Day Guide for Friday December 8th 2017 What are the holidays on December 8th 2017?

This is our day guide for Friday December 8th 2017 which shows you at a glance what's happening on this day around the world. Using the calendar on this page, you can look at a day guide for any day. Why not look up your birthday to see which holidays you share it with?

Holidays on December 8th 2017

International: Immaculate Conception Day

It is a day that celebrates the belief that Mary, mother of Jesus, was preserved from original sin all of her life

Albania: National Youth Day

Commemorates student demonstrations in 1990 which led to the end of the People's Republic

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India (regional): Friday after Eid e-Milad-un Nabi

A public holiday in Jammu and Kashmir on the Friday after Eid-i-Milad-ul-Nabi

Mali: Prophet's Baptism

Celebrated one week after the Prophet Mohammed's Birthday, this marks the traditional Islamic birth rites that take place seven days after birth.

North Macedonia: St. Clement of Ohrid

Saint Clement of Ohrid was a medieval Bulgarian saint, scholar, writer and enlightener of the Slavs

Panama: Panama Mother's Day

Mother's Day in Panama is a national holiday, celebrated on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception

Uzbekistan: Constitution Day

Marks the adoption of the constitution of Uzbekistan on December 8th 1992.

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General Information for December 8th 2017
There are 7 public holidays today.
Day 342 of 2017
23 days left in 2017
Week 49 of the year
On this Day in History
1980 - John Lennon is murdered by Mark David Chapman in front of The Dakota in New York City.
1941 - World War II: Japanese forces simultaneously invade Malaya, Thailand, Hong Kong, the Philippines, and the Dutch East Indies. (See December 7 for the concurrent attack on Pearl Harbor in the Western Hemisphere.)
1907 – King Gustaf V of Sweden accedes to the Swedish throne.
395 - Later Yan is defeated by its former vassal Northern Wei at the Battle of Canhe Slope.