From Ninjas To Bathtubs And Santas, December Holidays Abound

KENT, OH -- While Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa tend to be the most popular December holidays, the final month of the year is filled with reasons to celebrate. From important days commending our founding fathers to fun festivals and silly celebrations, there is something to celebrate every day in December:

• Friday, Dec. 1: AIDS Awareness Day; Eat a Red Apple Day
• Saturday, Dec. 2: National Fritters Day
• Sunday, Dec. 3: First Sunday of Advent; National Roof Over Your Head Day
• Monday, Dec. 4: Santa's List Day; Wear Brown Shoes Day
• Tuesday, Dec. 5: Bathtub Party Day; Repeal Day—the 21st Amendment ends Prohibition; Ninja Day
• Wednesday, Dec. 6: St. Nicholas Day; Mitten Tree Day; Put On Your Own Shoes Day; Miners' Day
• Thursday, Dec. 7: Pearl Harbor Remembrance; International Civil Aviation Day; Letter Writing Day; National Cotton Candy Day
• Friday, Dec. 8: Feast of the Immaculate Conception; National Brownie Day
• Saturday, Dec. 9: ; Christmas Card Day; International Children's Day; National Pastry Day; Choral Day
• Sunday, Dec. 10: Second Sunday of Advent; Human Rights Day
• Monday, Dec. 11: National Noodle Ring Day; Mountain Day
• Tuesday, Dec. 12: Poinsettia Day; Hanukkah begins at sundown
• Wednesday, Dec. 13: Ice Cream Day; Violin Day
• Thursday, Dec. 14: National Bouillabaisse Day; Monkey Day
• Friday, Dec. 15: Bill of Rights Day; National Lemon Cupcake Day; Cat Herders Day
• Saturday, Dec. 16: National Chocolate Covered Anything Day
• Sunday, Dec. 17: Third Sunday of Advent; Pan American Aviation Day; Wright Brothers Day; National Maple Syrup Day; Underdog Day
• Monday, Dec. 18: Bake Cookies Day; National Roast Suckling Pig Day
• Tuesday, Dec. 19: Look for an Evergreen Day; Oatmeal Muffin Day
• Wednesday, Dec. 20: Last day of Hanukkah; Go Caroling Day; Games Day
• Thursday, Dec. 21: Winter Solstice, First Day of Winter; Forefather's Day — celebrating the day Pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock; Humbug Day; National Flashlight Day; Look on the Bright Side Day
• Friday, Dec. 22: National Date Nut Bread Day; Haiku Poetry Day
• Saturday, Dec. 23: Festivus "For the Rest of Us"; Roots Day
• Sunday, Dec. 24: Fourth Sunday of Advent; Christmas Eve; George Washington's Birthday; National Chocolate Day; National Egg Nog Day
• Monday, Dec. 25: Christmas—Christian observance of Jesus' birth; National Pumpkin Pie Day
• Tuesday, Dec. 26: Kwanzaa, which lasts through Jan. 1; Boxing Day; Thank You Note Day; National Whiners Day
• Wednesday, Dec. 27: Make Cut Out Snowflakes Day; National Fruitcake Day
• Thursday, Dec. 28: Card Playing Day
• Friday, Dec. 29: Pepper Pot Day; Tick Tock Day
• Saturday, Dec. 30: National Bicarbonate of Soda Day; Bacon Day
• Sunday, Dec. 31: New Year's Eve; Unlucky Day; No Interruptions Day

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