Day Guide for Tuesday December 8th 2026 What are the holidays on December 8th 2026?

This is our day guide for Tuesday December 8th 2026 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 2026

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.

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

Syria: Liberation Day

A public holiday to marks the anniversary of the fall of the Assad regime on this day in 2024.

Uzbekistan: Constitution Day

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

Observances on December 8th 2026

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: 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 2026
There are 8 public holidays today.
Day 342 of 2026
23 days left in 2026
Week 50 of the year
On this Day in History
1987 - The Alianza Lima air disaster occurs.
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.
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.)
1912 – Leaders of the German Empire hold an Imperial War Council to discuss the possibility that war might break out.