December 9 - Holidays

Holidays and observances

Russian World War Iposter calling for donations on the Autumn Day of Saint George.

• Anna's Day, a Swedish name day, celebrating all people named Anna and marks the day to start the preparation process of the lutefisk to be consumed on Christmas Eve. (Sweden and Finland)
• Christian Feast Day
  • Juan Diego
  • Leocadia
  • Nectarius of Auvergne
  • Peter Fourier
• Day of Remembrance for Egil Skallagrimsson (Asatru)
• Feast of the Conception of the Most Holy Theotokos by St. Anne(Orthodox Church)
• Independence Day, celebrate the independence of Tanganyika fromBritain in 1961. (Tanzania)
• International Anti-Corruption Day (International)
• National Heroes Day, formerly V.C. Bird Day. (Antigua and Barbuda)
• Yuri's Day in the Autumn (Russian Orthodox Church)