December 2025 Health and Safety Bulletin

December 2025!

With a variety of different holidays, it’s easy to see why December is considered the most wonderful time of the year, but even a wonderful time of year can come with health and safety hazards. Read on to learn how to navigate this holiday season safely.

In This Issue: December 2025 Health and Safety Bulletin

• Holiday Health & Safety Tips

Observances/Awareness:

Month: Universal Human Rights, Food Service Safety, Safe Toys and Gifts Month

Days/Weeks:

World AIDS Day: 1

Women’s Brain Health Day: 2

Giving Tuesday & Pollution Prevention Day: 2

International Day of Persons with Disabilities: 3

Make a Gift Day: 3

International Volunteer Day & Krampusnacht: 5

Inclusive Schools Week: 5-9

Day of Action on Violence Against Women: 6

Mitten Tree Day: 6

Bodhi Day: 8

Animal & Human Rights Day: 10

Universal Health Coverage Day: 12

Christmas Bird Count: 14 Dec to 5 Jan

First Day of Hanukkah: 15

Migrants Day: 18

Winter Solstice: 21

Yuletide: 20 Dec-1 Jan & Yule: 21 Dec

Last Day of Hanukkah: 22

Festivus: 23

Christmas Eve: 24

Christmas Day (STAT): 25

Kwanzaa:  26 Dec to 1 Jan

Boxing Day (STAT): 26

International Epidemic Preparedness Day: 27

New Year’s Eve: 31