Holidays and Observances
- Christian Feast Day:
- O Oriens
- Petrus Canisius
- Thomas the apostle (pre-1970 Roman Calendar)
- December 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Divalia, in honour of Angerona (Roman Empire)
- Earliest date for the winter solstice (Northern Hemisphere), and its related observances:
- Earliest date for Yule in the Northern Hemisphere, and Midsummer in the Southern Hemisphere. (Neopagan Wheel of the Year)
- Sanghamitta Day
- Ziemassvētki (ancient Latvia)
- Forefathers' Day (Plymouth, Massachusetts)
- São Tomé Day (São Tomé and Príncipe)
- The first day of Pancha Ganapati, celebrated until December 25 (India)
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