December (also called: winter month, Christmas month, dark month) is the twelfth and last month of the year on the Gregorian calendar and has 31 days. Is the month in the Netherlands and Belgium informally also called the holiday month.
The name comes from the Latin word for 'ten', decem. December was original according to the tenth month of the year, due to until 153 BC. the Roman calendar year began on March 1st.
December 5th: Sinterklaas evening or parcel evening in the Netherlands
December 6th: Sinterklaas in Belgium
December 6th: Día de la Constitución, a Spanish holiday
December 8th: Immaculate Conception of Mary
December 21st: summer solstice (longest day) in the southern hemisphere, winter solstice (shortest day) in the northern hemisphere
December 24th: Christmas Eve
December 25th and 26th: Christmas
December 31st: New Year
From the first week to the fourth week it is advent.
