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December 8 is the 342nd day of the year (343rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 23 days remain until the end of the year. Events. Pre-1600. 395 – ...
The Eastern Church first celebrated a Feast of the Conception of the Most Holy and All Pure Mother of God on 9 December, perhaps as early as the 5th century in Syria.The original title of the feast focused more specifically on Saint Anne, being termed Sylepsis tes hagias kai theoprometoros Annas ("conception of Saint Anne, the ancestress of God"). [5]
All fixed commemorations below celebrated on December 21 by Eastern Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar. [ note 1 ] For December 8th, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on November 25 .
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Armed conflicts and attacks. Syrian civil war. 2024 Syrian opposition offensives. Fall of Damascus. Fall of the Assad regime. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad leaves the country on a flight from Damascus International Airport to Moscow, Russia.
Jean Ritchie (December 8, 1922 – June 1, 2015) was an American folk singer and songwriter who was known for playing the Appalachian dulcimer. Born to a family of folk singers in Viper, Kentucky , Ritchie was the youngest of fourteen siblings.
2022 Peruvian self-coup attempt, December 2022 Peruvian protests Protests break out across Peru, including the capital Lima , in response to ousting and detainment of former President of Peru Pedro Castillo .
Disasters and accidents December 2017 Southern California wildfires Donald Trump approves California's request for an emergency declaration, allowing the Federal Emergency Management Agency to coordinate disaster relief efforts across five Southern California counties. (Los Angeles Times) International relations United States recognition of Jerusalem as Israeli capital Russia's Minister of ...