December 20th - Holidays and Observances

(click on the day for details)

• Abolition of Slavery Day, also known as Fête des Cafres (Réunion, French Guiana)
• Bo Aung Kyaw Day (Myanmar)
• Christian feast day:
  • Dominic of Silos
  • O Clavis
  • Ursicinus of Saint-Ursanne
  • Katharina von Bora (Lutheran)
  • December 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• Earliest date for Winter solstice's eve (Northern Hemisphere), and its related observances:
  • Yaldā (Iran)
• International Human Solidarity Day (International)^[47]
• Macau Special Administrative Region Establishment Day (Macau)

 

Observances (click on the day or week for details)

Go Caroling Day

Games Day

 

Fun Observances

Sangria Day

December 20 is Sangria Day. This unofficial holiday encourages people around the world to enjoy the day with a tall glass of the delicious alcoholic beverage.

Typically made of red wine, sangria is a beverage that originated from Spain and Portugal. Usually, the wine is steeped with a variety of that is infused with a variety of chopped fruits and sugar for a few days before being consumed.

How to Celebrate?

If you are in the Northern Hemisphere, chances are that you are dreaming of a warm sunny day and a cool drink, and if you are in the Southern Hemisphere, you are probably looking for a cold drink to cool you down. No matter where you are on Earth, here are some ways you can celebrate Sangria Day:

• Make a huge batch of sangria and share with family and friends.
• Experiment with different kinds of wine and fruits to change the flavor profile of the Sangria you make.
• Don't drink alcohol? No problem. Make yourself a batch of non-alcoholic sangria with ginger ale or any other sparkling fruit juice of your choice.

Did You Know…

…that the term Sangria comes from the Spanish word for bleeding? This is because the beverage is typically made of red wine, which is deep red in color.

 

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I was picking up my letters at the post office when I heard a boy ask his mother if they had gotten any mail.

She said, “No, just bills.”

Then he asked, “Why do we always get his mail?”

 

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While on patrol, I arrested a burglar who’d injured himself running from a home. He told me he’d broken in and unhooked the phone before searching for valuables. But he’d panicked when he heard a woman’s voice.

I entered the house and heard the same voice:

“If you’d like to make a call, please hang up and try your call again.”

 

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We were an Air Force family, but our son could not grasp that 
fact. Anytime someone asked what his father did, he’d say, “He’s in the Army.”

I told him umpteen times, “Stop telling people I’m in the Army!”

It finally seemed to hit home because on the admittance form 
for kindergarten, under “father’s 
profession,”

the teacher wrote, “He doesn’t know what his father does, but he’s not in the Army.”

 

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