Finding Your Reason for the Season by Fran Joyce
Not everyone celebrates Hanukkah, Christmas, or Kwanzaa. If you are one of these people, you may feel uncomfortable during the holidays. Fear not, December is a month full of wonderful events to celebrate in addition to your preferred holiday or in place of a specific holiday.
The important thing about December should be celebrating peace and goodwill toward all people. It’s an excellent time to help people who are food insecure, struggling to find shelter and warm clothing, or just having a hard time making ends meet. A little kindness goes a long way. Look through your closets and dressers and see if you have an extra pair of gloves, shoes, boots, warm socks, sweats, winter scarves, coats, blankets, comforters, or jeans you can donate.
Do you have some costume jewelry you no longer wear or a belt that’s too tight or too loose. How about those paperbacks you read and loved, but have no desire to read again or those games the kids never play? Items like these can make excellent gifts for people on tight budgets trying to buy gifts for their loved ones.
Go through your pantry and see if you have any extra food items for the local food drive.
All these small things might not seem like much, but someone in need will appreciate them. As an added bonus you’ll be making room for a few new items. Tis the season.
What special days are there in December?
December 1 is World Aids Awareness Day
December 6 is St. Nicholas Day
December 7 is National Letter Writing Day and Pearl Harbor Day
December 9 is Christmas Card Day
December 10 is Human Right’s Day and Nobel Prize Day
December 11 is International Children’s Day
December 12 is Gingerbread House Day and Poinsettia Day
December 13 is Ice Cream Day and National Cocoa Day
December 14 is U.K. National Postal Worker Day
December 15 is Bill of Rights Day
December 17 is National Maple Syrup Day (Time for Pancakes!)
December 18 is the start of Hanukkah, and Bake Cookies Day
December 20 is Go Caroling Day
December 21 is Crossword Puzzle Day and the Winter Solstice
December 23 is Festivus and Roots Day
December 24 is Christmas Eve and National Egg Nog Day
December 25 is Christmas Day and National Pumpkin Pie Day
December 26 is Boxing Day and National Candy Cane Day
December 27 is Make Cut Out Snowflakes Day
December 28 is Card Playing Day
December 30 is Bacon Day
December 31 is New Year’s Eve and Make Up your Mind Day
Hopefully, we’ve given your month real purpose with some of these memorable days and fun activities. Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Festivus, and Happy Kwanzaa from all of us at This Awful Awesome Life!
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