Day Guide for Wednesday December 26th 2018

This is our day guide for Wednesday December 26th 2018 which shows you at a glance what's happening around the world on day 360 of 2018.

Holidays on December 26th 2018

International: St. Stephen's Day. December 26th is the Feast of St. Stephen in Western Christianity. It is observed as a second day of Christmas holidays in several countries.

International: Boxing Day. The second day of Christmas is known as Boxing Day or St. Stephens Day. St Stephen was the first Christian martyr.

International: Second Day of Christmas. Several countries and regions around the world extend their public holidays for Christmas beyond 25th December

Regional

Australia (regional): Proclamation Day. Celebrates the establishment of government in South Australia as a British province on 28 December 1836

Eswatini: Incwala Day. This festival celebrates the beginning of the harvest season and dates are based on ancestral astrology

Greece: Synaxis of the Mother of God. The second day of Christmas in the Orthodox Church is dedicated to the Virgin Mary

Public sector only

Macau: Dongzhi Holiday. The first working day after Winter Solstice

Slovenia: Independence and Unity Day. Commemorates the proclamation of the Slovenian independence referendum in 1990

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There are no observances today.

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