Day Guide for Saturday December 6th 2025 What are the holidays on December 6th 2025?

This is our day guide for Saturday December 6th 2025 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 6th 2025

International: Feast of St. Nicholas

A day when many children across Europe receive gifts in honour of Saint Nicholas

Regional

Ecuador (regional): Foundation of Quito Day

Quito, the capital of Ecuador, was founded on December 6th 1534 by 204 Spanish settlers.

Finland: Independence Day

Celebrates Finland's declaration of independence from the Russian Empire in 1917

Spain: Constitution Day

Constitution day is a celebration of the day Spain became a democracy in December 1978.

Observances on December 6th 2025

USA: Miners’ Day

A day to appreciate the contribution of miners on the anniversary of the deadliest mining disaster in the US.

USA: National Gazpacho Day

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

USA: National Microwave Oven Day

Ding! Ding! Time to pierce the film, it is National Microwave Oven Day.

USA: National Pawnbrokers Day

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

International: St. Nicholas Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of St. Nicholas Day

Ukraine: Armed Forces Day

On this holiday, it is customary to congratulate everyone who is associated with the Ukrainian army.

United Kingdom: Small Business Saturday

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Small Business Saturday

USA: National Rhubarb Vodka Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Rhubarb Vodka Day

USA: SKYWARN Recognition Day

Skywarn is a program of the National Weather Service. Its mission is to collect reports of localized severe weather in the United States.

New Zealand: Crate Day

New Zealand has a semi national holiday called crate day where you have to drink a crate of beer on the first Saturday of December.

USA: National Clothing Swap Day

Celebrate National Clothing Swap Day by joining the eco-friendly movement that saves money and reduces textile waste. Swap clothes, save the planet!

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General Information for December 6th 2025
There are 4 public holidays today.
Day 340 of 2025
25 days left in 2025
Week 49 of the year
On this Day in History
2005 - An Iranian Air Force C-130 military transport aircraft crashes into a ten-floor apartment building in a residential area of Tehran, killing all 84 on board and 44 more on the ground.
1989 - Fourteen female students in Canada lose their lives in an 'anti-feminist' shooting dubbed The Montreal Massacre.
1988 – The Australian Capital Territory is granted self-government.
1648 – Colonel Thomas Pride of the New Model Army purges the Long Parliament of MPs sympathetic to King Charles I of England, in order for the King's trial to go ahead; came to be known as "Pride's Purge".