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December 1st, 2026

About First Day of December

December 1st marks the official start of the holiday season for many people

📚 Interesting Facts

December 1st marks the official start of the holiday season for many people

It's World AIDS Day, raising awareness about HIV/AIDS globally

Many advent calendars begin on December 1st, counting down to Christmas

Meteorological winter begins on December 1st in the Northern Hemisphere

December comes from the Latin 'decem' meaning ten (it was the 10th month in the Roman calendar)

🎊 Traditions & Celebrations

Opening the first door of advent calendars

Beginning to decorate homes for Christmas and holidays

Starting holiday shopping and gift planning

Wearing red ribbons for World AIDS Day awareness

Creating holiday bucket lists and making seasonal plans

📜 Historical Events on This Day

1955

Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott

1913

First crossword puzzle published in New York World

1990

Channel Tunnel sections from England and France met beneath the English Channel

1988

World AIDS Day first observed

2009

Lisbon Treaty came into effect, reforming EU institutions

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