Day Guide for Friday December 24th 2021

This is our day guide for Friday December 24th 2021 which shows you at a glance what's happening on this day around the world. Using the calendar on this page, you can look at a day guide for any day. Why not look up your birthday to see which holidays you share it with?

Observances on December 24th 2021

Jolabokaflod

Arts
Iceland

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Jolabokaflod.

Christmas Eve 🎅

Christmas Eve marks the culmination of the Advent period before Christmas that started on the fourth Sunday before Christmas Eve.

National Eggnog Day

Alcohol
USA

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Eggnog Day

Christmas Eve

International

Christmas Eve marks the culmination of the Advent period before Christmas that started on the fourth Sunday before Christmas Eve.

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General Information for December 24th 2021

There are 3 observances on this day.
This was 854 days ago.
Day 358 of 2021
7 days left in 2021
Week 51 of the year

Moon phase

On this Day in History

1994 - Shane Warne scores the first hat-trick in Ashes cricket since January 1904.
1974 - Film Composer Bernard Herrmann, perhaps best known for his soundtrack to Psycho, dies in his sleep, aged 64.
1968 - Apollo 8 crewmembers photograph Earthrise for the first time.
1941 - In World War II, Japanese forces conquer Kuching.