UN International Day
International Volunteer Day
A United Nations observance recognizing volunteers and community service around the world.
United States Edition
December 5, 2027
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Daily Edition
Sunday, December 5, 2027
Official observances, world days, local context, and everyday celebrations for people who need something worth reading, sharing, or talking about today.
World Calendar Day
World Helpful Sign Day
A day for maps, arrows, labels, warnings, directions, and the quiet civic kindness of making places easier to understand.
Regional/Cultural Day
Animals of Brazil Day
You encounter jaguars, anacondas, pink river dolphins, and macaws as you explore Brazil's iconic wildlife. You find that Brazilians most commonly keep dogs, cats, and birds like canaries and parakeets as pets. ACADA celebrates the world's pets, and helps assure better care.
Regional/Cultural Day
Repeal Day
On December 5, 1933, the 21st Amendment was ratified, ending Prohibition. In America, Prohibition lasted 13 years, during which the country outlawed alcohol and then discovered that outlawing alcohol did not stop people from drinking. It just stopped them from drinking legally. Organized crime boomed. The government poisoned industrial alcohol, killing an estimated 10,000 people. When Prohibition ended, the country breathed a sigh of relief and ordered a drink.