December is the 12th month of the Julian and Gregorian calendars. The name December means 10th month as it was the 10th month of the year according to the ancient Roman calendar that began in March.

Other Names for the Month
Anglo Saxon - Yule monath or Winter monath

December Correspondences

The birth flower for December is either the Holly or the Poinsettia
The birthstone for December is either blue topaz, turquoise, zircon or tanzanite

December Folklore

Weather

Much rain in October, much wind in December
Green on winter's solstice, white on spring's equinox
A green December fills the graveyard

Romance

Marry on December 3rd, for all the grief you've ever heard.

The December Sky

In December, those of us in the Northern Hemisphere get the best view of the constellation Orion.

The new moon in December will be either in the sign of Sagittarius or Capricorn.

The full moon in December is called the Full Cold Moon or the Long Night's Moon. If the full moon falls in the first half of the month, while the Sun is in Sagittarius, the full moon will be in Gemini. If the full moon falls in the latter part of the month when the Sun is in Capricorn, the full moon will be in Cancer.

Feast Days in December

The Winter Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere and the Summer Solstice in the Southern Hemisphere occur sometime between December 20th and 23rd.

Saint Nicholas' Day - December 6
Egil Skallagrimsson's Day - December 9
Human Rights Day - December 10
Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe - December 12
Saint Lucia's Day - December 13
Festivus - December 23
HumanLight - December 23
Yule - December 21
Christmas - December 25
Boxing Day - December 26
Kwanzaa - December 26 - January 1
Dies Natalis Solis Invicti - December 25
Brumalia
Saturnalia December 17
Mōdraniht
Holy Innocents Day December 28
New Year's Eve December 31

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