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Many dishes are prepared or served for a special occasion or historic event. Especially children enjoy these special meals or snacks. It is also a good occasion to talk about cultural and historical aspects of life in general and food in particular, whilst enjoying the delicious dishes.
1 December	Recipes from Portugal	On the 1st of December, in Portugal it is "Restoration of Independence Day" . On that day in 1640 ended the Iberian Union with Spain, which had existed since 1580.	11 December	Argentinean recipes	On 11 December it is National Tango Day in Buenos Aires, Argentina in honor of Julio de Caro (11 December 1899-11 March 1890), famous composer and musician of tango related music.	21 December	Chinese recipes	The winter solstice is celebrated . This day is also known as midwinter or the shortest day. In South China, people eat tangyuan, balls of glutinous rice, to symbolize reunion.
2 December	Recipes from Laos	2 December is National Day in Laos. On this day in 1975, King Savang Vattana was forced to abdicate by the Pathet Lao with support of Vietnam and the Soviet Union.	12 December	Recipes from Kenya	12 December in Kenya is Jamhuri Day; on 12-12-1963 the country became independent from the UK, and on the same date in 1964 it became a Republic with Kenyatta as president.	22 December	Vietnamese recipes	“Armed Forces Day” is celebrated in Vietnam. On 22 December 1944, The “Armed Propaganda Unit for National Liberation” predecessor of The Vietnam People’s Army, was established.
3 December	Indian recipes	3 December is Advocate's Day in India. This day in 1884 was the birthday of the first president Rajendra Prasad, one of the architects of the Indian Republic, and a lawyer.	12 December	Mexican recipes	12 December in Mexico is dedicated to “Nuestra signore de Guadeloupe”, the Virgin Mary or “Queen of Mexico”, who appeared on the cloak of a peasant in the 12-12-1531.	23 December	Egyptian recipes	On 23 December 1956, the Suez crisis ended. The British wanted their colonial position at the canal after the World Wars, soon helped by France and Israel, but had to give up to Egypt.
4 December	Recipes from Poland	4 December is Barbórka (Saint Barbara) or Miner's Day in Poland. Saint Barbara is the patron saint of miners and popular in the Eastern Orthodox Church.	13 December	Recipes from Trentino	Saint Lucia's Day is celebrated on 13 December in (among others) the Italian province Trentino. Saint Lucy is also popular in Scandinavia with girls distributing sweets.	24 December	Recipes from Naples	Various countries have food habits on Christmas Eve. We ate eat bread and beef steak after Night Mass; some eat vol-au-vents and ragout and in Naples people eat insalata di rinforzo.
5 December	Dominican recipes	5 December is Discovery Day in the Dominican Republic, because Columbus discovered the land on 5 December 1492. This day is also celebrated on the other side of the island, Haiti.	14 December	Bangladeshi recipes	On 14 December 1971, during the Liberation War, many Bengali pro-liberation intellectuals were executed by the Pakistani army; this is reason for the Day of Martyred Intellectuals.	25 December	Christmas recipes	Christmas is celebrated all over the world. Various countries have culinary Christmas traditions. Raisin bread is popular in many European countries; plum pudding is famous.
6 December	Dutch recipes	On 6 December the Dutch celebrate the birthday of St. Nicholas. On the night before presents and poems are exchanged. The Dutch have various kinds of sweets, like speculaas and borstplaat.	15 December	Dutch recipes	15 December is Kingdom Day in The Netherlands. but unlike Queen's Day on 30 April, no official holiday. It is for the signing of the charter of the Kingdom in 1954 by Queen Juliana.	26 December	British recipes	Some countries dedicate a second day to Christmas. In The Netherlands, we call it “2nd Christmas Day”, in the UK “Boxing Day”; In South Africa the “Day of Good Will”.
6 December	Recipes from Finland	Independence day Finland: on 6 December 1917, Finland became independent from Russia. You see blue and white on this day, even in the icing on the cakes.	16 December	Bangladeshi recipes	Pakistan surrendered to Bangladesh, helped by the Indians, on 16 December 1971. The establishing the two countries East and West Pakistan by the British, was very impractical but also cost a lot of lives.	27 December	Recipes from Turkey	On 27 December 537, the Haga Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey was completed. The word means "Holy Wisdom" and it was first an Orthodox Patriarchic Basilica, later mosque, and now museum.
7 December	American recipes	On 7 December 1941, the American naval base on Hawaii, Pearl Harbour, got a surprise attack by the Japanese. As a result, the USA declared war on the Japanese and entered in World War II.	17 December	Recipe from Bhutan	National Day is celebrated in Bhutan. On 17 December 1907, Ugyen Wangchuk was elected as first hereditary king. He was knighted for mediating between Tibet and the UK.	28 December	German recipes	On 28 December 1895 the German physicist Wilhelm Röntgen publishes a paper on the finding of a new radiation, which would later be known as X-rays.
8 December	Argentinean recipes	Today in Argentina “Inmaculada Concepción de María” (the conception of Maria without stain, or virgin birth) is celebrated. In December 1708, Pope Clement XI decreed i.	18 December	Russian recipes	18 December 1878 was the birth day of Jozef Stalin, the notorious leader of the Soviet Union (died 5 March 1953). His real name was Dzugashvili, Stalin is Russian for steel.	29 December	Irish recipes	On 29 December 1937, Ireland was blessed with a new constitution naming it a sovereign state and therefore, the 29th of December is Constitution Day, but not a public holiday.
9 December	Recipes from Finland	9 December is Anna's Day in Finland and Sweden. On this day, the preparation of lutfisk (stockfish) is started, which is consumed at Christmas Day. It is also the name day of Anna.	19 December	American recipes	On 19 December 1998, articles of impeachment were forward to the US Senate against Bill Clinton for his alleged affaire with Monica Lewinsky. Clinton admitted in the end.	30 December	American recipes	On 30 December 1924, Edwin Hubble, an American astronomer, announced the presence of other galaxies. This totally changed the understanding of the universe.
10 December	Recipes from Sweden	On 10 December 1896 the Swedish inventor of dynamite, Alfred Nobel, died. The 10th of December is kept each year for the award ceremony of the Nobel prize winners in Stockholm, since 1969.	20 December	British recipes	On 11 December 1192, Richard the Lion-Heart, King of England, was on his way home after having signed a treaty with Saladin to end the crusades when captured by Leopold V of Austria.	31 December	Dutch recipes	New Year 's Eve. Every year seems to move faster than the year before. In The Netherlands, we celebrate with fireworks, oliebollen, appelflappen, and hope to lose weight.