December Holiday Project


Here are some links to December Holidays for our 
Think About It Project

Scroll down to the bottom for photos of projects completed by former 3rd graders.

WhyChristmas.com is a great source for information.



DecemberHolidays


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Each Holiday name below is a link to Kid's Turn Central Holiday Glossary
Visit some of the links below to learn more about these holidays.
Advent
(4 weeks leading up to Christmas)


Advent
Advent at Fact Monster
St. Nicholas Day
(Christian- Dutch & German)
December 6th

Sinterklaas in History
Saint Nicholas
St. Nicholas Center
St. Nicholas & U.S. Christmas Customs
Who is Saint Nicholas?
Who Travels With St. Nicholas?
Fiesta of Our Lady of Guadalupe
(Mexican)
December 12th

Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Day of Our Lady Guadalupe
Inside Mexico
St. Lucia Day
(Sweden, Norway, Denmark)
December 13th

Swedish Lucia Tradition
Coffeecake welcomes tradition of St. Lucia Day
Las Posadas
(Hispanic)
December 16-24

Las Posadas
Making Merry in Mexico
Las Posadas
Christmas in Mexico
Photo Tour of Las Posadas
Yule
December 20th - 22nd


Winter Solstice
December 21 [or 22]

Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice at Fact Monster
Soyaluna
Hopi Indians
December 22nd

Soyaluna
DongZhi
Chinese
December 21st - 23rd

DongZhi
 Christmas Eve
Christmas
(Christian)
December 24th and 25th

Christmas is celebrated differently around the World -Try some of these links to see how.
Christmas Around the WorldShort descriptions - covers Ireland, Spain, Mexico, Norway, Kenya, Sweden, Britain, Finland, Ukraine, Italy, Austria, Lebanon, France, Germany, New Zealand, South Africa, Australia, Czech Republic, Switzerland
ZuZu's Holidays From Around the Worldby kids for kids, covers Australia, Brazil, Denmark, France, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Scotland, West Africa
Christmas Traditions Around the World
Christmas Around the Worldcovers Australia, Bethlehem, Brazil, British Isles, Canada, China, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France, Greece, India, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Scandinavia, Scotland, South America, Spain, Sweden, Venezuela, Wales
The Holiday Spot
Christmas Traditions from fact Monster
Christmas Day in England
Holiday Traditionscovers Austria, England, Germany, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, Mexico, Poland, Spain, Sweden, USA, Australia, Denmark, France, Norway, Portugal, Switzerland, Venezuela
YAHOO Kids - Christmas Around the World Links
Christmas Eve in Poland
Christmas Eve in England



Twelve Days of Christmas
December 25 until January 5

Three Kings Day
12 Days of Christmas
Chanukah
or The Festival of Lights
( Jewish)
December 26 to January 2

ZuZu's Chanukah
HanukatLearn about Hanukah, read some stories, try some recipes and activities.
Hanukkah at Fact Monster
Chanukah - lots of info here.
Kwanzaa
(African American)
December 26 to January 1

Kwanzaa at Fact Monster
Kwanzaa
Kwanzaa
KWANZAA
Boxing Day
(Australian, Canadian, English, Irish)

Boxing Day
Boxing Day at Fact Monster

Omisoka
(Japanese)
December 31st

Omisoka
Omisoka
created 11/28/06

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