Welcome to RazzWorks.com where we will be covering information about the December calendar in this article. I am Razz and I just want to give you a heads-up. My intentions for this post along with posts on the other 11 months will be an ongoing project. This means I intend to update each post with additional information over time. So please feel free to leave any suggestions or ideas you have in the comment section when you are done reading. Enjoy.
WHAT IS THE MONTH KNOWN FOR?
The December calendar is the 12th and last month of the year which has 31 days. In the Northern Hemisphere, it has the least amount of daylight hours. In the Southern Hemisphere of the world, has the most daylight hours.
The biggest common thing celebrated during the December calendar, so big, that it’s celebrated around the world is Christmas. Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. How it is celebrated is different depending on where you are in the world.
Christmas time in North America is often kids building snowmen in the yard. Sledding down snowy hills. In the house, a Christmas tree is decorated with colorful lights, ribbons and ornaments. People singing Christmas carols and sipping hot chocolate.
Where on the other side of the world it’s summer, so they go camping, and to the beach. Australians like to decorate a Christmas Bush.
Children in different countries love to leave treats for Santa Claus who is known for leaving little gifts for good boys and girls. In North America, children leave milk and cookies for Santa. In the UK children like leaving mince pies and brandy for Father Christmas. In Iceland, they have 13 Santas they call Yule Lads. During the 13 days before Christmas each night, a Yule Lad would leave a small gift in the kids’ shoes.
HOW THE MONTH GOT IT’S NAME
The December calendar name comes from the Latin word decem which means ten. Today we have a 12-month calendar year known as the Gregorian calendar. However, the older calendar called the Julian calendar, was named after Julius Caesar. December was the tenth month on the older Julian calendar.
INTERNATIONAL GEM FOR THE MONTH
During the year most calendar months have a particular gemstone or birthstone that has been consistent over the years within two common categories. One category is referred to as traditional and another one as modern. However, over many years other lists of stones have developed for various reasons. For example, if you were to go with the bible and read about breastplate gems that represent each month. There are actually two different breastplates. Another example of a list that varies is a jewelers list. Not all jewelers use the same list so some stones can vary for a particular month. With this series of articles, I am attempting to present information that is common around the world. As I mentioned earlier I intend to update information over time. The gemstones and birthstone list is one of those areas that I will be updating in the future. For now, I will be presenting the international gemstone stone list this year.
The December calendar international Birth Gemstone for the month is the blue topaz. The topaz gem can come in different colors however the blue topaz is for the month of December.
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