of The Horse
DECEMBER 14 Thursday National Bouillabaisse Day
DECEMBER 15 Friday National Cupcake/Lemon Cupcake Day
DECEMBER 15 Friday Bill of Rights Day
DECEMBER 15 Friday Cat Herders Day
DECEMBER 15 Friday National Ugly Christmas Sweater Day
DECEMBER 15 Friday Underdog Day
DECEMBER 16 Saturday National Chocolate-covered Anything Day
DECEMBER 16 Saturday Barbie and Barney Backlash Day
DECEMBER 16 Saturday Free Shipping Day – Changes Annually
DECEMBER 17 Sunday National Maple Syrup Day
DECEMBER 17 Sunday Wright Brothers Day
DECEMBER 18 Monday International Migrants Day
DECEMBER 18 Monday U.N. Arabic Language Day
DECEMBER 18 Monday National Roast Suckling Pig Day
DECEMBER 18 Monday Answer The Telephone Like Buddy The Elf Day
DECEMBER 19 Tuesday National Hard Candy Day
DECEMBER 19 Tuesday National Oatmeal Muffin Day
DECEMBER 20 Wednesday National Sangria Day
DECEMBER 21 Thursday National French Fried Shrimp Day
DECEMBER 21 Thursday Crossword Puzzle Day
DECEMBER 21 Thursday Humbug Day
DECEMBER 21 Thursday Yule - Winter Solstice
DECEMBER 21 Thursday National Flashlight Day
DECEMBER 21 Thursday National Homeless Persons’ Remembrance Day
DECEMBER 21 Thursday National Re-Gifting Day
DECEMBER 22 Friday National Date Nut Bread Day
DECEMBER 22 Friday Anne and Samantha Day (also June 21)
DECEMBER 22 Friday Forefathers Day – December 22
DECEMBER 23 Saturday National Pfeffernusse Day
DECEMBER 23 Saturday National Roots Day
DECEMBER 23 Saturday Festivus
DECEMBER 24 Sunday National Eggnog Day
DECEMBER 24 Sunday Christmas Eve
DECEMBER 25 Monday National Pumpkin Pie Day
DECEMBER 25 Monday A’Phabet Day or No “L” Day
Family Holidays
DECEMBER 25 Monday Christmas
DECEMBER 26 Tuesday National Candy Cane Day
DECEMBER 26 Tuesday National Thank You Note Day
DECEMBER 26 Tuesday National Whiner’s Day
DECEMBER 26 Tuesday Boxing Day (Canada)
DECEMBER 27 Wednesday National Fruitcake Day
DECEMBER 28 Thursday National Chocolate Candy Day
DECEMBER 28 Thursday National Card Playing Day
DECEMBER 28 Thursday Holy Innocents Day
DECEMBER 28 Thursday Pledge of Allegiance Day
DECEMBER 29 Friday National Pepper Pot Day
DECEMBER 29 Friday Tick Tock Day
DECEMBER 29 Friday No Interruptions Day
DECEMBER 30 Saturday National Bicarbonate of Soda Day
DECEMBER 30 Saturday Falling Needles Family Fest Day
DECEMBER 30 Saturday Bacon Day
DECEMBER 31 Sunday National Champagne Day
DECEMBER 31 Sunday Make Up Your Mind Day
DECEMBER 31 Sunday New Year’s Eve
DECEMBER 31 Sunday Universal Hour of Peace