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From Middle English Decembre, from Old French Decembre, from Latin December (“tenth month”), Decem (“ten”), from Proto-Indo-European *Dekm, ten; December was the tenth month in the Roman calendar.
December is the twelfth and last month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars. It is one of seven months with the length of 31 days.
December is the twelfth and last month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars. It is one of seven months with the length of 31 days.
December in the first month of meteorological winter in the Northern Hemisphere.
In the Southern Hemisphere, December is the seasonal equivalent to June in the Northern hemisphere, which is the first month of summer.
December is the month with the shortest daylight hours of the year in the Northern Hemisphere and the longest daylight hours of the year in the Southern Hemisphere.
December was named during a time when the calendar year began with March, which is why its name no longer corresponds with its placement in the Julian and Gregorian calendars.
December was named during a time when the calendar year began with March, which is why its name no longer corresponds with its placement in the Julian and Gregorian calendars.
Middle English - Decembre
Latin name - December - tenth month
Old English - Geol-monaþ - month before yule
December Holidays
Dec 01 World AIDS Day Dec 10 Human Rights Day
Dec 10 Nobel Prizes awarded on the anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death. Dec 21 Winter Solstice (Northern) -
Solstice (called the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere and the summer solstice in the Southern Hemisphere) occurs on dates varying from Dec 20 to Dec 22 (in UTC).
Solstice (called the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere and the summer solstice in the Southern Hemisphere) occurs on dates varying from Dec 20 to Dec 22 (in UTC).
Dec 23 Human Light (Humanist Holiday)
Dec 25 Christmas
Dec 25 Boxing Day
History of December
December was originally the last month of the Roman calendar since the winter period was not assigned months. It originally consisted of 30 days, but its length was shortened to 29 days when King Numa Pompilius reformed the calendar and added the months of January and February around 700 BCE. During the Julian calendar reform, two days were added to December making it 31 days long.
Position in the Year
December is the twelfth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and was the tenth month in the Roman calendar. It is the seasonal equivalent of June in the Southern Hemisphere.
The month contains the winter solstice which is the shortest day of the year and marks the beginning of the winter season in the Northern Hemisphere.
December starts on the same day of the week as September every year and ends on the same day of the week as April every year.
Symbols
Its birth flower is the holly or Euphorbia pulcherrima.
The birthstone for December is the blue turquoise or zircon.
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