December Fun Facts
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- 4. December 26th is ______________ and the first day of kwanzaa.
- 7. the astronomical first day of winter in the Northern Hemisphere and first day of summer in the Southern Hemisphere.
- 10. is associated with the festival of lights.
- 13. November 23–December 21 zodiac sign
- 14. You’ll rarely see the _______ in December.
- 15. The first day of ________ is either December 21st or 22nd. This is the shortest day of the year and the longest night.
- 16. At 6:30 a.m. on this day in 1807, residents from Vermont to Connecticut looked up at the sky and saw a _______.
- 19. December _____ is Wright Brothers Day.
- 20. _____________ are awarded in December.
- 22. The __________ meteor shower is the most active shower of the year.
- 24. The month of December originally consisted of _______ days.
- 25. December always begins on the same day of the week as _________.
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- 1. December 22–January 19 zodiac sign
- 2. December’s traditional birthstone is __________.
- 3. Christmas was banned in England for ________ years!
- 5. December is the 12th month (and last month) in our modern-day ________ calendar.
- 6. December always ends on the same day of the week as _______.
- 8. popular holiday plant in december.
- 9. Back in _______, the calendar only had ten months and began with March!
- 10. The ___________ tends to do better in December than any other month.
- 11. What is December 6th?
- 12. “_____________” was composed in 1857, and not for Christmas – it was meant to be a Thanksgiving song!
- 17. _____________ 25th is Christmas Day.
- 18. December is the final _________.
- 21. What should you do to your garden for winter.
- 23. December was _________ to 29 days.