One thing we love about hashtag holidays is how many holidays involve food. While December holds many holidays with cultural significance, even more involve food. Pie, pastry, gazpacho, cookies, cotton candy–it’s all there. A particular favorite is December 13’s Ice Cream and Violins Day. You could take it literally or a tea and sympathy approach for mental health.
Last Updated: January 15, 2021
This list starts with the hashtag holidays by day, followed by the celebration months. There’s a little duplication because that’s the nature of made up holidays. Some also rotate year-to-year and we’re still working at identifying those. If you know a holiday that’s missing or we’ve made a mistake, please let us know! Do you want the hashtag holidays emails to you monthly? Sign up at the bottom of the page.
December 1
National Pie Day | Eat a Red Apple Day | World AIDS Day
December 2
National Fritters Day
December 3
National Roof-Over-Your-Head Day | International Day of Persons with Disabilities
December 4
National Cookie Day | Wear Brown Shoes Day | World Wildlife Conservation Day
December 5
National Sacher Torte Day | International Volunteer Day
December 6
National Gazpacho Day | Mitten Tree Day
December 7
National Cotton Candy Day | Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
December 8
Pretend to be a Time Traveler Day | Take It in the Ear Day | National Brownie Day
December 9
National Pastry Day | Lost and Found Day | National Llama Day
December 10
Festival For The Souls of Dead Whales | Human Rights Day | Hanukkah begins (2020)
December 11
International Mountain Day | National Noodle Ring Day | National App Day
December 12
National Ding-A-Ling Day | Foster Child Day | International Universal Health Coverage Day
December 13
Ice Cream and Violins Day | National Guard Birthday | National Ice Cream Day
December 14
National Bouillabaisse Day
December 15
National Cupcake Day | National Lemon Cupcake Day | Regifting Day
December 16
National Chocolate Covered Anything Day | Free Shipping Day
December 17
Underdog Day | National Maple Syrup Day | Wright Brothers Day
December 18
National Roast Suckling Pig Day | Arabic Language Day | Hanukkah ends (2020) | International Migrants Day
December 19
Oatmeal Muffin Day | Look for an Evergreen Day
December 20
Games Day | National Sangria Day
December 21
Crossword Puzzle Day | Look on the Bright Side Day | National Flashlight Day | National French Fried Shrimp Day | Hamburger Day | Short Story Day | First Day of Winter (2021 North America)
December 22
National Date-Nut Bread Day | Forefathers’ Day
December 23
Roots Day
December 24
National Egg Nog Day | Christmas Eve (AR, KY, MI, NC, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV, WI) | Washington’s Birthday (GA, IN)
December 25
Christmas Day | National Pumpkin Pie Day
December 26
Boxing Day | National Whiners Day | Day After Christmas (NC, OK, SC, TX) | Kwanzaa begins (2020)
December 27
National Fruitcake Day
December 28
Card Playing Day | National Chocolate Day
December 29
Pepper Pot Day
December 30
Bacon Day | Festival of Enormous Changes at the Last Minute | National Bicarbonate of Soda Day
December 31
New Year’s Eve (KY, MI, WV, WI) | Unlucky Day
December Hashtag Holidays
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