Day Guide for Friday December 8th 2023 What are the holidays on December 8th 2023?

This is our day guide for Friday December 8th 2023 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 2023

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: Albanian National Youth Day

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

Falkland Islands: Battle Day

Marks the anniversary of the Battle of the Falkland Islands in 1914.

Guam: Santa Marian Kamalen Day

Honors a statue of the Virgin Mary that survived Japanese bombing of Guam on December 8th 1941, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception.

Not a Public Holiday

Israel: Hanukkah

Observed for eight days in honour of the historic victory of the Maccabbees against religious oppression

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.

Observances on December 8th 2023

Finland: Day of Finnish music

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Day of Finnish music

USA: National Brownie Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Brownie Day

USA: Pretend To Be A Time Traveler Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Pretend To Be A Time Traveler Day

United Kingdom: Christmas Jumper Day

Wear a Christmas Jumper to work to raise money for Save the Children.

International: Hanukkah

Observed for eight days in honour of the historic victory of the Maccabbees against religious oppression

USA: National Blue Collar Day

Celebrate National Blue Collar Day and the tireless effort of workers who bolster our nation's foundation with skill and determination.

International: Bodhi Day

Buddha's Enlightenment Day commemorates Siddhartha Gautama attaining enlightenment — some 2,600 years ago, becoming the Buddha.

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General Information for December 8th 2023
There are 8 public holidays today.
Day 342 of 2023
23 days left in 2023
Week 49 of the year
On this Day in History
2007 – Three unidentified gunmen storm an office of Benazir Bhutto's Pakistan Peoples Party in Balochistan. Three PPP supporters are killed.
1998 - Eighty-one people are killed by armed groups in Algeria.
1967 - The Beatles' ninth album Magical Mystery Tour is released as a double EP in the UK.
1963 - Pan Am Flight 214, a Boeing 707, is struck by lightning and crashes near Elkton, Maryland, killing all 81 people on board.