Holidays on Earth Today: December 13, 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 347th day of the year!

18 days left this year!

Here is what is going on today around the world:

1. United States:

*National Cocoa Day

*Chanukkah

*Clip-on-Tie Day

*Wendy Dawn (Associated Content Writer) Birthday

*Ice Cream & Violins Day

*Little Yule: Festival of Lights

*Day of the Horse

*Taylor Swift Birthday: 1989

*Amy Lee Birthday: 1981

*Tom DeLonge Birthday: 1975

*Christie Clark Birthday: 1973

*Jamie Foxx Birthday: 1967

*Johnny Whitaker Birthday: 1959

*Jeff Baxter Birthday: 1948

*John Hart Birthday: 1917

*Mary Todd Lincoln Birthday: 1818

2. Israel:

*Chanukah / Festival of Lights

3. Sweden:

*Luciadagen: St. Lucy's Day

*Yuletide Lads begins: Giljagaur (Gully Gawk)

4. St. Lucia:

*National Day

5. Malta:

*Republic Day

6. Austria:

*Saint Lucy's Day

7. Norway:

*Saint Lucy's Day

8. Denmark:

*Saint Lucy's Day

9. Finland:

*Saint Lucy's Day

10. Italy:

*Saint Lucy's Day: Sicily, Veneto and Trentino Only

11. Namibia:

*Independence Day

12. International:

*Chanukkah

*Feast Day: St. Lucy; St. Jose; & St. Odilia.

*International Shareware Day