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- Major holidays celebrated in December include Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa
- Other December holidays include Advent, Eid al-Adha and Boxing Day
- Hanukkah is observed over a period of eight consecutive nights
- Kwanzaa is a seven day festival that begins on December 26
- Advent begins on the fourth Sunday before Christmas and ends on Christmas EveCRI/Voice, Institute: The Christian Season of Advent
- For Roman Catholics, there are two Holy Days of Obligation in December: the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception on December 8 and Christmas DayUnited States Conference of Catholic Bishops: ...Holy Days of Obligation in the United States...
- A day of remembrance for the attack on Pearl Harbor is observed on December 7
- The winter solstice is observed in the Northern Hemisphere on December 21 or 22National Geographic: Solstice, a Cause for Celebration Since Ancient Times (December 20, 2002)
- The secular holiday alternative of Festivus, made popular in a 1997 episode of Seinfeld, is observed annually on December 23
- The non-religious holiday celebration HumanLight is observed on December 23
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December Holidays Questions
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Happy Holidays or Merry Christmas? 11 AnswersI don't think anyone should be upset over "Happy Holidays" I think this phrase says "I'm not assuming you prescribe to a specific religion but I still want you... read more
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So excited for December. Shows, end of the semester, and the holidays
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Tree is up. Compromise with my wife. She wanted it up right after Halloween. I said December 5. Let the holidays begin. #wherestheeggnog?
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NEW SHIRTS COMING DECEMBER, JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAYS 11/23/09
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Light up the Holidays in Pacific Grove: PACIFIC GROVE, Calif- On Friday, December 11, 2009, from 5pm – 9pm, merch... http://bit.ly/666ZHv
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RT @NatlParkService: Celebrate the Holidays at Mesa Verde's 2009 Luminaria Holiday Open House on December 10 - http://ow.ly/F2DK
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