Holidays on Earth Today: December 10, 2009

Holidays are such an important part of each countries tradition along with supporting its culture. Some of the most popular holidays on earth either revolve around the Christian belief such as Easter and Christmas however there are other popular ones such as Independence Day, New Year Day, and Valentines and so on. Then there are strange and weird holidays that really have no meaning besides the mere purpose to have an excuse to celebrate something. Have you ever wondered what is going on around the world today?

Today marks the 344th day of the year!

21 days left this year!

Here is what is going on today around the world:

1. United States:

*Human Rights Day

*Nobel Prize Day

*National Lager Day

*Festival for the Souls of Dead Whales: Inuit Eskimos

*Miko Amaranthine & Husband's Birthday

*Raven-Symoné Birthday: 1985

*Patrick Flueger Birthday: 1983

*Summer Phoenix Birthday: 1978

*Bobby Flay Birthday: 1964

*Jacquelyn Mitchard Birthday: 1955

*Susan Dey Birthday: 1952

*Reginald Rose Birthday: 1920

*Anne Gwynne Birthday: 1918

*Dorothy Lamour Birthday: 1914

*Una Merkel Birthday: 1903

2. Thailand:

*Constitution Day

*Human Rights Day

*Nobel Prize Day

3. Angola:

*Foundation Day

4. Haiti:

*Ganga-Bois

5. Namibia:

*Settlers' Day

6. Sweden:

*Nobel Prize Day

7. Cambodia:

*Human Rights Day

8. Equatorial Guinea:

*Human Rights Day

9. Guinea:

*Human Rights Day

10. Kiribati:

*Human Rights Day

11. Namibia:

*Human Rights Day

12. Turks & Caicos Islands:

*Human Rights Day

13. Burma:

*National Day

14. International:

*UN Human Rights Day

*International Animal Rights Day

*Presentation Ceremony of the Nobel Prize

*Feast Day: Karl Barth; Thomas Merton