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December 5 is the 339th day of the year (340th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 26 days remain until the end of the year. Events. Pre-1600. 63 BC – ...
Saint Nicholas Day, also called the "Feast of Saint Nicholas", observed on 6 December (or on its eve on 5 December) in Western Christian countries, and on 19 December in Eastern Christian countries using the old church Calendar, is the feast day of Saint Nicholas of Myra; it falls within the season of Advent. [3]
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National Handwashing Awareness Week (December 5-11) Twelve Days of Christmas (December 25-January 5) Hanukkah (December 25-January 2) Kwanzaa (December 26-January 1)
1900s illustration of Saint Nicholas and Krampus visiting a child. The Krampus (German: [ˈkʁampʊs]) is a horned anthropomorphic figure who, in the Central and Eastern Alpine folkloric tradition, is said to accompany Saint Nicholas on visits to children during the night of 5 December (Krampusnacht; "Krampus Night"), immediately before the Feast of St. Nicholas on 6 December.
Why You're About to Have the Best Day of the Month on December 5. Lisa Stardust. December 5, 2024 at 10:00 AM. Why December 5th is the best day.
December 4 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - December 6. All fixed commemorations below celebrated on December 18 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar. [note 1] For December 5th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on November 22.
1952 – The "Great Smog of London" began and lasted for five days, causing 12,000 deaths and leading to the Clean Air Act 1956. 1965 – The " glasnost meeting " took place in Moscow, becoming the first demonstration in the Soviet Union after World War II and marking the beginning of the civil rights movement in the country .