December 12

High school (ages 12+)
Holidays & Celebrations

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/december-12

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the gregorian calendar day index?346 (347 in leap years)
2. What is the days remaining to year-end?19
3. What day of the year is December 12?December 12 is the 346th day of a normal year and the 347th day in a leap year. Only 19 days are left until New Year's Day.
4. Why is December 12 special?It is close to the end of the year, so people often think about what they have done and plan for the next year. It also comes just before many holidays like Christmas and New Year's.

Gregorian calendar: The internationally accepted civil calendar, a solar calendar that specifies the number of days in a year and the leap year rule.
Leap year: A calendar year containing an extra day, February 29, implemented to synchronize the calendar with the astronomical year, occurring every four years except for years divisible by 100 but not by 400.
Temporal landmark: A specific point in time that serves as a significant marker or reference within a larger chronological sequence.