December 14
Holidays
51 holidays recorded on December 14 throughout history
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“When, according to habit, I was contemplating the stars in a clear sky, I noticed a new and unusual star, surpassing the other stars in brilliancy. There had never before been any star in that place in the sky.”
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A day the Church remembers two men who rewrote mysticism.
A day the Church remembers two men who rewrote mysticism. John of the Cross — Spanish Carmelite, imprisoned by his own order in Toledo for nine months in a cell six feet by ten. He escaped by tying bedsheets together. That dungeon gave us "Dark Night of the Soul," verse after verse written in complete blackness. Spyridon worked differently: a shepherd turned bishop in fourth-century Cyprus who allegedly raised the dead and converted philosophers by holding a brick — squeezing it until fire, water, and clay separated in his hands. One spoke God through poetry forged in suffering. The other through miracles no one could explain away.
Monkey Day started in 2000 when Michigan State art student Casey Sorrow doodled "Monkey Day" on a friend's calendar a…
Monkey Day started in 2000 when Michigan State art student Casey Sorrow doodled "Monkey Day" on a friend's calendar as a joke. The date — December 14 — was completely random. But it stuck. Within five years, primatologists were using it to raise awareness about habitat loss threatening over 60% of primate species. Now celebrated in zoos, schools, and research centers across 30 countries. The internet loved it: memes, costumes, fundraisers for chimp sanctuaries. A throwaway joke became the world's most effective tool for making people care about our closest genetic relatives. Sometimes activism doesn't need a manifesto. Just a sharpie and a good sense of humor.
Alabama became the 22nd state on December 14, 1819 — but only after Congress nearly blocked it.
Alabama became the 22nd state on December 14, 1819 — but only after Congress nearly blocked it. The territory's constitution protected slavery so explicitly that Northern representatives fought the admission for months. The vote was close. Alabama squeaked through, entering just as the Missouri Crisis was heating up, the first major collision over whether new states would be slave or free. Within two years, that fight would produce the Missouri Compromise. Alabama's admission was the warm-up act — the moment when Congress realized the slavery question wouldn't quietly resolve itself as the nation expanded west.
Devotees gather at Sengaku-ji temple to honor the forty-seven masterless samurai who avenged their lord’s forced ritu…
Devotees gather at Sengaku-ji temple to honor the forty-seven masterless samurai who avenged their lord’s forced ritual suicide in 1703. By executing the corrupt court official responsible for their master's downfall, these warriors transformed a local act of vendetta into an enduring cultural symbol of absolute loyalty and bushido ethics in Japanese society.
December 14, 1971.
December 14, 1971. Pakistani forces and their collaborators hunted down Bangladesh's professors, doctors, writers, and engineers. Blindfolded them. Drove them to killing fields on the city's edge. By sunrise, 991 bodies. The military knew: before you lose a country, kill everyone who could build it. They emptied Dhaka University's halls in a single night. Left lecture notes on desks, surgery appointments unmade, half-finished novels in typewriters. Bangladesh won independence two days later. But it won as an orphan — its architects already buried in mass graves at Rayer Bazar.
Argentina Argentina: Misiones: Aniversario de Puerto Libertad.Fundación: 14 de diciembre de 1925 (100 años).
Argentina Argentina: Misiones: Aniversario de Puerto Libertad.Fundación: 14 de diciembre de 1925 (100 años).
Argentina Argentina: Corrientes: Aniversario de la Universidad Nacional del Nordeste (UNNE).Fundación: 14 de diciembr…
Argentina Argentina: Corrientes: Aniversario de la Universidad Nacional del Nordeste (UNNE).Fundación: 14 de diciembre de 1956 (69 años).
Beato Buenaventura Bonaccorsi, presbítero (c.
Beato Buenaventura Bonaccorsi, presbítero (c. 1315).
Beata Francisca Schervier, virgen (1876).
Beata Francisca Schervier, virgen (1876).
Beato Protasio Cubells Minguell, religioso y mártir (1936).
Beato Protasio Cubells Minguell, religioso y mártir (1936).
Venant, Venance.
Venant, Venance.
Nicaise,
Nicaise,
Mélodie et ses variantes : Mélodine et Mélody (du fait d'une proximité phonétique avec Odile).
Mélodie et ses variantes : Mélodine et Mélody (du fait d'une proximité phonétique avec Odile).
Eginer (prénom breton) et ses variantes masculines : Fingar et Guigner ; et leurs formes féminines : Egina et Eguiner.
Eginer (prénom breton) et ses variantes masculines : Fingar et Guigner ; et leurs formes féminines : Egina et Eguiner.
Agnel,
Agnel,
Jean du Pain († 1150), frère laïque cistercien.
Jean du Pain († 1150), frère laïque cistercien.
Bonaventure Bonaccorsi († 1313), bienheureux prêtre italien.
Bonaventure Bonaccorsi († 1313), bienheureux prêtre italien.
Drosis (IVe siècle ?), martyr à Antioche de Pisidie ; saint Jean Chrysostome affirme qu’elle fut brûlée vive.
Drosis (IVe siècle ?), martyr à Antioche de Pisidie ; saint Jean Chrysostome affirme qu’elle fut brûlée vive.
Christian feast day: Folcwin
Christian feast day: Folcwin
Dia Nacional do Ministério Público.
Dia Nacional do Ministério Público.
Dia do Engenheiro de Pesca.
Dia do Engenheiro de Pesca.
Dia Nacional de Combate à Pobreza.
Dia Nacional de Combate à Pobreza.
Dia do Médico Alergista.
Dia do Médico Alergista.
Aniversário dos municípios de Águas de Chapecó e Balneário Piçarras - Santa Catarina.
Aniversário dos municípios de Águas de Chapecó e Balneário Piçarras - Santa Catarina.
Aniversário dos municípios de Jundiaí e Caieiras - São Paulo.
Aniversário dos municípios de Jundiaí e Caieiras - São Paulo.
Aniversário do município de Juara - Mato Grosso.
Aniversário do município de Juara - Mato Grosso.
Aniversário do município de Três Rios - Rio de Janeiro.
Aniversário do município de Três Rios - Rio de Janeiro.
Aniversário dos municípios de Curralinhos, Morro do Chapéu do Piauí, Sussuapara e Francisco Macedo - Piauí.
Aniversário dos municípios de Curralinhos, Morro do Chapéu do Piauí, Sussuapara e Francisco Macedo - Piauí.
Aniversário dos municípios de Toledo, Borrazópolis, Astorga, Faxinal, Ortigueira, Alvorada do Sul, Cruz Machado, Jand…
Aniversário dos municípios de Toledo, Borrazópolis, Astorga, Faxinal, Ortigueira, Alvorada do Sul, Cruz Machado, Jandaia do Sul, Pato Branco, Nova Fátima, Terra Roxa, Marilândia do Sul - Paraná.
Arès, Promus et Élie († v.
Arès, Promus et Élie († v. 308), martyrs.
Agnel de Naples († 596) — ou « Agnellus », ou « Agnello » —, moine basilien, ermite, puis higoumène de San Gaudioso, …
Agnel de Naples († 596) — ou « Agnellus », ou « Agnello » —, moine basilien, ermite, puis higoumène de San Gaudioso, à Naples ; célèbre thaumaturge, dont les prières sont réputées avoir sauvé la ville assiégée par ses ennemis.
Barthélémy Buonpedoni (en) († 1300), bienheureux tertiaire franciscain et prêtre italien.
Barthélémy Buonpedoni (en) († 1300), bienheureux tertiaire franciscain et prêtre italien.
Antoine Cubells Minguell († 1936), bienheureux religieux espagnol mort martyr lors de la guerre civile espagnole.
Antoine Cubells Minguell († 1936), bienheureux religieux espagnol mort martyr lors de la guerre civile espagnole.
Viateur de Bergame († v.
Viateur de Bergame († v. 378), évêque.
Philémon († 305), joueur de cithare, martyr à Thèbes, en Égypte, sous Dioclétien, en même temps qu'Apollonius de Thèb…
Philémon († 305), joueur de cithare, martyr à Thèbes, en Égypte, sous Dioclétien, en même temps qu'Apollonius de Thèbes, le gouverneur Arien, et que ses quatre gardes du corps.
Namenstage Johannes
Namenstage Johannes
Héron († 250), martyr à Alexandrie, brûlé vif dans une fournaise, avec les saints Arsène et Isidore.
Héron († 250), martyr à Alexandrie, brûlé vif dans une fournaise, avec les saints Arsène et Isidore.
San Folcuino de Thérouanne, obispo (855).
San Folcuino de Thérouanne, obispo (855).
San Agnelo de Nápoles, abad (c.
San Agnelo de Nápoles, abad (c. 596).
San Pompeyo de Pavía, obispo (s.
San Pompeyo de Pavía, obispo (s. IV).
Santa Dróside de Antioquía, mártir (s.
Santa Dróside de Antioquía, mártir (s. III/IV).
Santos Ares, Promo y Elías de Ascalón, mártires (308/ 309).
Santos Ares, Promo y Elías de Ascalón, mártires (308/ 309).
Santos Tirso, Leucio y Calínico de Apolonia, mártires (c.
Santos Tirso, Leucio y Calínico de Apolonia, mártires (c. 250).
Santos Herón, Ateo, Isidoro y Dióscoro de Alejandría, mártires (250).
Santos Herón, Ateo, Isidoro y Dióscoro de Alejandría, mártires (250).
Panamá Panamá: Día del Archivólogo.
Panamá Panamá: Día del Archivólogo. Esta fecha fue establecida por la Ley N.º 39 del 2 de diciembre de 2014, que reconoce la profesión de archivólogo en el país.
Estados Unidos Estados Unidos: Día de la Bullabesa (guiso de pescado).
Estados Unidos Estados Unidos: Día de la Bullabesa (guiso de pescado).
Estados Unidos Estados Unidos: Día de las Castañas Asadas.
Estados Unidos Estados Unidos: Día de las Castañas Asadas.
Estados Unidos Estados Unidos: Día Nacional del Envío Gratis.
Estados Unidos Estados Unidos: Día Nacional del Envío Gratis.
España España: Día Nacional de la Persona Obesa.Para fomentar sensibilidad y conciencia acerca de la obesidad, como e…
España España: Día Nacional de la Persona Obesa.Para fomentar sensibilidad y conciencia acerca de la obesidad, como enfermedad metabólica.
Cuba Cuba: Día del Trabajador de la Cultura.
Cuba Cuba: Día del Trabajador de la Cultura. En conmemoración del natalicio del poeta Raúl Gómez García, de seudónimo El ciudadano y conocido tras su muerte como El poeta de la Generación del Centenario, fue un revolucionario cubano, luchador contra la dictadura de Batista.
BangladésBangladés Bangladés: Día de los intelectuales martirizados.
BangladésBangladés Bangladés: Día de los intelectuales martirizados.