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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]
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.
Alcohol consumption declined dramatically during Prohibition. Cirrhosis death rates for men were 29.5 per 100,000 in 1911 and 10.7 in 1929. Admissions to state mental hospitals for alcoholic psychosis declined from 10.1 per 100,000 in 1919 to 4.7 in 1928. Arrests for public drunkenness and disorderly conduct declined 50 percent between 1916 and ...
This is a list of selected December 5 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, ...
December 5, 2024 at 10:00 AM. Why December 5th is the best day. Get ready as Dec. 5 is set to bring much-needed clarity and decisiveness. The Aquarius moon urges us to see situations from a ...
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)
Armed conflicts and attacks. Syrian civil war. 2024 Syrian opposition offensives. 2024 Hama offensive. The Syrian Army says that it has withdrawn from the city of Hama in order to "protect the lives of civilians" after rebel forces enter the city.