Day Guide for Sunday December 8th 2024 What are the holidays on December 8th 2024?

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Holidays on December 8th 2024

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

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.

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 2024

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

USA: Gingerbread House Day

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USA: World Choral Day

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USA: Worldwide Candle Lighting Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Worldwide Candle Lighting Day

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 2024
There are 6 public holidays today.
Day 343 of 2024
23 days left in 2024
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.
1988 – A United States Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II crashes into an apartment complex in Remscheid, Germany, killing 5 people and injuring 50 others.
1967 - The Beatles' ninth album Magical Mystery Tour is released as a double EP in the UK.
1953 – U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivers his "Atoms for Peace" speech, which leads to an American program to supply equipment and information on nuclear power to schools, hospitals, and research institutions around the world.