A list of festivals in December 2017. What festivals are there in December?

1. December 1st, World AIDS Day

The World Health Organization designated December 1st of each year as World AIDS Day in January 1988, calling on all countries and international organizations to The organization holds relevant activities on this day to publicize and popularize knowledge on HIV/AIDS prevention.

2. December 3, International Day of Persons with Disabilities

From October 12 to 13, 1992, the 47th United Nations General Assembly held the first meeting on persons with disabilities since the founding of the United Nations. special session on the issue. The General Assembly passed a resolution to designate December 3 of each year as the "International Day for Persons with Disabilities".

3. December 4, China’s Legal Propaganda Day

In 2001, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council decided to set December 4, the date of implementation of my country’s current Constitution, as the annual National Legal Awareness Day. During this day, some people can visit the court.

4. December 5, International Volunteer Day

On December 17, 1985, the 40th United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution that since 1986, every December The 5th is the International Day of Volunteers for Economic and Social Development.

5. Heavy snowfall on December 7th

The 21st solar term among the twenty-four solar terms of the lunar calendar, the third solar term in winter, marks the official start of the midwinter season; When the sun reaches 255 degrees longitude.

6. December 7, International Civil Aviation Day

The 29th ICAO Assembly held in September 1992 made a resolution that since 1994, the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Chicago Convention, , December 7th of each year is designated as "International Civil Aviation Day".

7. December 10, World Human Rights Day

A day established to commemorate the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the United Nations General Assembly on December 10, 1948.

8. December 12, the anniversary of the Xi'an Incident

On December 12, 1936, Zhang Xueliang and Yang Hucheng launched a military revolt in Xi'an to force Chiang Kai-shek to end the civil war and unite to resist Japan. Xi'an Incident, also known as the Double Twelve Incident. December 12th every year is designated as the anniversary of the "Xi'an Incident".

9. December 15, World Immunization Day

December 15 is the "World Immunization Day", which was determined and implemented by the 41st World Health Organization Conference in 1988. of.

10. December 18, International Migrants Day

On December 18, 1990, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families. Decide to declare December 18 as Migrants’ Day.

11. December 21st, Winter Solstice

It is not only an important solar term among the twenty-four solar terms, but also a traditional Chinese folk festival. It falls between December 21st and 23rd in the Gregorian calendar. , marking the coming of cold winter.

12. December 21, International Basketball Day

The basketball community commemorates the first world basketball game held on December 21, 1891.

13. December 24, Christmas Eve

A traditional holiday in Christian society, used to represent the day before Christmas. Due to the integration of Chinese and Western cultures, it has become a worldwide holiday.

14. December 25, Christmas

The traditional Western festival originated from the Saturnalia when the ancient Romans welcomed the New Year and has nothing to do with Christianity. Christmas is also a public holiday in the Western world and many other areas.