Holidays Calendar for December 6, 2020
Constitution Day is one of the major national holidays in Spain. It is celebrated annually on December 6, the anniversary of the 1978 referendum, when a new Constitution was adopted.
Independence Day is a national public holiday in Finland. It is celebrated on December 6 each year to commemorate the Finland's declaration of independence from the Russian Democratic Federative Republic.
In many countries, Saint Nicholas has a reputation as a bringer of gifts to well-behaved children (in fact, Santa Claus and Father Christmas derive from this patron saint of Children. That’s why many children around the world look forward to Saint Nicholas Day, observed on December 6 in Western Christian countries and December 19 in Eastern Christian countries.
Many Western Christian churches observe Advent as an expecting time and preparation for the upcoming Christmas. The second Sunday of Advent has it's own traditions.
World Ice Skating Day is celebrated annually on the first Sunday of December. It was launched in 2022 by the International Skating Union (ISU), the international governing body that regulates four competitive ice skating disciplines: figure skating, synchronized skating, speed skating, and short track.
Armed Forces Day is celebrated in Ukraine every year on December 6. This professional day was established by the Ukrainian government in 1993 and since then it's observed annually on the national level.
Prosecutor's Day is an official professional day in the Republic of Kazakhstan. It's annually celebrated on December 6, marking the anniversary of adoption of the resolution on creation of a unified prosecution system in the Kazakh SSR.
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Azerbaijan
Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies Day in Azerbaijan
Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies Day is celebrated in Azerbaijan every year on December 6. This professional day was established by President Ilham Aliyev in 2006 to commemorate the 125th anniversary of establishment of the telephone communication in Azerbaijan.
Main Directorate for Drug Control Day is an official professional holiday in the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation. Established in 2016, it is celebrated on December 6 to commemorate the formation of the Directorate’s predecessor in 1991.
Lawyer's Day is a professional holiday in Belarus. It's annually celebrated by all lawyers on the first Sunday in December. This professional day was officially established by President of Belarus in 1998.
National Miner’s Day is observed annually on December 6. It was established to honor the victims of the Monongah mining disaster, which is widely regarded as the deadliest mining disaster in American history, as well as to highlight the immense contribution of miners.
National Pawnbroker Day, also known as National Pawnbrokers Day, is celebrated annually on December 6. It was created to recognize one of the oldest professions and dispel common misconceptions about pawn shops.
MLM Day is an unofficial professional holiday in Russia celebrated on the first Sunday of December. Although the holiday is not recognized by the Russian government, it is quite popular within the professional community, which is quite large.
Sindh Cultural Day is an annual observance that celebrates the rich cultural heritage of Sindhi, an Indo-Aryan ethno-linguistic group who are native to the Sindh province of Pakistan. The culture of Sindh has its roots in the Indus Valley Civilization of the Bronze Age.
Quito Day is celebrated in Ecuador on December 6, that is anniversary of foundation of the city in 1534. This is a public holiday, but it's celebrated on this level only in Quito, however, the holiday is important for all Ecuadorians.
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Canada
National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women in Canada
December 6 is National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women in Canada. This holiday is also known as White Ribbon Day.
Every year on December 6 the Croats commemorate an important date in the history of their country. This day is known as Dubrovnik Defenders' Day and its observance is connected with the siege of Dubrovnik during the break-up of Yugoslavia.
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Latvia
Commemoration Day of Victims of Genocide Against the Latvian People by the Totalitarian Communist Regime in Latvia
Commemoration Day of Victims of Genocide Against the Latvian People by the Totalitarian Communist Regime is a memorial day in Latvia, that is annually observed on the first Sunday in December. This memorial day was initiated by the Eastern Latvian Society and it was approved by the government of Latvia in 1998.
Good Neighborliness Day is a public holiday in Turkmenistan, that is annually celebrated on the first Sunday in December. This holiday was established on the basis of an old custom goňşy okara, according to which people were to share bread and salt with their neighbors. Festive events dedicated to this holiday take place in many cities across Turkmenistan.
National Gazpacho Day is celebrated on December 6. It is somewhat ironic as gazpacho is a soup that is usually served cold. Perhaps this food-related holiday is intended to remind us of summer.
Pizza is one of the most popular foods in the world, so it is not surprising that it has its own holiday, and even more than one. National Pizza Day is celebrated annually on February 9, and Google pays tribute to pizza with its Google Doodle on December 6.
A lot of people can’t imagine their kitchen without a microwave oven because this appliance makes their everyday lives so much easier. If you’re one of these people, don’t forget to celebrate National Microwave Oven Day on December 6.
Festivals on December 6, 2020
- CPH:PIX Film Festival in Copenhagen, Denmark
- Helsinki Christmas Market in Helsinki, Finland
- Jazz Bez in Lviv, Ukraine
- Portland Christmas Ship Parade in Portland (OR), USA
- Comic Con Experience (CCXP) in São Paulo, Brazil
- Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Paraty International Literary Festival (FLIP) in Paraty, Brazil
- New York City Horror Film Festival in New York, USA
- International Documentary Film Festival Artdocfest in Moscow, Russia
- Cairo International Film Festival in Cairo, Egypt
- Warsaw Christmas Market in Warsaw, Poland
- International Documentary Film Festival Artdocfest in Saint Petersburg, Russia
- GUM Christmas Fair at Red Square in Moscow, Russia
- Barcelona Christmas Market (Feria de Santa Lucia) in Barcelona, Spain
- Nuremberg Christmas Market in Nuremberg, Germany
This Day in History
- 2017 The United States officially recognized Jerusalem as the capital Israel. This decision of Donald Trump's administration was condemned by 14 of 15 members of the UN Security Council, but the US vetoed the motion.
- 2006 NASA revealed photos taken by Mars Global Surveyor, suggesting the presence of liquid water on Mars.
- 2005 Died: Devan Nair, Malaysian-Singaporean politician. He served as the 3rd President of Singapore from October 23, 1981 to March 27, 1985.
- 1993 Died: Don Ameche, American actor, comedian and voice artist. He starred in many biopics, but he is best remembered for roles in films Cocoon and Cocoon: The Return.
- 1992 The mosque of Babri Masjid in Ayodhya, India was demolished. This led to widespread riots and deaths of over 1,500 people.
- 1991 Died: Richard Stone, British economist. Stone developed an accounting model that could be used to track economic activities on a national and international scale. This work brought him the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1984.
- 1988 Died: Roy Orbison, American singer, songwriter, known for his distinctive voice and dark emotional ballads. He is well remembered for his songs "Only the Lonely", "Crying" and "Oh, Pretty Woman".
- 1985 Born: Dulce María, Mexican actress, singer and songwriter, participant of several music projects, including the pop group RBD, originating from the successful telenovela Rebelde.
- 1976 Born: Lindsay Price, American actress and singer, best known for the role as Janet Sosna on Beverly Hills, 90210 and as Victory Ford on Lipstick Jungle.
- 1975 Born: Noel Clarke, British actor, producer, screenwriter and director. He received critical acclaim for writing, directing and starring as Sam Peel in the films Kidulthood, Adulthood, and Brotherhood.
- 1970 Born: Ulf Ekberg, Swedish musician, singer, songwriter and producer, best known as one of the co-founding members of the Swedish pop group Ace of Base.
- 1967 Born: Judd Apatow, American director, producer and screenwriter, best known for producing and directing The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up, and other comedy films.
- 1967 The first human heart transplant in the USA was performed by a team headed by cardiac surgeon Adrian Kantrowitz.
- 1958 Born: Nick Park, English director and animator, best known as the creator of Wallace and Gromit and Shaun the Sheep.
- 1951 Died: Harold Ross, American journalist. Ross was the founder of The New Yorker magazine and served as editor-in-chief of the edition from its beginning until his death.
- 1950 Born: Joe Hisaishi, Japanese composer, musical director, conductor and pianist, known for over 100 film scores and solo albums dating back to 1981.
- 1947 President of the USA dedicated Everglades National Park, the largest tropical wilderness in the United States.
- 1920 Born: George Porter, British chemist, known for studies on the kinetics of extremely fast running chemical reactions with relaxation methods. This work won him the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1967.
- 1917 More than 1,900 people were killed in a munitions explosion near Halifax, Nova Scotia. This explosion is one of the largest artificial non-nuclear explosions.
- 1907 362 miners died when a coal mine exploded at Monongah, West Virginia.
- 1898 Born: Gunnar Myrdal, Swedish economist, sociologist and politician, the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences laureate for pioneering work in the theory of money and economic fluctuations and analysis of the interdependence of economic, social and institutional phenomena.
- 1897 London became the first city in the world to host licensed taxicabs. These taxicabs were nicknamed Hummingbirds due to the idiosyncratic humming noise they made.
- 1892 Died: Werner von Siemens, German inventor and industrialist, the founder of the electrical and telecommunications company Siemens AG.
- 1884 The construction of the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C. was completed. It took 36 years to erect the monument.
- 1882 Died: Anthony Trollope, English author of the Victorian era, one of the most successful and prolific novelists. His best known works are collectively known as the Chronicles of Barsetshire.
- 1878 Died: Theodoros Vryzakis, Greek painter, best known for his historical scenes. He was one of the founders the Munich School composed of Greek artists. Vryzakis is considered to be one of the most important artists of his time.
- 1865 The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified, banning slavery in the USA.
- 1841 Born: Frédéric Bazille, French painter. Many of his major works are now the examples of figure painting, in which the subject figure is placed within a landscape.
- 1833 Born: John S. Mosby, American colonel known by his nickname Gray Ghost. He was a Confederate army cavalry battalion commander in the American Civil War; his battalion was noted for its lightning quick raids and ability to disappear.
- 1823 Born: Max Müller, German philologist, one of the founders of the western academic field of Indian studies and the discipline comparative religion. He also wrote many popular books on the subject of Indology and the Sacred Books of the East.
- 1805 Born: Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin, French magician, widely considered to be the father of the modern style of conjuring. Harry Houdini (born Ehrich Weiss) adopted the stage name of "Houdini" in honor of Robert-Houdin.
- 1779 Died: Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, French painter, master of still life. Chardin worked very slowly and produced only over 200 paintings that are characterized by carefully balanced composition, soft diffusion of light and granular impasto.
- 1768 The first edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica was published in Edinburgh.
- 1658 Died: Baltasar Gracián, Spanish priest, author and philosopher. He is best known for his writings that were lauded by Nietzsche and Schopenhauer.