December 27

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47 holidays recorded on December 27 throughout history

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Kim Il-sung drafted North Korea's first constitution in 1948, tucking absolute power into 172 articles while calling …

Kim Il-sung drafted North Korea's first constitution in 1948, tucking absolute power into 172 articles while calling it "people's democracy." The document promised free speech, free press, and religious freedom. None of it was true. Every constitution since—1972, 1992, 1998, 2009, 2013, 2019—has added more powers to the Kim dynasty while keeping the pretty promises. The current version mentions Kim Jong-un 18 times and includes nuclear weapons as a constitutional right. Citizens celebrate by gathering in Kim Il-sung Square for synchronized performances they've practiced for months. Miss a step and you disappear. The holiday marks not democracy's birth but the day North Korea legally enshrined the world's only three-generation dictatorship.

Christians honor John the Apostle and Evangelist today, celebrating the author of the fourth Gospel and the Book of R…

Christians honor John the Apostle and Evangelist today, celebrating the author of the fourth Gospel and the Book of Revelation. The church also commemorates Nicarete of Nicomedia, a fourth-century physician who famously refused imperial patronage to provide free medical care for the poor, establishing an early model for charitable healthcare in the Byzantine Empire.

The Eastern Orthodox Church marks this day for Saint Stephen the Protomartyr — Christianity's first recorded executio…

The Eastern Orthodox Church marks this day for Saint Stephen the Protomartyr — Christianity's first recorded execution, stoned to death in Jerusalem around 34 AD while forgiving his killers. But Orthodox churches celebrate him today, not December 26 like Western Christians, because they use the Julian calendar for feast days. The date split happened in 1582 when Pope Gregory XIII reformed the Western calendar and Orthodox patriarchs refused to follow Rome's lead. So the same saint, the same death, commemorated 13 days apart depending on which side of the Great Schism your ancestors chose. Geography determines your liturgical calendar.

Orthodox Christians honor Saint Stephen, the first martyr of the faith, every December 27.

Orthodox Christians honor Saint Stephen, the first martyr of the faith, every December 27. In Romania, the day functions as a public holiday, extending the Christmas season and allowing families to observe the feast day of the deacon who was stoned for his beliefs in Jerusalem.

Boxing Day started as the day British servants got their "Christmas box" — leftover food, old clothes, and maybe coin…

Boxing Day started as the day British servants got their "Christmas box" — leftover food, old clothes, and maybe coins — from their employers. They'd worked Christmas Day serving the family feast. December 26th was finally theirs. The name stuck even after the servant tradition died. Now it's shopping chaos in the Commonwealth, premier football matches in England, and test cricket in Australia. Canada turned it into a statutory holiday in 1871. The US? Doesn't celebrate it at all. In South Africa, they renamed it Day of Goodwill in 1994. Same date, different meaning: reconciliation instead of leftovers. The box remains empty.

Fabiola of Rome threw gold out her window to the poor.

Fabiola of Rome threw gold out her window to the poor. Not pennies — actual gold coins, tossed to crowds below her villa while Roman senators watched in horror. When her husband died in 395 AD, she sold everything: the marble, the slaves, the estates. Built three hospitals and a pilgrim house with the proceeds. Pope Innocent I made her a saint for it, but that came centuries later. What stuck immediately was simpler: a rich woman who chose beggars over banquets. Her feast day became a reminder that wealth is only impressive when you give it away.

The Soviet Union didn't have a unified emergency service until 1990.

The Soviet Union didn't have a unified emergency service until 1990. Before that, if your building caught fire while you had a heart attack during an earthquake, three different agencies showed up — maybe. The Ministry of Emergency Situations changed that, combining firefighters, medics, and disaster response into one force. December 27th marks its founding, now celebrated across Russia as Emergency Rescuer's Day. These teams handle everything from Siberian wildfires to apartment block collapses to chemical spills. They're also the ones who fly into other countries when earthquakes hit. The holiday exists because before 1990, nobody was quite sure who would show up to save you.

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Santos Teodoro y Teófanes de Apamea, monjes (841).

Beato Alfredo Parte, presbítero y mártir (1936).

Aniversário dos municípios de Capitólio, Carmo do Cajuru, Cruzília, Estrela do Indaiá, Galileia, Itueta, Janaúba, Jeq…

Aniversário dos municípios de Capitólio, Carmo do Cajuru, Cruzília, Estrela do Indaiá, Galileia, Itueta, Janaúba, Jequitaí, Juruaia, Rio Acima e Vespasiano - Minas Gerais.

Aniversário dos municípios de Vila Propício e Amaralina - Goiás.

Aniversário dos municípios de Espírito Santo do Pinhal, Tapiratiba e Trabiju - São Paulo.

Aniversário dos municípios de Catunda e Hidrolândia - Ceará.

Aniversário dos municípios de Chupinguaia e São Francisco do Guaporé - Rondônia.

Beato José María Corbín Ferrer, mártir (1936).

Christian feast day: Blessed Francesco Spoto

Autres saint-Jean les 24 juin ((-/le) Baptiste / Baptiseur), 6 mai, 23 octobre, 15 décembre (Santig du), etc. (prénom…

Autres saint-Jean les 24 juin ((-/le) Baptiste / Baptiseur), 6 mai, 23 octobre, 15 décembre (Santig du), etc. (prénom le plus saint-patronifié, en francophonie etc.).

Variantes féminines comme Jeanne, Jean, Johan(n)e(s), Juana, Juanita, Giovanna, etc. plutôt fêtées à d'autres dates, …

Variantes féminines comme Jeanne, Jean, Johan(n)e(s), Juana, Juanita, Giovanna, etc. plutôt fêtées à d'autres dates, les 30 mai par exemple.

et ses nombreuses variantes : Django, Evan, Gianni, Giovani, Giovanni, Hans, Ian, Ianis, Iannis, Iban, Ivan, Ivo(s) (…

et ses nombreuses variantes : Django, Evan, Gianni, Giovani, Giovanni, Hans, Ian, Ianis, Iannis, Iban, Ivan, Ivo(s) (19 mai ci-après), Jan, Janem, Jango, Janick, Janique, Janku, Janké, Janke, Janos, János, Janus, Jeannick, Jeannot, Jehan, Joanny, Joào, Johan, Johann, Johannes, John, Johnny, Jovanni, Juan, Juan-Antonio, Juan-Carlos, Juan-Francisco, Juanito, Juan-Jose, Juan-Manuel, Juan-Miguel, Juan-Pablo, Juan-Pedro, Juany, Juhans, Juwan, Nanni, Nans, Sanche, Sancho, Sean, Shane, Shawn, Shun, Tchantchès, Vania, Yahya, Yan, Yanic, Yanick, Yanik, Yanique, Yanis, Yanke, Yanké, Yankee, Yanku, Yann, Yannic, Yannick, Yannik, Yannique, Yannis, Yaya, Yoan, Yoani, Yoann, Yohan, Yohanân, Yohann, Yuhanna, Yvan (voire Yves et ses propres variantes les 19 mai et autres), Zanko, Zantko, Zian, etc.

Fabiola et ses variantes comme Fabia, etc.

Jean,

Walton († 1156), bienheureux, abbé du monastère bénédictin de Wessobrunn, en Bavière.

Odoardo Focherini († 1944), bienheureux laïc italien mort martyr.

Jean Stone († 1539), prêtre anglais mort martyr.

Ján Havlík († 1965), bienheureux séminariste slovaque.

Hesson († 1133) — ou « Esson » —, bienheureux, bénédictin de l'abbaye d'Hirschau, dans le Wurtemberg, en Allemagne, s…

Hesson († 1133) — ou « Esson » —, bienheureux, bénédictin de l'abbaye d'Hirschau, dans le Wurtemberg, en Allemagne, sous saint Guillaume ; envoyé en 1085 comme premier abbé de Beinwil, dans le diocèse suisse de Bâle.

Esso de Beinwil († 1130), bienheureux abbé.

Alfred Parto († 1936), bienheureux prêtre espagnol mort martyr lors de la guerre civile espagnole.

Adelheidis de Tennenbach († 1273), Moniale.

Théodore († 687), patriarche de Constantinople.

Ode († 713), moniale.

Maurice d'Apamée (IIIe siècle), et ses compagnons, martyrs attachés à des poteaux.

Luc de Triglia († ?) — ou « Luc de Bithynie ».

Étienne († vers 34) ou entre 29 et 39), (proto)diacre et premier martyr à Jérusalem par la main d'autres Juifs (27 dé…

Étienne († vers 34) ou entre 29 et 39), (proto)diacre et premier martyr à Jérusalem par la main d'autres Juifs (27 décembre en Orient comme ci-après ; la veille 26 décembre en Occident, pour plusieurs développements).

Alain de Quimper (Ve siècle ou VIe siècle) — ou « Alin », ou « Alan » —, ermite à Corlay, puis hypothétique 4è évêque…

Alain de Quimper (Ve siècle ou VIe siècle) — ou « Alin », ou « Alan » —, ermite à Corlay, puis hypothétique 4è évêque de Quimper, en Bretagne.

Christianisme orthodoxe : station dans le diakonikon de la Sainte-Sion avec lectures des Ac.

Christianisme orthodoxe : station dans le diakonikon de la Sainte-Sion avec lectures des Ac. 6, 8 - 8, 2 ; II Cor. 4, 7(-15) et de Jn 12, 24-26 (ou 41) dans le lectionnaire de Jérusalem dont le plus ancien manuscrit contient la date du 26 septembre conservée en Occident.

Corée du Nord (Corée) : journée de la Constitution.

Día Internacional de la Preparación ante las Epidemias.

Corea del NorteCorea del Norte Corea del Norte: Día de la Constitución.

Cuba Cuba: Día del Barbero y el Peluquero.

Cuba Cuba: Día del Barbero y el Peluquero. Instituido desde 1947 para conmemorar el natalicio de Juan Evangelista Valdés Veitía, barbero, poeta y periodista, nacido en 1836.