Far too often do we think about only the things around us, often leaving out things that are right in front of us and surrounding other people.

As Americans, December is extremely bad for that kind of behavior.

Christmas themed drinks at the stores, Santas in the malls, Christmas music on the radio right after Halloween ends, and movies being (cheesy) Christmas movies showed on Hallmark since SEPTEMBER. In fact, I really don't know if there's a month where a Christmas movie isn't played on that channel.

But what about everyone else? Not everyone celebrates Christmas! It ISN'T an American holiday. We as a country should be EMBRACING the cultural differences residing in our world and lives around us.

Here is a list of other holidays/events being celebrated in the month of December (and a day or two in November, but close enough). Take a moment to look over them and learn from what is new, don't be afraid of the new.