December 2013
1
Advent Sunday Start of the Christian year.
8
Bodhi Day Day when some Buddhists celebrate Gautauma’s enlightenment.
10
Human Rights Day Anniversary of the adoption of the “Universal Declaration of Human Rights” by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948.
21
Yule Pagan festival of winter solstice.
24
Christmas Eve Prelude to Christmas; time of carol services and midnight mass.
25
Christmas Day Christian celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ.
26
Zarthusht-no-diso Remembrance day for the prophet Zarathustra (Fasli calendar).
26
Kwanzaa Celebration of African-American spirituality and cultural inheritance.
31
Omisoka Japanese cleansing festival in preparation for the New Year.

November 2013