This is our day guide for Sunday December 31st 2023 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 31st 2023

St. Sylvester's Day

St. Sylvester's Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of St. Sylvester's Day.

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New Year's Eve

New Year's Eve

The last day of the year in the Gregorian calendar is usually celebrated with parties as midnight approaches

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Omisoka

Omisoka

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Omisoka.

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Make Up Your Mind Day

Make Up Your Mind Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Make Up Your Mind Day

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National Champagne Day

National Champagne Day šŸ¾

On New Year's Eve, Champagne is a popular filling for those glasses that get clinked at midnight

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Universal Hour of PeaceĀ 

Universal Hour of PeaceĀ 

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Universal Hour of PeaceĀ 

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Hogmanay

Hogmanay

This Scottish end to the year may be derived from Norse and Gaelic observances.

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Public Holidays on December 31st 2023

New Year's Eve

New Year's Eve

The last day of the year in the Gregorian calendar is usually celebrated with parties as midnight approaches

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World Azerbaijanis Solidarity Day

World Azerbaijanis Solidarity Day

The nationalist Popular Front of Azerbaijan organised the removal of borders between Soviet Azerbaijan and Iran on 31 December 1989

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East Timor National Heroes Day

East Timor National Heroes Day

A day to honour the first President of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, Nicolau Lobato, on the anniversary of his death in combat in 1978.

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Switzerland Restoration Day

Switzerland Restoration Day

Geneva only. Marks the restoration of the Geneva Republic after French occupation by Napoleon.

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