Year 2026 December Editor's Calendar

• January
• February
• March
• April
• May
• June
• July
• August
• September
• October
• November
• December

Important Dates

12/1 Tue

World AIDS Day

12/2 Wed

International Day for the Abolition of Slavery

12/3 Thu

International Day of Persons with Disabilities

12/5 Sat

International Volunteer Day

12/7 Mon

International Civil Aviation Day

12/7 Mon

  Major Snow

Snowfall increases and the weather becomes severely cold.

12/8 Tue

Pretend To Be A Time Traveler Day

12/9 Wed

International Anti-Corruption Day

12/10 Thu

Human Rights Day

12/12 Sat

  Double Twelve Shopping Day

12/14 Mon

Hug Valentine Day

12/15 Tue

International Tea Day

12/18 Fri

International Migrants Day

12/21 Mon

Crossword Puzzle Day

12/22 Tue

Suggested Start for Sanjiu Herbal Patch Therapy (Winter Solstice)

Sanjiu herbal patch therapy commonly begins around the winter solstice, with later sessions usually scheduled every 7 to 10 days or every 9 days. Suitability and the actual schedule should be confirmed with a licensed Chinese medicine practitioner and the treating clinic.

12/22 Tue

  Winter Solstice

The day is shortest and the night is longest.

12/24 Thu

Christmas Eve

12/25 Fri

  Christmas Day

12/26 Sat

Boxing Day

Content Angles and Topic Focus

Christmas gifts and Christmasland, Double Twelve shopping, New Year's Eve countdown, year-end review, 2027 New Year's resolutions, year-end banquet planning, winter-solstice tangyuan, cold-wave prep

Astrology Topics

Sagittarius 11/23-12/21

Capricorn 12/22-1/19

Holiday and Festival Topics

Double Twelve shopping festival, Winter Solstice, Christmas, New Year's Eve, year-end banquets

Solar Terms

12/7

Major Snow

Snowfall increases and the weather becomes severely cold.

12/22

Winter Solstice

The day is shortest and the night is longest.

National Holiday Long Weekends

12/25-12/27

Constitution Day | 3 days

Important Exams

12/13

GEPT Advanced Speaking and Writing Test

The GEPT Advanced Speaking and Writing Test will be held on December 13. (Source: Language Training and Testing Center)

12/19

GEPT High-Intermediate Speaking and Writing Test

The GEPT High-Intermediate Speaking and Writing Test will be held on December 19. (Source: Language Training and Testing Center)

Taiwan Food and Travel

Christmasland in New Taipei City, New Year's Eve concerts and fireworks, Dahu strawberry picking, bald cypress turning red, Chiayi Band Festival, Winter Solstice tangyuan, Alishan sunrise concert

Consumer Trends

Christmas gifts and Christmasland, New Year's Eve concerts, Taipei 101 fireworks, Double Twelve shopping festival, year-end banquet planning, year-end review, planners and calendars, clearance sales