This is our day guide for Friday December 8th 2023 which shows you at a glance what's happening on this day around the world. Using the calendar on this page, you can look at a day guide for any day. Why not look up your birthday to see which holidays you share it with?
Holidays on December 8th 2023
International: Immaculate Conception Day
It is a day that celebrates the belief that Mary, mother of Jesus, was preserved from original sin all of her life
Albania: Albanian National Youth Day
Commemorates student demonstrations in 1990 which led to the end of the People's Republic
Falkland Islands: Battle Day
Marks the anniversary of the Battle of the Falkland Islands in 1914.
Guam: Santa Marian Kamalen Day
Honors a statue of the Virgin Mary that survived Japanese bombing of Guam on December 8th 1941, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception.Not a Public Holiday
Israel: Hanukkah
Observed for eight days in honour of the historic victory of the Maccabbees against religious oppression
North Macedonia: St. Clement of Ohrid
Saint Clement of Ohrid was a medieval Bulgarian saint, scholar, writer and enlightener of the Slavs
Panama: Panama Mother's Day
Mother's Day in Panama is a national holiday, celebrated on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception
Uzbekistan: Constitution Day
Marks the adoption of the constitution of Uzbekistan on December 8th 1992.Observances on December 8th 2023
Finland: Day of Finnish music
Find out the dates, history and traditions of Day of Finnish music
USA: National Brownie Day
Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Brownie Day
USA: Pretend To Be A Time Traveler Day
Find out the dates, history and traditions of Pretend To Be A Time Traveler Day
United Kingdom: Christmas Jumper Day
Wear a Christmas Jumper to work to raise money for Save the Children.
International: Hanukkah
Observed for eight days in honour of the historic victory of the Maccabbees against religious oppression
USA: National Blue Collar Day
Celebrate National Blue Collar Day and the tireless effort of workers who bolster our nation's foundation with skill and determination.
International: Bodhi Day
Buddha's Enlightenment Day commemorates Siddhartha Gautama attaining enlightenment — some 2,600 years ago, becoming the Buddha.December 7th 2023 | Go to Today | December 9th 2023
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| General Information for December 8th 2023 | |
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| There are 8 public holidays today. | |
| Day 342 of 2023 | |
| 23 days left in 2023 | |
| Week 49 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 2007 – Three unidentified gunmen storm an office of Benazir Bhutto's Pakistan Peoples Party in Balochistan. Three PPP supporters are killed. | |
| 1974 – A plebiscite results in the abolition of monarchy in Greece. | |
| 1966 – The Greek ship SS Heraklion sinks in a storm in the Aegean Sea, killing over 200. | |
| 1941 - World War II: Japanese forces simultaneously invade Malaya, Thailand, Hong Kong, the Philippines, and the Dutch East Indies. (See December 7 for the concurrent attack on Pearl Harbor in the Western Hemisphere.) |
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