December 2009

1st World AIDS Day

Universal Human Rights Month

6 - St. Nicholas Day (International)

7 - Pearl Harbor Day (United States)

8 - Bodhi Day - Buddha's Enlightenment (Buddhist)

12 - Hanukkah* (Jewish)

12 - Virgin of Guadalupe (Mexico)

16-25 - Las Posadas (Mexico)

18 - Al Hijra - Muslim New Year

22 - Winter Solstice (Dec 22-Mar 20)

25 - Christmas (Christian, Roman Catholic, International)

26 - Boxing Day (Canada, United Kingdom)

26 - Kwanzaa (African-American - Dec. 26, 2009 - Jan 1, 2010)

31 - New Year's Eve (United States, International)

Note: Sundown times for Kansas City, Kansas were determined by using the Sunrise/Sunset/Twilight and Moonrise/ Moonset/Phase calculator, a web resource provided by the United States Navy.

*Holy days usually begin at sundown the day before this date.