Talk:December 26

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December 26: Boxing Day in the Commonwealth; Wren Day in Ireland and the Isle of Man; Kwanzaa begins (African diaspora in the Americas) Johann Sebastian Bach 1723 – Johann Sebastian Bach (pictured) directed the premiere of Darzu ist erschienen der Sohn Gottes, his first Christmas cantata composed in Leipzig. 1943 – World War II: In the Battle of Cape Gloucester, American and Australian forces bombarded Japanese positions on New Britain in the Territory of New Guinea while U.S. Marines invaded from two sides of the island. 1996 – The Federation of Korean Trade Unions called on its 1.2 million members to refuse to work, beginning the largest organized strike in South Korean history. 2006 – Two earthquakes off the southwest coast of Taiwan damaged submarine communications cables, disrupting Internet services in Asia and affecting financial transactions. 2015 – A violent tornado moves through several suburbs of Dallas, killing nine and injuring almost 500 others. It was the deadliest tornado to ever hit Texas during the month of December. Willy Corsari (b. 1897) Elizabeth David (b. 1913) Milagros Benet de Mewton (d. 1948) Stanisław Kot (d. 1975) More anniversaries: December 25 December 26 December 27

Christmas

there is a disagreement on this page about whether Dec 26 is the first or second day of christmas. in my mind it makes sense that it is the 2nd day...can someone explain to me why some say it is the first? Kingturtle 15:15, 12 May 2005 (UTC)

Fix needed

Re: "Second day of Christmas in Denmark, Germany, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Poland, Suriname and Scandinavia - a holiday without work. The celebration is more or less the same as first day of Christmas, including the option going to Mass." Could someone fix this who knows about Dec. 26? Denmark, Scandanavia, Netherlands, and parts of Germany are protestant. While Lutherans may have kept the Mass, I never knew of a Lutheran who said they were going to mass. Other protestant religions have not kept the mass. I would fix this, but I don't know the proper answer. 99.145.23.242 (talk) 01:50, 26 December 2007 (UTC)

I think this should also be fixed. In the heading it says'There are five remaining until the end of the year.' It makes it sound like there are 5 26ths of Decembers left. I think it meant 5 days. :)195.49.180.146 (talk) 10:09, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

It clearly says and has always said "There are five days remaining until the end of the year." -- Drappel (talk) 12:10, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

No, I just fixed that in response to this user's note. I just forgot to leave a reply. There was a template problem for dates from December 22-29. -- Mufka ^{(u) (t) (c)} 12:16, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

Then my apologies to the IP as well, I looked at the IP's talk page and suspected he/she had invented a new sort of talk page vandalism, it never dawned on me that the underlying template might have changed. I obviously need fresh coffee. -- Drappel (talk) 12:40, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

Friangle?

Someone remove this vandalism, please. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.160.228.162 (talk) 09:04, 5 August 2014 (UTC)

Done ... thanks for bringing it to our attention. —Bruce1ee^talk 09:16, 5 August 2014 (UTC)

2004 Tsunami not included

The 2004 Earthquake-Tsunami, which killed 2,30,000 people, is not included in 'Selected aniversaries'. Somebody please correct this glaring omission. (And no, it is not because the relevant article is small, 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami is 86,850 bytes long as of 06:02, 27 December 2014‎.) Jose Mathew C (talk) 16:19, 27 December 2014 (UTC)

Twelve Days of Christmas

Dear John,

When I answered the door today the postman left me another gift from you. Just imagine, not one... but TWO turtledoves! I am delighted with your thoughtful gift. They are absolutely adorable.

With deepest love and affection,

Agnes — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.89.177.161 (talk) 19:34, 7 November 2015 (UTC)

Wat the Floofer7010 (talk) 00:01, 27 December 2018 (UTC)

Maybe let us know if Dec 26th is also cleberated as a Christmas day?!? Thanks!

Thanks!Eddson storms (talk) 04:46, 27 December 2016 (UTC)

Not surprised Czechia got changed back

I am not surprised it was changed back from

• "St. Stephen's Day (public holiday in Alsace, Austria, Catalonia, Croatia, Czechia, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Ireland, Luxembourg, Poland, Slovakia and Switzerland), and its related observances: "

to

• St. 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:

but isn't it funny how the short form can be used for all except Czechia.

It's not about long or short form, it's about the term that is most commonly used, which as far as I can tell is "the Czech Republic". Mikenorton (talk) 17:13, 26 December 2019 (UTC)

JonBenét Ramsey - keep in deaths or move to events?

We currently (except for some edits by an IP) have JonBenét Ramsey listed in the deaths section—even though for some time, that title has been a redirect to Killing of JonBenét Ramsey. Where does community consensus stand on this, given that the edit instructions specify to not include redirects in the deaths section?

1. Keep in the deaths section, because every rule has an exception.
2. Move to the events section, since the death is notable, though she individually is not.
3. Omit entirely.

—C.Fred (talk) 13:26, 25 August 2024 (UTC)

I prefer it to be in the "Events" section for the reason you mentioned. Unsure if it was ever in that section before. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2603:7000:26F0:4310:A9AF:D6D6:E6CC:DFD8 (talk) 13:37, 25 August 2024 (UTC)

JonBenét Ramsey

Why does User:C.Fred keep reverting my removal of her in the "Deaths" section when the rules say "The births and deaths listed on this page are only for people for whom there is a Wikipedia article (no red links and no redirects)?" JonBenét Ramsey redirects to Killing of JonBenét Ramsey and there is no article on the girl herself as she is not a notable figure, but her murder was. 2603:7000:26F0:4310:A9AF:D6D6:E6CC:DFD8 (talk) 13:28, 25 August 2024 (UTC)

WP:CONSENSUS is more applicable than the edit instructions, and the de facto consensus has been to include her in the deaths section. —C.Fred (talk) 13:29, 25 August 2024 (UTC)

It has now been almost 12 years since the article was moved from "JonBenét Ramsey" to "Killing of JonBenét Ramsey" - [[1]]. I would support moving the entry from the Deaths section to the Events section. Kiwipete (talk) 09:29, 26 August 2024 (UTC)

I just took a look at Killing of JonBenét Ramsey in preparation to rewrite the text, and I noticed the date of death is December 25, so it doesn't belong on this page after all. —C.Fred (talk) 10:27, 26 August 2024 (UTC)

…and I just added it there. —C.Fred (talk) 10:34, 26 August 2024 (UTC)

... and I have just reverted your edit, sorry @C.Fred, but new entries do need to have an inline citation, as per WP:DOYCITE. Kiwipete (talk) 07:49, 27 August 2024 (UTC)

@Kiwipete Why revert and not WP:SOFIXIT? —C.Fred (talk) 10:47, 27 August 2024 (UTC)