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december_(month)
📅 Updated:2026-01-23
🕒 Created:2024-03-18
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Description
December is the twelfth month of the Julian and Gregorian calendars, lasting for 31 days. In the Northern Hemisphere, December is the month of the winter solstice and in the Southern Hemisphere, the month of the summer solstice. It is named after the Latin numeral decem, meaning "ten", as the month was originally the tenth month of the Julian calendar.
December's birthstones are tanzanite, turquoise, and zircon. Like March, December's flowers are the daffodils (Narcissus). In regards to the western zodiac, December is under the sign of Sagittarius until the 21st, when the sign of Capricorn begins.
Note: This should only be tagged when a monthly calendar is in the picture or when the picture is visibly December-themed. It should not be tagged for a themed art month (such as Inktober) or the month a post was originally created.
Events
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Historical
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- End of the Cold War (Dissolution of the Soviet Union) – December 26, 1991
- End of the Iraq War (Withdrawal from Iraq) – December 18, 2011
