2008
* Means that Holy days begin at sundown the day before this date.
** Regional customs,
group preference or moon sightings may
cause a variation of this date.
Bold
titles are primary holy days of a tradition.
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for earlier months of the year.
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DECEMBER 2008
- 6
- Saint Nicholas Day - Christian
- 6-9
- 7
- Waqf al Arafa - Hajj Day * - Islam
- 8
- Bodhi Day (Rohatsu) ** - Buddhism
- Immaculate Conception - Catholic Christian
- 9
- 12
- Feast day - Our Lady of Guadalupe - Catholic Christian
- Advent Fast begins - Orthodox Christian
- 16-25
- Posadas Navidenas - Christian
- 21
- 21 Winter Solstice
- Yule * - Wicca Northern Hemisphere
- Litha * - Wicca Southern Hemisphere
- 22-29
- 25
- Christmas * - Christian
- Feast of the Nativity ** - Orthodox Christian
- 26
- Zarathosht Diso (Death of Prophet Zarathushtra) - Zoroastrian
- 28
- Holy Innocents - Christian
- Feast of the Holy Family - Catholic Christian
- 29
- Hijra - Muharram (first day of new year) * ** - Islam
- 31
Updated on December 1, 2008
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