Use the links below to help you research December holidays around the world.

Taken from Education World - a List of Multicultural Holidays

Few months present the multicultural "teachable moments" that December does! The following multicultural events and celebrations are among those that will happen this year:

• Ramadan -- Began September 1, ended September 30
• Eid al-Fitr (Muslim) -- September 30
• Saint Nicholas Day (Christian) -- December 6
• Eid'ul-Adha (Muslim) -- December 8
• Fiesta of Our Lady of Guadalupe (Mexican) -- December 12
• St. Lucia Day (Swedish) -- December 13
• Hanukkah (Jewish) -- Begins at sundown on December 21 (ends December 29)
• The History of Hanukkah
• Christmas Day(Christian) -- December 25
• Boxing Day (Australian, Canadian, English, Irish) -- December 26
• Kwanzaa (African American) -- December 26 to January 1
• Omisoka (Japanese) -- December 31
• Epiphany (Christian) -- January 6

Christmas Around the World - Look for your country here.

http://www.the-north-pole.com/around/index.htm OR here http://www.santas.net/aroundtheworld.htm

http://www.worldofchristmas.net/christmas-world/index.html

http://www.worldbook.com/wb/Students?content_spotlight/holidays

http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3211

http://www.theholidayspot.com/christmas/worldxmas/

http://www.stnicholascenter.org/Brix?pageID=76

http://www.history.com/minisite.do?content_type=Minisite_Generic&content_type_id=1275&display_order=3&mini_id=1290

http://www.kidlink.org/KIDPROJ/MCC/

How To Say "Merry Christmas" Around the World

http://www.santas.net/howmerrychristmasissaid.htm

http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0877712.html

Kwanzaa

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwanzaa

http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson039.shtml

France and Canada

http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibitions/Noel/angl/

Norway

http://library.thinkquest.org/18802/norxmas.htm 

Christmas in Africa

http://www.santas.net/africanchristmas.htm

Christmas in Egypt

http://www.santas.net/egyptianchristmas.htm

Ukraine

http://www.santas.net/ukrainianchristmas.htm