Holidays and observances
Holidays and observances on December 20
12 holidays and special days are celebrated on December 20 around the world.
- 12observances
- 44events
Holidays and observances
- Abolition of Slavery Day, also known as Fête des Cafres (Réunion, French Guiana)Cafres or Kafs, are people born in Réunion of African origins. This includes people of Malagasy ancestry. Many also have admixture from other ethnic groups.
Bo Aung Kyaw Day (Myanmar)On 20 December 1938, Burmese university student leader Bo Aung Kyaw was killed in a mounted police charge by the British Indian Imperial Police during the third Rangoon University student boycott. Bo Aung Kyaw Day commemorates him as the first student leader w
Christian feast day:
Dominic of SilosDominic of Silos was a Spanish monk, to whom the Abbey of Santo Domingo de Silos, where he served as the abbot, is dedicated. He is revered as a saint in the Catholic Church. His feast day is 20 December.
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Blessed Michał PiaszczyńskiMichael Piaszczynski was a Polish Catholic priest who was arrested by the Nazis and killed at Sachsenhausen concentration camp. As a martyr he was beatified by Pope John Paul II on 13 June 1999.
Christian feast day:
O ClavisThe O Antiphons are antiphons used at Vespers during the Magnificat on the last seven days of Advent in Western Christian traditions. They likely date to sixth-century Italy, when Boethius refers to the text in The Consolation of Philosophy. They subsequently 
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PhilogoniusPhilogonius was a lawyer and an early Bishop of Antioch who came to be considered a saint. He opposed Arianism when that heresy emerged in Alexandria, Egypt. His feast day is 20 December.
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Ursicinus of Saint-UrsanneUrsicinus was an Irish missionary and hermit in the Jura region.
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Katharina von Bora (Lutheran)Katharina von Bora, also referred to as "die Lutherin", or sometimes by modernized naming conventions Katharina Luther, was the wife of the German reformer Martin Luther and a seminal figure of the Protestant Reformation. Although little is known about her, sh
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December 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)December 19 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - December 21
Earliest date for Winter solstice's eve (Northern Hemisphere), and its related observances:
Yaldā (Iran)Yaldā Night or Chelle Night is an ancient festival in Iran, Kurdistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan that is celebrated on the winter solstice of the Northern Hemisphere. This corresponds to the night of December 21 in the Gr
International Human Solidarity Day (International)International Human Solidarity Day (IHSD), observed on December 20, is an international annual unity day of the United Nations and its member states. Its main goal is to recognize the universal value of solidarity by making member states aware of global object
Macau Special Administrative Region Establishment Day (Macau)Public holidays in Macau are dates assigned by the Government of Macau allowing the public administration staff to rest instead of working. The current rest days of the Macau government are Saturdays and Sundays; while public holidays basically include traditi
Frequently asked questions
What is celebrated on December 20?
12 observances are celebrated on December 20 around the world: Abolition of Slavery Day, also known as Fête des Cafres (Réunion, French Guiana), Bo Aung Kyaw Day (Myanmar), Christian feast day: Dominic of Silos, Christian feast day: Blessed Michał Piaszczyński, Christian feast day: O Clavis, Christian feast day: Philogonius. The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.
What happened on December 20?
44 documented historical events happened on December 20, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Attempting to form an alliance with the Mongol Empire, Louis IX of France met with two of their envoys while en route to the Seventh Crusade. On the same day, in another year: Led by George Cathcart, British troops defeated Basuto and Taung forces at the Battle of Berea in present-day Lesotho, leading to an offer of peace from King Moshoeshoe I. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.
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