Welcome back to our series featuring Unique Holidays: December 2022. Can you believe today is the first day of the last of month of 2022? Were did the time go? Are you ready for Christmas? To help you prepare I wanted to share the unique holidays happening this month which Charlie and I use in our Homeschool Classes.
December Monthly Celebrations
- Bingo Month
- National Fruitcake Month
- Safe Toys and Gifts Month
- World Food Service Safety Month
- Write a Friend Month
December Weekly Events
- National Handwashing Awareness Week – first week of the month
- Human Rights Week – second week in December
- Thank a Soldier Week – the week including Christmas
2022 December Daily Holidays, Special and Wacky Days:
December Eat a Red Apple Day World Aids Awareness Day
December 2 National Fritters Day
December 3 National Roof over Your Head Day
December 4 Santa’s List Day – we hope you are on the “Nice” list Wear Brown Shoes Day
December 5 Bathtub Party Day Repeal Day – The 21st Amendment ends Prohibition. I’ll drink to that!
December Bartender Appreciation Day – in Europe St. Nicholas Day Mitten Tree Day Put on your own Shoes Day
December 7 International Civil Aviation Day
National Cotton Candy Day – would you like some fairy floss?
December 8
December 9
December 10
December 11
International Children’s Day – Second Sunday in December
December 12
December 13
December 14
U.K. National Postal Worker Day
December 15
December 16
National Chocolate Covered Anything Day
December 17
December 18
Chanukah begins – the date varies
National Roast Suckling Pig Day
December 19
December 20
December 21
Crossword Puzzle Day
Forefather’s Day
Humbug Day
Look on the Bright Side Day
National Flashlight Day
Winter Solstice – the shortest day of the year, the date varies
December 22
National Date Nut Bread Day – or September 8!?
December 23
Festivus – for the rest of us
Roots Day
December 24
National Chocolate Day
National Egg Nog Day
December 25
Christmas Day
National Pumpkin Pie Day for recipes see Pumpkin Nook’s Cookbook
December 26
Boxing Day – date can vary
National Candy Cane Day
December 27
Make Cut Out Snowflakes Day
National Fruitcake Day
December 28
Card Playing Day
December 29
Pepper Pot Day
December 30
Bacon Day
National Bicarbonate of Soda Day
December 31
Make Up Your Mind Day
New Year’s Eve
Unlucky Day
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
