At a Glance
December 16
Observances & Celebrations
Commemorative holidays, national days, religious feasts, and international traditions observed on this date.
National observance
Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Kazakhstan from the Soviet Union in 1991.
Russia
National observance
International Day of the Belt and Road Initiative
National observance
National Day, celebrates the withdrawal of United Kingdom from Bahrain, making Bahrain an independent emirate in 1971.
Religious observance
Feast of Adelaide of Italy
Religious observance
Feast of Blessed Marianna Fontanella
Religious observance
Feast of Blessed Philip Siphong Onphitak
Religious observance
Feast of December 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Religious observance
Feast of Haggai
Religious observance
Feast of Ralph Adams Cram, Richard Upjohn and John La Farge (Episcopal Church (USA))
Observance
Day of Reconciliation, formerly celebrated as Day of the Vow by the Afrikaners (South Africa)
South Africa
Observance
National Sports Day (Thailand)
Thailand
Observance
The beginning of the nine-day celebration beginning December 16 and ending December 24, celebrating the trials which Mary and Joseph endured before finding a place to stay where Jesus could be born (Hispanidad): The…
Observance