FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS

Family Day

Boxing Day, except when December 26 is a Sunday. If it is a Sunday, Boxing Day is transferred to December 27 by Royal Proclamation. (Commonwealth of Nations), and its related observances: Family Day (Vanuatu)

Public holidays in the Solomon Islands

Boxing Day, except when December 26 is a Sunday. If it is a Sunday, Boxing Day is transferred to December 27 by Royal Proclamation. (Commonwealth of Nations), and its related observances: Thanksgiving (Solomon Islands)

Abadiu of Antinoe

Christian feast day: Abadiu of Antinoe (Coptic Church)

Pope Dionysius

Christian feast day: Pope Dionysius

Holy Family

Christian feast day: Earliest day on which Feast of the Holy Family can fall, celebrated on Sunday after Christmas or 30 if Christmas falls on a Sunday.[citation needed]

James, brother of Jesus

Christian feast day: James the Just (Eastern Orthodox Church)

Saint Stephen

Christian feast day: Saint Stephen (Western Church)

Synaxis

Christian feast day: Synaxis of the Theotokos (Eastern Orthodox Church)

Vicenta María López i Vicuña

Christian feast day: Vicenta María López i Vicuña

December 26 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Christian feast day: December 26 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Independence and Unity Day (Slovenia)

Mauro Hamza

Mauro Hamza Day (Houston, Texas)

Mummer's Day

Mummer's Day (Padstow, Cornwall)

Father's Day

Saint Stephen's Day (public holiday in Alsace, Austria, Catalonia, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Ireland, Luxembourg, Poland, Slovakia and Switzerland), and its related observances: Father's Day (Bulgaria)

Kwanzaa

The first day of Kwanzaa, celebrated until January 1 (United States)

Junkanoo

The first day of Junkanoo street parade, the second day is on the New Year's Day (The Bahamas)

Public holidays in the Netherlands

The second day of the Twelve Days of Christmas (Western Christianity) Second day of Christmas (Public holiday in the Netherlands, Poland and Slovakia)

Wren Day

Wren Day (Ireland and the Isle of Man)