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There are 148 days until 6 December!

There are 148 days until 6 December!

6 December is Saint Nicholas Day, better known as Nikolaus in Germany. While the day may not receive the full religious celebration it does in Southern Germany and other traditionally Catholic regions, children across Europe look forward to this day each year.

Its length is 31 days. December's name derives from the Latin word decem (meaning ten) because it was originally the tenth month of the year in the calendar of Romulus c.

Nobody Was Born on December 6 2006.

Mahaparinirvan Day of Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar is celebrated every year on 6 December. Bhimrao Ambedkar was born on 14 April 1891 in Mhow Military Cantonment, Madhya Pradesh.

St. Nicholas Day is celebrated every year on Dec. 6, typically by filling the stockings and shoes children leave out overnight with sweets and toys. It also is a fitting date for the patron saint of sailors.

Nicholas Day, feast day (December 6) of St. Nicholas, the 4th-century bishop of Myra. St. Nicholas is the patron saint of Russia and Greece, of a number of cities, and of sailors and children, among many other groups, and was noted for his generosity.

On Aug. 23, 1994, the United States Congress designated Dec. 7 as National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.

Today's Highlight in History:

On Dec. 6, 1865, the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, abolishing slavery, was ratified as Georgia became the 27th state to endorse it.

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SAINT NICHOLAS DAY - December 6.

Why Is December Not the Tenth Month? The meaning of December stems from the Latin word decem, meaning ten. The old Roman calendar started in March, making December the tenth month. When the Roman senate changed the calendar in 153 BCE, the new year started in January, and December became the twelfth month.

No, a month has never had 32 days in the common calendar systems used today. The widely accepted calendar systems, such as the Gregorian calendar, follow a pattern where the months have varying lengths, with the maximum number of days being 31.

What is December named for? December has marked the end of the year and the coming of winter since the ancient Romans established their first calendar. As its etymology indicates, December is formed from the Latin root decem- which means “ten” … but December is our twelfth month.

January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December. Therefore, there are 12 months in a year.

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