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World AIDS Day was established by the World Health Organization in 1988 — the first global health day in history — to raise awareness for AIDS, which has claimed approximately 40 million lives since 1981, and to support the 39 million people currently living with HIV. Giving Tuesday was founded in 2012 by the 92nd Street Y and the United Nations Foundation as a global day of charitable giving on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving — generating more than $3.1 billion in U.S. charitable donations in a single day. Rosa Parks Day marks December 1, 1955, when Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama, bus — an act of civil disobedience that launched the Montgomery Bus Boycott and became the defining moment that accelerated the U.S. civil rights movement. National Day of Giving was established in parallel with Giving Tuesday to encourage Americans to donate to charitable causes.
All Holidays On December 1
Cyber Monday
World AIDS Day
Chatham Islands Anniversary Day
Commemoration Day
Day Without Art Day
Eat a Red Apple Day
National Cookie Cutter Day
National Peppermint Bark Day
National Women Support Women Day
Prisoners for Peace Day
Romania Independence Day
Romania National Day
Rosa Parks Day
Walt Disney Day
About December 1
December 1 Q&As
What is the most popular holiday on December 1?
On December 1, World AIDS Day is the most globally significant health observance, established by the WHO in 1988 for the pandemic claiming 40 million lives. Giving Tuesday is the most widely recognized charitable observance, and Rosa Parks Day is the most historically significant U.S. observance.
What countries celebrate holidays on December 1?
December 1 observances span the Central African Republic (Republic Day), Chad (Freedom and Democracy Day), and the U.S., which hosts World AIDS Day, Giving Tuesday, Rosa Parks Day, and Day Without Art Day. World AIDS Day is observed globally.
What awareness days are on December 1?
December 1 includes World AIDS Day, established by the WHO in 1988 for the pandemic that has claimed 40 million lives, and Day Without Art Day, established by the arts community to recognize AIDS’s devastating impact on artists, with museums shrouding works in solidarity.