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15 December: Indonesian Army Day: Hari Juang Kartika: Honors the active and reserve serving men and women and veterans of the Indonesian Army, marked on the anniversary of the victory in the Battle of Ambarawa (1945). 22 December: Mother's Day: Hari Ibu: 1959: Commemorate the anniversary of the Indonesian Women's Congress in 1928.
2024 Georgian post-election protests Mikheil Kavelashvili is inaugurated as the 6th President of Georgia , with outgoing president Salome Zourabichvili announcing that she would vacate her residence at the Orbeliani Palace in Tbilisi .
Armed conflicts and attacks. Gaza war. Gaza war hostage crisis. Hamas says that 33 hostages have been killed in the 14 months since the war started. (The Israel Defense Forces say that Israeli-American soldier Omer Maxim Neutra, previously believed to be a living hostage, was killed during the October 7 attacks last year and his body was kept in Gaza.
December 7. 2024 Ghanaian general election: John Mahama of the NDC is elected president for a second non-consecutive term. [268] The Notre-Dame Cathedral reopens to the public after previously being damaged by a structural fire in 2019. [269] President of Syria Bashar al-Assad's regime was overthrown as rebel forces captured the capital ...
December 2024 Israeli airstrikes in Yemen Israel carries out a series of airstrikes between Sanaa and Hodeidah in Yemen , hitting a number of facilities, including Sanaa International Airport , and killing at least six people and injuring at least 40 others with the Director-General of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus ...
Saint Stephen's Day, also called the Feast of Saint Stephen, is a Christian saint's day to commemorate Saint Stephen, the first Christian martyr or protomartyr, celebrated on 26 December in Western Christianity and 27 December in Eastern Christianity.
Date English name Russian name Notes 1 January: New Year's Day: Russian: Новый год Most of the traditions that were originally associated with Christmas in Russia, such as Father Frost and decorated fir-trees, have been moved to New Year's Day since the October Revolution, arguably making New Year's Day the largest celebration in the Soviet Union and modern Russia.
Public holidays celebrated in Spain include a mix of religious (Roman Catholic), national and regional observances.Each municipality is allowed to have a maximum of 14 public holidays per year; a maximum of nine of these are chosen by the national government and at least two are chosen locally, including patronal festivals.