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<noinclude>{{month|December}}
{{month|December}}
Events that occurred on {{PAGENAME}}.
Events that occurred on {{PAGENAME}}.
==On Earth==
==On Earth==
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* '''[[1903]]''' - [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] takes his First Communion.
* '''[[1914]]''' – The last meeting of the [[T.C.B.S.]] takes place in London before [[Geoffrey Bache Smith]], [[Robert Gilson]], [[Thomas Kenneth Barnsley]] and [[Christopher Wiseman]] join the [[World War I|Great War]].
* '''[[1914]]''' – The last meeting of the [[T.C.B.S.]] takes place in London before [[Geoffrey Bache Smith]], [[Robert Gilson]], [[Thomas Kenneth Barnsley]] and [[Christopher Wiseman]] join the [[World War I|Great War]].
* '''[[1925]]''' - [[Father Christmas]] writes a [[Letters from Father Christmas|letter]] to [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s children.
* '''[[1925]]''' - [[Father Christmas]] writes a [[Letters from Father Christmas|letter]] to [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s children.
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* '''[[1954]]''' - Singer [[Annie Lennox]] is born.
* '''[[1954]]''' - Singer [[Annie Lennox]] is born.
* '''[[1971]]''' - ''[[Attacks of Taste]]'', with a contribution by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], is published.
* '''[[1971]]''' - ''[[Attacks of Taste]]'', with a contribution by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], is published.
* '''[[2005]]''' - ''[[Reading The Lord of the Rings|Reading The Lord of the Rings: New Writings on Tolkien's Classic]]'' is published.


==In Arda==
==In Arda==
* {{TA|3018}}:
* {{TA|3018}}:
** The [[Fellowship of the Ring]] leaves [[Rivendell]] at dusk.<noinclude>
** The [[Fellowship of the Ring]] leaves [[Rivendell]] at dusk.
** New moon<ref name=rc/>{{rp|xlviii}}


==Other versions of the legendarium==
At first the Fellowship was to depart on [[24 November]] but later Tolkien changed the date.<ref name=rc>{{HM|RC}}</ref>{{rp|xlv}}
==Inspiration==
==Inspiration==
[[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] noted in ''[[Guide to the Names in The Lord of the Rings|Nomenclature]]'' that the date the Fellowship departed from Rivendell was purposefully chosen.
[[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] noted in ''[[Guide to the Names in The Lord of the Rings|Nomenclature]]'' that the date the Fellowship departed from Rivendell was purposefully chosen.
[[Category:Dates|360]]</noinclude>
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[[Category:Dates|360]][[de:25. Dezember]][[fi:25. joulukuuta]]</noinclude>

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Events that occurred on 25 December.

On Earth

In Arda

Other versions of the legendarium

At first the Fellowship was to depart on 24 November but later Tolkien changed the date.[1]:xlv

Inspiration

Tolkien noted in Nomenclature that the date the Fellowship departed from Rivendell was purposefully chosen.

References