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December 6 is the 340th day of the year (341st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 25 days remain until the end of the year. Events. Pre-1600. 1060 – ...
Saint Nicholas Day, also called the "Feast of Saint Nicholas", observed on 6 December (or on its eve on 5 December) in Western Christian countries, and on 19 December in Eastern Christian countries using the old church Calendar, is the feast day of Saint Nicholas of Myra; it falls within the season of Advent. [3]
Saint Nicholas of Myra [a] (traditionally 15 March 270 – 6 December 343), [3] [4] [b] also known as Nicholas of Bari, was an early Christian bishop of Greek descent from the maritime city of Patara in Anatolia (in modern-day Antalya Province, Turkey) during the time of the Roman Empire.
Computer Science Education Week (December 6-12) Las Posadas (December 16-24) ... Sacher-Torte Day. Walt Disney Day. World Soil Day. December 6. Candle Day. Mitten Tree Day. National Bartender Day.
The Twelve Days of Christmas, also known as the Twelve Days of Christmastide, are the festive Christian season celebrating the Nativity.. Christmas Day is the First Day. The Twelve Days are 25 December to 5 January, counting first and last.
The feast of Sinterklaas celebrates the name day of Saint Nicholas on 6 December. The Sinterklaas feast is celebrated annually with the giving of gifts on St. Nicholas' Eve (5 December) in the Netherlands and on the morning of Saint Nicholas Day (6 December) in Belgium, Luxembourg, western Germany, and northern France (French Flanders, Lorraine ...
Pages in category "Days of December" ... December 6; December 7; December 8; December 9; December 10; December 11; December 12; December 13; December 14; December 15 ...
December 6: Saint Nicholas's Day (Western Christianity); Independence Day in Finland Blast cloud from the Halifax Explosion 1240 – After days of bombardment, Mongol invaders under Batu Khan breached the walls of Kiev and sacked the city.