December 6

High school (ages 12+)
Holidays & Celebrations

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Date:

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-6

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 ordinal day (common year)?340th day
2. What is the days remaining (end of year)?25 days
3. Why is December 6 special before Christmas?It is only 25 days before the year ends, so people start holiday preparations and feel excited for the next year.
4. What happens on December 6 in some countries?Many European countries celebrate St. Nicholas Day, where children receive gifts.

Gregorian calendar: The solar calendar currently used in most of the world, established to correct inaccuracies in the Julian calendar.
Leap year: A year containing an extra day, February 29th, to align the calendar with the Earth's orbital period.
Tropical year: The time it takes for the Sun to return to the same position in the cycle of seasons, approximately 365.2422 days.
Ordinal number: A number that denotes the position of something in a series, such as first, second, or third.