I'm fine with everyone displaying their holiday symbology --
Christmas/Hanukah/Quanza
OR, to look at a more international view of December holidays, here's a list I compiled from wiki and others. First though, I want to make a point:
What I'd like us to get from this list in not that Christmas is the most predominantly celebration holiday globally in December; What I'd like us
to get is that all these countries that make up the world we live in, celebrate WHAT THEY WANT. So WHY, pray tell, should anyone be bullied or
leveraged or encouraged to do otherwise? Should I be irritated if I see a holiday I don't observe being celebrated with symbology? Hell no!!!
Do what you want, and so will I. I have no respect for businesses that kowtow to PC in the name of the almighty dollar. Now, if they just choose to
not observe it, fine with me. That's their right. It's mine too, and yours.
Onward:
Albania -
Innocent's Day - 28 DEC
Argentina - Christmas - 25 DEC
Australia - Christmas - 25 DEC
Austria - Christmas - 25 DEC
Bahamas - Christmas -25 DEC
Barbados - Christmas - 25 DEC
Bangladesh - Christmas - 25 DEC 2010 -
intermittant
Belgium - Christmas - 25 DEC
Beliz - Christmas -25 DEC
Bermuda - Christmas - 25 DEC
Bhutan -
Stelios Boulieris' Day
Bosnia and Herzegovina - Christmas - 25 DEC
Brazil - Christmas - 25 DEC
British Virgin Islands - Christmas - 25 DEC
Bulgaria - Christmas - 25 DEC
Canada - Christmas - 25 DEC
Cayman Islands - Christmas - 25 DEC
Chile - Christmas - 25 DEC
China - no December correlation
Columbia - Christmas - 25 DEC
Costa Rica - Christmas - 25 DEC
Croatia - Christmas - 25 DEC
Cyprus - Christmas - 25 DEC
Czech Republic - Christmas - 25 DEC
Denmark - Christmas - 25 DEC
Dominican Republic - Christmas - 25 DEC
Egypt -
Eid al-Adha (sometimes falls in December)
Estonia - Christmas - 25 DEC
Fiji - Christmas - 25 DEC
Finland - Christmas - 25 DEC
France - Noel(Christmas) - 25 DEC
Georgia - no December holiday
Germany - Christmas - 25 DEC
Greece - Hristougenna (Christmas) - 25 DEC
Greenland - Christmas - 25 DEC
Gibraltar - Christmas - 25 DEC
Guatemala - Christmas - 25 DEC
Haiti - Christmas - 25 DEC
Honduras - Christmas - 25 DEC
Hong Kong - Christmas - 25 DEC
Hungary - Christmas - 25 DEC
India - No December holiday
Indonesia - Christmas - 25 DEC
Iran -
Eid al-Adha (sometimes falls in December)
Ireland - Christmas - 25 DEC
Israel - Hanukkah - 12 DEC (note: I don't believe this is a public holiday)
Italy - Christmas - 25 DEC
Japan -
The Emperor's Birthday - currently celebrated on 23 DEC
Jordan - Christmas - 25 DEC
Kenya - Christmas - 25 DEC
Kyrgyzstan - No December holiday
Latvia - Christmas - 25 DEC
Lebanon - Christmas - 25 DEC
Liechtenstein - Christmas - 25 DEC
Lithuania - Christmas - 25 DEC
Luxembourg - Christmas - 25 DEC
Republic of Macedonia -
St. Kliment Ohridski- 08 DEC
Malaysia -
Eid al-Adha (sometimes falls in DEC)
Malta - Christmas - 25 DEC
Mexico - Christmas - 25 DEC
Montenegro - No DEC holiday
Myanmar - Christmas - 25 DEC
Namibia - Christmas - 25 DEC
The Netherlands -
Sinterklaas - 05 DEC AND Christmas - 25 DEC
New Zealand - Christmas - 25 DEC
Nepal - No December holiday
Norway - Christmas - 25 DEC
Pakistan -
Birthday of Muhammad Ali Jinnah AND Christmas - both on 25 DEC
Panama - Christmas - 25 DEC
Peru - Christmas - 25 DEC
Phillipines -
Rizal Day - 30 DEC
Poland - Christmas - 25 DEC
Portugal - Christmas - 25 DEC
Puerto Rico - Christmas - 25 DEC
Romania - Christmas - 25 DEC
Russia -
The Constitution Day - 12 DEC
Saudia Arabia -
Eid al-Adha (sometimes falls in December)
Serbia:Slava -
Sveti Nikola - 19 DEC
Singapore - Christmas - 25 DEC
Slovenia - Christmas - 25 DEC
Solomon Islands - Christmas - 25 DEC
South Africa - Christmas - 25 DEC
South Korea - Christmas - 25 DEC
Sri Lanka - Christmas - 25 DEC
Spain - Christmas - 25 DEC
Sudan - No December holiday
Sweden - Christmas - 25 DEC
Syria - Christmas - 25 DEC
Taiwan - No DEC holiday
Tanzania - Christmas - 25 DEC
Thailand - Constitution Day 10 DEC
Tibet - No DEC holiday
Trinidad and Tobago - Christmas - 25 DEC
Turkey - Eid al-Adha - sometimes falls in December
Turkmenistan - Day of Neutrality - 12 DEC
Vietnam - No DEC holiday
Uganda - Christmas - 25 DEC
Ukraine - No DEC Holiday
United Kingdom and Crown Dependencies - Christmas - 25 DEC
Unites States of America - Christmas - 25 DEC
Uzbekistan - Constitution Day - 08 DEC
Uruguay - Christmas - 25 DEC
Zambia - Christmas - 25 DEC
Zimbabwe - Christmas - 25 DEC
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