The Holiday Season

Here are just some of the observances, festivals, celebrations and special days that take place in the coming month or so of holidays and holy days, known to many as “The Holiday Season.”

• December 1: Advent
• December 3: Giving Tuesday
• December 5: Krampusnacht
• December 6: St. Nicholas Day
• December 8: Bodhi Day / Rohatsu
• December 8: Feast of the Immaculate Conception
• December 8: Advent (second Sunday)
• December 10: International Human Rights Day
• December 11: Gita Jayanti
• December 12: Feast of Masa’il
• December 15: Advent (third Sunday)
• December 16: Simbang Gabi / Los Posadas
• December 21: Winter Solstice / Yule / Grianstad an Gheimhridh
• December 22: Advent (fourth Sunday)
• December 23: Festivus
• December 24: Christmas Eve
• December 25: Christmas Day
• December 25 (evening): Hanukkah begins
• December 26: St. Stephen’s Day
• December 26: Kwanzaa begins
• December 31: New Year’s Eve
• December 31: Hogmanay
• January 1: New Year’s Day
• January 1: Kwanzaa concludes
• January 2: Hanukkah concludes
• January 7: Orthodox Christmas
• January 13: Maghi
• January 17: Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti