December Awareness Days 🗓️ #️⃣
December Awareness Days 2023 🗓️ #️⃣ Worldwide List & Social Media Calendar
Our December awareness days list of international and worldwide awareness days are fact checked to make sure they’re not fake news or social media hype. We’ve included all the fixed international awareness days in December we could find including UN International Days. Because of Christmas there are less December awareness days than any other month. If you know an international December awareness day that isn’t on our list please add your comments at the bottom the page so we can include all December awareness days.
- This December awareness days lists was compiled by Joe Connor, last updated on
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| Date | December Awareness Days |
Acronym | 1st Year | Where? | Founder / Organizations | Filter Tags / Categories | December Awareness Day Facts/Trivia | #️⃣ Social Media Hashtags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 December | World AIDS Day (Priyasbday) | WAD | 1988 | USA and worldwide. | UN, WHO, UNAIDS. | Health day, Health awareness day. | Red ribbons worn to remember those who died of AIDS and raise awareness of the AIDS pandemic and spread of HIV infection. Observed by governments, health officials, NGOs and individuals with education on AIDS prevention and control. | #WorldAIDSDay #LetsEndIt (2020 campaign) #WAD #WAD2023 |
| 2 December | International Day for the Abolition of Slavery | Worldwide. | UN, ILO (International Labour Organization). | Rights day, Rights awareness day. | Raise awareness that, according to the International Labour Organisation (ILO), over 40 million people around the world are victims of “modern slavery” . This includes forced labor, debt bondage, forced marriage, and human trafficking. 1 in 10 children are also subject to child labor. | #SlaveTradeAbolition #EndSlavery | ||
| 3 December | International Day of Persons with Disabilities | IDPD | 1998 | Worldwide. | UN | Health day, Health awareness day. | Raising awareness and working together for full and equal participation of persons with disabilities in an inclusive and sustainable world that embraces humanity in all its diversity. Also known as Purple Sock Day, buy and wear purple socks to show your support. | #IDPD or add year #IDPD2023 #IDPwD #InternationalDisabilityDay #PurpleSockDay |
| 4 December | World Wildlife Conservation Day | Worldwide. | WWF | Animal day, Nature day, Awareness day. | One of the most popular December awareness days to spread the message that wildlife isn’t manufactured and once it’s gone that’s it! Illegal poaching is stealing wildlife from future generations. Contribute to help protect endangered species and be a responsible consumer. See also World Wildlife Day. | #WorldWildlifeConservationDay | ||
| 5 December | International Volunteer Day | IVD | 2008 | Worldwide. | UN, (UNV) United Nations Volunteers. | Awareness day. | Every day thousands of people volunteer, contributing to peace and help shape the UN’s sustainable development agenda. | #IVD or add year #IVD2023 #VolunteersActFirst #VolunteerDay |
| 5 December | World Soil Day | 2012 | Worldwide. | UN, FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization), IUSS (International Union of Soil Sciences), GSP (Global Soil Partnership). | Environmental awareness day. | Raise awareness of issues affecting soils, including climate change, antimicrobial resistance, soil-borne diseases, contamination, nutrition and human health. | #WorldSoilDay | |
| 6 December | No verified international December awareness days today. | On this day in 1865 the Thirteenth Amendment to the US Constitution abolished slavery. | ||||||
| 7 December | International Civil Aviation Day | 1994 | Worldwide. | UN, ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization). | Aviation, Travel awareness day. | A day to recognize the role aviation, specifically international air travel, plays in economic and social development worldwide. | #CivilAviationDay #InternationalCivilAviationDay | |
| 8 December | No verified international December awareness days today. | On this day in 1941 the US enters WWII and declares war on Japan following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. | ||||||
| 9 December | International Anti-Corruption Day | ICAD | 2005 | Worldwide. | UN, UNODC (UN Office on Drugs and Crime). | Politics awareness day. | Raise awareness that corruption is a serious crime which undermines social and economic development and threatens the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for a peaceful, prosperous and healthy planet. | #AnticorruptionDay #WorldAntiCorruptionDay |
| 10 December | Human Rights Day | 1950 | Worldwide. | UNGA (UN General Assembly), OHCHR (Office of the High Commissioner Human Rights). | Rights day, Rights awareness day. | A day commemorating the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) on 10th December 1948 | #HumanRightsDay #StandUp4HumanRights | |
| 10 December | Nobel Day |
1901 | Sweden, Norway and worldwide. | Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute (Physiology or Medicine) in Sweden, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (Chemistry, Economic Sciences, Physics), Norwegian Nobel Committee (Peace). | Science day, Literature day, Peace day. | The annual Nobel Prize winners for science, literature and peace are presented on Nobel day, the 10th December on the anniversary of the death of the Noble Prize founder Alfred Nobel. | #NobelPrize #NobelPrizeDay | |
| 11 December | International Mountain Day | 2003 | Worldwide. | UN | Environment day, Environmental awareness day. | Recognize and encourage sustainable development in mountain areas focusing on a different theme each year. (Not connected to student celebrations in USA where classes are cancelled and everyone heads to the mountains nor to the Mountain Day national holiday in Japan) | #InternationalMountainDay #MountainsMatter #MountainDay | |
| 12 December | International Day of Neutrality | 2017 | Worldwide. | UN | War and Peace, Global politics awareness day. | Events to raise public awareness of the value of neutrality in international relations are held on this day worldwide. | #InternationalDayofNeutrality | |
| 13 December | No verified international December awareness days today. | On this day in 1972 the 11th and 12th astronauts (Eugene Cernan and twelfth Harrison Schmitt) were the last humans who walked on the Moon. | ||||||
| 14 December | No verified international awareness days today. | On this day in 1946 the UN General Assembly votes to make New York City the UN Headquarters. | ||||||
| 15 December | International Tea Day | 2005 | Worldwide. | Food day, Drinks day, Rights day, Rights awareness day. | Celebrated in tea producing countries to draw global attention to the needs of tea trade workers and calls for Fair Trade practices. | #InternationalTeaDay | ||
| 16 December | No verified international December awareness days today. | On this day in 1773 the Boston Tea Party was one of the key events in the U.S. War of Independence. Protesters in Boston, controlled by the British, dumped heavily taxed British tea into the harbor. | ||||||
| 17 December | No verified international awareness days today. | On this day in 1989 the first episode of The Simpsons was aired in the USA. | ||||||
| 18 December | Arabic Language Day | 2010 | Worldwide. | UN | Cultural diversity, Culture day, Cultural awareness day. | A day to celebrate multilingualism and cultural diversity. Arabic is the language of the Qur’an and one of the six official languages of the UN along with French (20th March), Spanish (23rd April), Chinese (20th April), Russian (6th June) and English (23rd April). | ||
| 18 December | International Migrants Day | 2000 | Worldwide. | UN | Rights day, Rights awareness day, Family awareness day. | UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon: “On this International Migrants Day, I call on the international community to act on the global compact on safe, regular and orderly migration as an important contribution to building a world of peace, prosperity, dignity and opportunity for all.” | #InternationalMigrantsDay #MigrantsContribute #MigrantsDay | |
| 19 December | No verified international awareness days today. | On this day in 1783 William Pitt the Younger becomes the youngest ever British Prime Minister, aged just 24 years old. | ||||||
| 20 December | International Human Solidarity Day | 2006 | Worldwide. | UN | Rights day, Rights awareness day, Family awareness day. | Human Solidarity Day is a day to celebrate unity in diversity, remind governments of their commitments, and raise awareness of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). | #HumanSolidarityDay | |
| 21 December | National Robin Day | UK | SBS (Songbird Survival). | Nature, Wildlife awareness day. | December awareness day to take care of small birds and other wildlife to help them through the winter. | #NationalRobinDay | ||
| 22 December | No verified international awareness days today. | On this day in 1937 the NYC Lincoln Tunnel opens to traffic. In 1965 Great Britain sets the maximum road speed limit at 70mph. | ||||||
| 23 December | No verified international December awareness days today. | On this day in 1888 Vincent van Gogh cuts his left ear off with a razor following an argument Paul Gauguin. | ||||||
| 24 December | Christmas Eve | Most countries which use the Gregorian calendar. | Christian, Cultural, Occasion day. | Christmas Eve refers to the entire day before Christmas Day. Christmas Eve is an important celebration in the Christian calendar. | #ChristmasEve | |||
| 25 December | Christmas Day | Most countries which use the Gregorian calendar. | Christianity, religious day, cultural day, Family occasion day, National holiday in many countries. | Christmas Day is widely celebrated worldwide with some exceptions. In the Christian calendar Christmas commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ. Children may visit Father Christmas (Santa Claus, Saint Nicholas, Christkind etc.) and receive a gift. Traditions include card and gift giving, a Christmas meal usually with family, Christmas music, carol singing, Christmas decorations including a Christmas tree, Christmas lights, nativity plays, kissing under the mistletoe. Watching classic Christmas movies and more. | #ChristmasDay | |||
| 26 December | Boxing Day | UK, Great Britain, Commonwealth and other countries. | Family occasion day. | Boxing day traditions vary widely often involving family, meals and walks. Historically on Boxing day servants and tradesmen were given a “Christmas box” gift from employers, masters and customers. | #BoxingDay | |||
| 27 December | National Fruitcake Day | USA | Food day, Fake day? | More nutty news but we haven’t got any better December awareness days for today and we like fruit cake so this made the cut. | #NationalFruitcakeDay | |||
| 28 December | No verified international December awareness days today. | On this day in 1867 the USA annexes Midway Island, the first territory outside Continental limits. | ||||||
| 29 December | No verified international December awareness days today. | On this day in 1170 Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury, is assassinated by followers of King Henry II inside Canterbury Cathedral. | ||||||
| 30 December | No verified international December awareness days today. | On this day in 1924 Astronomer Edwin Hubble announces the existence of other galactic systems formally at a meeting of the American Astronomical Society. | ||||||
| 31 December | New Year’s Eve | most countries which use the Gregorian calendar | Party occasion day. | In many countries New Years Eve is celebrated with organized parties and fireworks or privately with friends and family. | #NewYearsEve #NewYears | |||
| 31 December | Hogmanay | Scotland | Family occasion day. | Hogmanay typically involves gift-giving and visiting friends and neighbors at their homes. First-footing (the first guest to cross the threshold on New Year’s Day) involves gifts, fortunes and other variable customs. | #Hogmanay |
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