Top 10 Most Interesting Facts about the Month December

December is a month filled with love, humanity and gift giving events like Christmas and New Year Eve etc. It, no doubt, brings a lot of spare moments for us to make fun with friends and to have romance with our beloved. The celebrations seem to be never ending throughout this month. After a few days, we are going to welcome the appealing enjoyments of December. Let us explore the list of top 10 most interesting facts about the month December.

10. December’s Daylight Hour

It is is the month with the shortest daylight hours of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. But at the same time, we can observe the longest daylight hours of the year in the Southern Hemisphere. We cannot find any of the month with such time differences other than this lovely cold month of the year.

9. International Hug Day

The hug is said to be an act of kindness, and helps us get rid of selfish lives. An International Free Hugs Day is celebrated on Dec 4 in some parts of the world. At this day, we have a chance to hug our beloveds, friends, and family members. Grab your sweetie and warp your arms around him or her at the event.

8. Winter Flowers Day

Winter Flowers Day can be regarded as a tribute to the winter flowers in our gardens and parks. During December, you can send lovely bouquet of beautiful winter tulips to someone special. There is actually no special day to express your feelings. You can, in fact, make celebrations and have your words told throughout this month.

7. Human Rights Day

Human Rights Day is celebrated every year worldwide on 10 December. The date was chosen to honor the United Nations General Assembly’s adoption and proclamation on 10 December 1948. It is a tribute to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), the first global enunciation of human rights. The day is celebrated to create the awareness of the human rights among the people, and teaches us how to deal with the human beings with love and care.

6. Monkey Day

Another interesting day is Monkey Day. It is an unofficial holiday celebrated on 14th December every year. The holiday was started in 2000 when Casey Sorrow jokingly scribbled Monkey Day on a friend’s calendar. For the first time, this day was celebrated by the people of Lansing and art students at Michigan State University. But now it has gotten fame the world over.

5. Forefather’s Day

Forefathers’ Day is celebrated in Plymouth, Massachusetts on December 22 every year. This day reminds the commemoration of the landing of the Pilgrim Fathers in this area on December 21, 1620. It was introduced in 1769.

4. Human Light, Humanist holiday

Human Light is a Humanist holiday. It is celebrated on December 23. It is a modern invention that provides Humanist celebrations prior Christmas. This was founded by the New Jersey Humanist Network in 2001, and since then it is celebrated by the whole Humanist community.

3. Christmas Evening

Christmas Eve is one of the most attractive events of December. It is celebrated worldwide on 24th December annually. This evening brings a lot of fun and enjoyment in the lives of the people.

2. Christmas Day

The Christmas Day is enjoyed on December 25 every year. It is an annual commemoration of the birth of Jesus Christ. Christmas is a civil holiday in many countries of the world, and has become an integral part of winter season.

1. New Years Evening

In the Gregorian calendar, New Year’s Eve, the last day of the year, is on December 31. This is the eve that brings a lot of enjoyment and celebrations in the lives of people. Throughout the night, parties are thrown, and people dance. The purpose of these celebrations is to welcome the New Year warmly.