Talk:December 26

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December 26: Boxing Day; Kwanzaa begins; St. Stephen's Day in Western Christianity 1606 – The first recorded performance of William Shakespeare's King Lear, based on the legend of King Lear of Britain, was held. 1790 – French Revolution: Louis XVI of France gave his Royal Assent to the Civil Constitution of the Clergy, subordinating the Roman Catholic Church in France to the French government. 1898 – Physicists Pierre and Marie Curie announced the discovery of a new element, naming it radium. 1908 – Boxer Jack Johnson became the first African American Heavyweight Champion of the World after defeating Canadian Tommy Burns in Sydney. 2004 – An undersea earthquake in the Indian Ocean off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia generated a series of devastating tsunamis that killed more than 225,000 people in eleven countries (a tsunami in Ao Nang, Thailand pictured). More events: December 25 – December 26 – December 27 Archive – By email – More anniversaries... It is now 11:54, June 15, 2008 (UTC) – Refresh this page

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[edit] 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)

[edit] 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)

[edit] Earthquake paranoia

Where is the earthquake will attack at 2009?
2003 = Iran
2004 = Indian Ocean
2006 = Hengchun
2009 = ?

Why 2009?

2003 + 1 = 2004 + 2 = 2006 + 3 = 2009 + ...and goes on on: 26 December!!!!!