December

December is the twelfth and last  of the  in the  and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 s.

December begins (astrologically) with the in the sign of  and ends in the sign of. Astronomically speaking, the sun begins in the constellation of, which is the only zodiacal constellation that is not counted as an astrological sign, and ends in the constellation of.

In Latin, decem means "". December was also the tenth month in the until a monthless winter period was divided between  and. December's is the  or. December's are, , ,  (blue), or. It is Awareness Month. December is the month with the shortest daylight hours of the year in the Northern Hemisphere and the longest daylight hours of the year in the Southern Hemisphere.

Events in December

 * Independence Day of Romania (1 December)
 * National Day of United arab emirates (December 2)
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 * Father's Day (King's Birthday) in Thailand
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 * Día de la Madre en Panamá, Mother's day in Panama.
 * Day of the Mary Immaculate Conception.
 * Día de la Virgen de Guadalupe, or Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe, in Mexico
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 * The called the  solstice in the northern hemisphere and the  solstice in the southern hemisphere occurs on dates varying from  to  (in UTC).
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Other names

 * In, December is called Dhjetor
 * In the, December is known as Manidoo-giizisoons, meaning "little spirit-moon".
 * In, December is called Avientu
 * In, December is called joulukuu, meaning "month of Christmas", since about the 18th century. Earlier it was called talvikuu, meaning "month of winter".
 * In, December is called დეკემბერი.
 * In, December is called Mí na Nollaig, meaning "month of Christmas".
 * In, the month is called Shiwasu meaning "priests run"; it is named so because priests are busy making end of the year prayers and blessings.
 * In, December is known as Aralık.
 * In, December is known as ngeyomNga, meaning "month of the mimosa thorn tree".