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Other usespp-move-indef|small=yesMonth headerCalendarCustom|month=December|show_year=true|float=right December (IPAc-en|audio=En-us-December.ogg|d|i?|'|s|?|m|b|?rrespell|dee|SEM|b?r) is the 12th and last month of the year in the Julian calendar|Julian and Gregorian Calendar s and one of seven months with the length of 31 day s.
December starts on the same day as September every year and ends on the same day as April every year.
December is the month with the shortest daylight hours of the year in the Northern Hemisphere and the longest daylight hours of the year in the Southern Hemisphere.
December in the Northern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent to June in the Southern Hemisphere and vice versa.
In the Northern hemisphere, the beginning of the meteorological winter is 1 December. In the Southern hemisphere, the beginning of the meteorological summer is 1 December.
Etymology
In Latin, decem means " 10 (number)|ten ". December was also the Ordinal number|tenth month in the Roman calendar until a monthless winter period was divided between January and February.
Description
December's flower is the Narcissus (genus)|narcissus or holly . December's birthstones are turquoise , lapis lazuli , zircon , topaz (blue), or tanzanite .
Events in December
Great Union Day|Union Day of Romania (Nowrap|1 December)
World AIDS Day ( December 1 )
National Day of United Arab Emirates (December 2)
Sinterklaas in the Netherlands ( December 5 )
Father's Day (King's Birthday) in Thailand ( December 5 )
Independence Day of Finland|Independence Day in Finland ( December 6 )
Spanish Constitution of 1978|Constitution Day in Spain ( December 6 )
Day of reconciliation (South Africa)|Day of Reconciliation in South Africa ( December 16 ).
Hannukah ( December 20 in 2011)
First day of winter ( December 21 )
Solstice (called the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere and the summer solstice in the Southern Hemisphere ) occurs on dates varying from December 20 to December 22 (in UTC). See also Yule
The Emperor's Birthday , a national holiday in Japan ( December 23 )
Festivus ( December 23 )
HumanLight ( Humanism|Humanist holiday), ( December 23 )
Christmas Eve ( December 24 )
Christmas ( December 25 )
Boxing Day ( December 26 )
Day of Goodwill ( December 26 )
Kwanzaa ( December 26 to January 1 )
Independence Day in Slovenia - Independence and Unity Day , ( December 26 )
Proclamation Day in South Australia ( December 28 )
Philippines – José Rizal|Rizal Day ( December 30 )
New Year's Eve ( December 31 )
Yule
December symbols
December's birthstone is the blue turquoise or zircon , and the recently added tanzanite .
Its birth flower is the Holly or Euphorbia pulcherrima . http://www.shgresources.com/gems/birthflowers/
The Zodiac sign for those born in this month is either Sagittarius (astrology)|Sagittarius or Capricorn (astrology)|Capricorn , depending on which day you were born.
