1979 Calendar with National Holidays, Optional Days Off, and Commemorative Dates in Canada.
December 1979
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1335 | ||||||
| 2336 | 3337 | 4338 | 5339 | 6340 | 7341 | 8342 |
| 9343 | 10344 | 11345 | 12346 | 13347 | 14348 | 15349 |
| 16350 | 17351 | 18352 | 19353 | 20354 | 21355 | 22356 |
| 23357 | 24358 | 25359 | 26360 | 27361 | 28362 | 29363 |
| 30364 | 31365 |
December Holidays and Commemorative Dates
- 22 - Winter
- 25 - Christmas Day
Holidays and Commemorative Dates in December 1979
December 1979 observances Holiday
Optional
| Date | Day | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat | World AIDS Day |
| 2 | Sun | International Day for the Abolition of Slavery |
| 2 | Sun | National Mutt Day |
| 3 | Mon | International Day of Persons with Disabilities |
| 4 | Tue | International Day of Banks |
| 4 | Tue | Wildlife Conservation Day |
| 5 | Wed | International Volunteer Day |
| 5 | Wed | World Soil Day |
| 6 | Thu | St. Nicholas Day |
| 7 | Fri | Candle Day |
| 7 | Fri | International Civil Aviation Day |
| 7 | Fri | National Cotton Candy Day |
| 7 | Fri | National Letter Writing Day |
| 7 | Fri | World Pear Day |
| 8 | Sat | Feast of the Immaculate Conception |
| 8 | Sat | National Brownie Day |
| 9 | Sun | Green Monday |
| 9 | Sun | International Anti-corruption Day |
| 9 | Sun | International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide |
| 9 | Sun | National Pastry Day |
| 10 | Mon | Dewey Decimal System Day |
| 10 | Mon | Human Rights Day |
| 10 | Mon | International Animal Rights Day |
| 10 | Mon | Nobel Prize Day |
| 11 | Tue | International Mountain Day |
| 11 | Tue | UNICEF Birthday |
| 12 | Wed | Gingerbread House Day |
| 12 | Wed | International Day of Neutrality |
| 12 | Wed | International Universal Health Coverage Day |
| 12 | Wed | National Poinsettia Day |
| 13 | Thu | National Violin Day |
| 14 | Fri | Monkey Day |
| 15 | Sat | Hanukkah |
| 17 | Mon | Anti-Bullying Day |
| 17 | Mon | National Maple Syrup Day |
| 18 | Tue | Arabic Language Day |
| 18 | Tue | International Migrants Day |
| 20 | Thu | International Human Solidarity Day |
| 20 | Thu | National Ugly Sweater Day |
| 21 | Fri | Yule |
| 22 | Sat | National Cookie Exchange Day |
| 22 | Sat | Winter |
| 22 | Sat | Winter Solstice |
| 23 | Sun | Festivus |
| 24 | Mon | Christmas Eve |
| 24 | Mon | The Feast of the Seven Fishes |
| 25 | Tue | Christmas Day |
| 26 | Wed | Boxing Day |
| 26 | Wed | Kwanzaa |
| 27 | Thu | International Day of Epidemic Preparedness |
| 28 | Fri | National Call a Friend Day |
| 31 | Mon | New Year's Eve |