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December is the twelfth and last month of the year. It has 31 days and is in the winter season in the Northern Hemisphere. Historically, December was the tenth month of the Roman calendar before January and February were added, but it retained its name which comes from the Latin word "decem" meaning ten. December is marked by various winter holidays and events around the world, including Christmas, Hanukkah, and various independence days and religious festivals.

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December: December (Disambiguation) Dec January February March April May June July August September October November

December is the twelfth and last month of the year. It has 31 days and is in the winter season in the Northern Hemisphere. Historically, December was the tenth month of the Roman calendar before January and February were added, but it retained its name which comes from the Latin word "decem" meaning ten. December is marked by various winter holidays and events around the world, including Christmas, Hanukkah, and various independence days and religious festivals.

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December

This article is about the month. For other uses, see December (disambiguation).
"Dec." redirects here. For other uses, see Dec.
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December (
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/dsmbr/ di-SEM-br) is the twelfth and last month of the year in the Julian and
Gregorian Calendars. It is one of seven months with the length of 31 days.
December is the first month of meteorological winter in the Northern Hemisphere. In the
Southern Hemisphere, December is the seasonal equivalent to June in the Northern hemisphere,
which is the first month of summer. December is the month with the shortest daylight hours of
the year in the Northern Hemisphere and the longest daylight hours of the year in the Southern
Hemisphere.
December starts on the same day of the week as September every year and ends on the same day
of the week as April every year. In common years, April and July of the previous year start on
the same day of the week as December of the current year as a common year and October of the
previous year always starts on the same day of the week as December of the current year as a
leap year while January of the previous years starts on the same day of the week as December of
the current year as a leap year and a year immediately after that. July of the previous year ends
on the same day of the week as December of the current year as a common year, February and
October of the previous year end on the same day of the week as December of the current year as
a leap year, and January of the previous year ends on the same day of the week as December of
the current year as a leap year and a year immediately before that. December starts on the same
day of the week as June of the following year in years immediately before common years and
March and November of the following year in years immediately before leap years. December
ends on the same day of the week as September of the following year in years immediately
before common years and March and June of the following year in years immediately before
leap years.
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History

December, from the Trs Riches Heures du duc de Berry
December gets its name from the Latin word decem (meaning ten) because it was originally the
tenth month of the year in the Roman calendar, which began in March. The winter days
following December were not included as part of any month. Later, the months of January and
February were created out of the monthless period and added to the beginning of the calendar,
but December retained its name.
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Events in December

A Christmas market in Dresden
Day of Restoration of Independence of Portugal (December 1)
Union Day of Romania (December 1)
World AIDS Day (December 1)
International Day of People with Disability
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(December 3)
National Day of United Arab Emirates (December 2)
Navy Day of India (December 4)
Sinterklaas in the Netherlands (December 5)
Father's Day (King's Birthday) in Thailand (December 5)
Independence Day in Finland (December 6)
Constitution Day in Spain (December 6)
Saint Nicholas Day in Greece& Switzerland (December 6)
Pearl Harbor Day in the United States (December 7)
Fukuoka Marathon is held on first Sunday in December.
Da de la Madre en Panam (Mother's Day) in Panama. (December 8)
Day of the Immaculate Conception of Mary. (December 8)
Constitution Day in Romania. (December 8)
In the satr religion, Egil Skallagrimsson's Day (December 9) is a day of remembrance
for the Viking hero.
Nobel Prizes awarded (December 10) on the anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death.
Human Rights Day (December 10)
Da de la Virgen de Guadalupe, or Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe, in Mexico
(December 12)
Independence Day (Jamhuri Day) in Kenya (December 12)
Saint Lucy (December 13)
Honolulu Marathon is held on second Sunday in December.
Monkey Day (December 14)
Bill of Rights Day (United States). (December 15)
Zamenhof Day (December 15)
National Day of Kingdom of Bahrain (December 16)
Victory day of Bangladesh (December 16)
Day of Reconciliation in South Africa (December 16).
Hannukah (December 20 in 2011)
First day of winter (December 21)

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