December special days

[sarah707]

Some ideas to keep you busy this month!

Sarah

2nd - Advent - Christian day of preparation for the Christmas period

Legend of Babushka - The Russian woman who missed seeing the baby Jesus – a lovely story of trust and faith

Christingle - A Christian festival in which an orange is decorated to represent Christian beliefs

6th - St Nicholas Day - Christian festival, celebrated through the world, of giving and generosity

12th - Fiesta of our lady of Guadalupe - Mexican Catholic festival, celebrating the life of a woman who saw the Virgin Mary

13th - St Lucia’s Day - National holiday in Sweden celebrating the life of St Lucia, a saint because of her kindness & love

Hanukkah - Jewish festival of lights – candles are lit every day – you can see them in many windows

20th - Eid ul-Adha - Muslims remember Abraham’s sacrifice of his son and gather to feast and exchange gifts

22nd - 1st day of Winter - This is the shortest day of the year in the UK – a day to think about spring being round the corner!

25th - Christmas - Christian festival celebrating the birth of Jesus, son of God

26th - Kwanzaa - African American time for celebration and to remember African roots

26th - Boxing Day Celebrated in Australia, Canada, England and Ireland – traditionally with boxing matches

31st - Omisoka - Japanese New Year’s Eve – the 2nd most important day in the Japanese calendar

31st - New Years Eve - Parties, fireworks and Val Doonican on the telly

[LittleMissSparkles]

you forgot the 8th Sarah.... forum christmas bash .... lol

thank you for all your hard work

[deeb66]

you forgot the 8th Sarah.... forum christmas bash .... lol

thank you for all your hard work

How could you Sarah

Tut, tut, tut

Dee

[nannan]

yes Sarah how could you forget about the 8th,
thanks for the rest of the information, I love Christingle next to Christmas day

[angeldelight]

Thanks Sarah

Angel xx

[miffy]

Thanks for that Sarah

Miffy x

[Spangles]

Thank you Sarah, it's really good of you to collate all of this information for us.

x

[carolinel]

Thanks very much Sarah,