At a Glance
December 9
Observances & Celebrations
Commemorative holidays, national days, religious feasts, and international traditions observed on this date.
National observance
Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Tanganyika from Britain in 1961. (Tanzania)
International observance
International Anti-Corruption Day (United Nations)
Religious observance
Anna's Day, marks the day to start the preparation process of the lutefisk to be consumed on Christmas Eve, as well as a Swedish name day, celebrating all people named Anna. (Sweden and Finland)
Sweden
Religious observance
Feast of December 9 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Religious observance
Feast of Feast of the Conception of the Most Holy Theotokos by St. Anne (Eastern Orthodox Church)
Religious observance
Feast of Hannah (biblical figure) (Eastern Orthodox Church)
Religious observance
Feast of Juan Diego
Religious observance
Feast of Leocadia
Religious observance
Feast of Nectarius of Auvergne
Religious observance
Feast of Peter Fourier
Observance
Armed Forces Day (Peru)
Peru
Observance
Fatherland's Heroes Day (Russia)
Russia
Observance
National Heroes Day, formerly V.C. Bird Day. (Antigua and Barbuda)
Observance