January is the first month of the year in the

Julian Julian may refer to: People * Julian (emperor) (331–363), Roman emperor from 361 to 363 * Julian (Rome), referring to the Roman gens Julia, with imperial dynasty offshoots * Saint Julian (disambiguation), several Christian saints * Julian (give ...

and Gregorian calendars and is also the first of seven months to have a length of 31 days. The first day of the month is known as

New Year's Day New Year's Day is a festival observed in most of the world on 1 January, the first day of the year in the modern Gregorian calendar. 1 January is also New Year's Day on the Julian calendar, but this is not the same day as the Gregorian one. Wh ...

. It is, on average, the coldest month of the year within most of the

Northern Hemisphere The Northern Hemisphere is the half of Earth that is north of the Equator. For other planets in the Solar System, north is defined as being in the same celestial hemisphere relative to the invariable plane of the solar system as Earth's Nort ...

(where it is the second month of winter) and the warmest month of the year within most of the Southern Hemisphere (where it is the second month of summer). In the Southern hemisphere, January is the seasonal equivalent of July in the Northern hemisphere and vice versa.

Ancient Roman In modern historiography, ancient Rome refers to Roman civilisation from the founding of the city of Rome in the 8th century BC to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD. It encompasses the Roman Kingdom (753–509 BC ...

observances during this month include Cervula and Juvenalia, celebrated January 1, as well as one of three Agonalia, celebrated January 9, and

Carmentalia Carmentalia was the two feast days (11 January and 15 January) of the Roman goddess Carmenta. She had her temple atop the Capitoline Hill The Capitolium or Capitoline Hill ( ; it, Campidoglio ; la, Mons Capitolinus ), between the Forum ...

, celebrated January 11. These dates do not correspond to the modern Gregorian calendar.

History

Les Très Riches Heures du duc de Berry Janvier

January (in Latin, '' Ianuarius'') is named after

Janus In ancient Roman religion and myth, Janus ( ; la, Ianvs ) is the god of beginnings, gates, transitions, time, duality, doorways, passages, frames, and endings. He is usually depicted as having two faces. The month of January is named for Janu ...

, the god of beginnings and transitions in Roman mythology. Traditionally, the original Roman calendar consisted of 10 months totaling 304 days, winter being considered a month-less period. Around 713 BC, the semi-mythical successor of

Romulus Romulus () was the legendary foundation of Rome, founder and King of Rome, first king of Ancient Rome, Rome. Various traditions attribute the establishment of many of Rome's oldest legal, political, religious, and social institutions to Romulus ...

, King

Numa Pompilius Numa Pompilius (; 753–672 BC; reigned 715–672 BC) was the legendary second king of Rome, succeeding Romulus after a one-year interregnum. He was of Sabine origin, and many of Rome's most important religious and political institutions are a ...

, is supposed to have added the months of January and

February February is the second month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. The month has 28 days in common years or 29 in leap years, with the 29th day being called the ''leap day''. It is the first of five months not to have 31 days (th ...

, so that the calendar covered a standard lunar year (354 days). Although March was originally the first month in the old Roman calendar, January became the first month of the calendar year either under Numa or under the Decemvirs about 450 BC (Roman writers differ). In contrast, each specific calendar year was identified by the names of the two consuls, who entered office on March 15 until 153 BC, at which point they started entering office on January 1. Various Christian feast dates were used for the New Year in Europe during the Middle Ages, including March 25 (

Feast of the Annunciation The Feast of the Annunciation, in Greek, Ο Ευαγγελισμός της Θεοτόκου, contemporarily the Solemnity of the Annunciation, and also called Lady Day, the Feast of the Incarnation ('), or Conceptio Christi ('), commemorates the ...

) and December 25. However, medieval calendars were still displayed in the Roman fashion with twelve columns from January to December. Beginning in the 16th century, European countries began officially making January 1 the start of the New Year once again—sometimes called ''Circumcision Style'' because this was the date of the

Feast of the Circumcision The Feast of the Circumcision of Christ is a Christian celebration of the circumcision of Jesus in accordance with Jewish tradition, eight days (according to the Semitic and southern European calculation of intervals of days) after his birth, the o ...

, being the seventh day after December 25. Historical names for January include its original Roman designation, Ianuarius, the

Saxon The Saxons ( la, Saxones, german: Sachsen, ang, Seaxan, osx, Sahson, nds, Sassen, nl, Saksen) were a group of Germanic * * * * peoples whose name was given in the early Middle Ages to a large country (Old Saxony, la, Saxonia) near the Nor ...

term ''Wulf-monath'' (meaning "wolf month") and Charlemagne's designation Wintarmanoth ("winter / cold month"). In Slovene, it is traditionally called ''prosinec''. The name, associated with

millet Millets () are a highly varied group of small-seeded grasses, widely grown around the world as cereal crops or grains for fodder and human food. Most species generally referred to as millets belong to the tribe Paniceae, but some millets al ...

bread and the act of asking for something, was first written in 1466 in the Škofja Loka manuscript. According to Theodor Mommsen, 1 January became the first day of the year in 600 AUC of the Roman calendar (153 BC), due to disasters in the Lusitanian War. A Lusitanian chief called Punicus invaded the Roman territory, defeated two Roman governors, and killed their troops. The Romans resolved to send a consul to Hispania, and in order to accelerate the dispatch of aid, "they even made the new consuls enter into office two months and a half before the legal time" (March 15).

January symbols

* January's

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is the garnet, which represents constancy. * Dianthus carthusianorum 210505a

Its birth flower is the cottage pink '' Dianthus caryophyllus'' or

galanthus ''Galanthus'' (from Ancient Greek , (, "milk") + (, "flower")), or snowdrop, is a small genus of approximately 20 species of bulbous perennial herbaceous plants in the family Amaryllidaceae. The plants have two linear leaves and a single ...

as well as the traditional carnation. *The Japanese floral emblem of January is the camellia (''

Camellia sinensis ''Camellia sinensis'' is a species of evergreen shrub or small tree in the flowering plant family Theaceae. Its leaves and leaf buds are used to produce the popular beverage, tea. Common names include tea plant, tea shrub, and tea tree (not to ...

''). *In Finnish, the month of ''tammikuu'' means the heart of the winter and because the name literally means " oak moon", it can be inferred that the oak tree is the heart of the grand forest with many valuable trees as opposed to the typical Arctic forests, which are typically pine and spruce. The photograph of a large tree covered with ice against a blue sky is a familiar scene during Finland's winter. *The zodiac signs for the month of January are Capricorn (until January 19) and

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(January 20 onwards). *The name of the full moon occurring in January is the

wolf moon The full moon is the lunar phase when the Moon appears fully illuminated from Earth's perspective. This occurs when Earth is located between the Sun and the Moon (when the ecliptic longitudes of the Sun and Moon differ by 180°). This means ...

January observances

''This list does not necessarily imply either official status or general observance.''

Month-long observances

* Alzheimer's Awareness Month ( Canada) *

Dry January Dry January is a campaign delivered by Alcohol Change UK where people sign up to abstain from alcohol for the month of January. The term "Dry January" is a registered trademark with Alcohol Change UK and was first registered in 2014. The camp ...

( United Kingdom) *National Codependency Awareness Month ( United States) *

National Mentoring Month 'National Mentoring Month'' is a campaign run throughout January by MENTOR and MENTOR Affiliates across the country. Launched in 2002, the campaign aims to unify and expand the mentoring movement, celebrate the power of relationships, and raise awa ...

( United States) *National Healthy Weight Awareness Month ( United States) *

Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month Slavery and enslavement are both the state and the condition of being a slave—someone forbidden to quit one's service for an enslaver, and who is treated by the enslaver as property. Slavery typically involves slaves being made to perf ...

( United States) *Stalking Awareness Month ( United States) *

Veganuary Veganuary is an annual challenge run by a UK nonprofit organisation that promotes and educates about veganism by encouraging people to follow a vegan lifestyle for the month of January. Since the event began in 2014, participation has increased ...

Food months in the United States

''This list does not necessarily imply either official status or general observance.'' * Be Kind to Food Servers Month (by proclamation, State of Tennessee) * California Dried Plum Digestive Health Month * Hot Tea Month * National Soup Month * Oatmeal Month

Non-Gregorian observances, 2021 dates

''All Baha'i, Islamic, and Jewish observances begin at sundown prior to the date listed, and end at sundown on the date in question.'' *

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List of observances set by the Chinese calendar The traditional Chinese holidays are an essential part of harvests or prayer offerings. The most important Chinese holiday is the Chinese New Year (Spring Festival), which is also celebrated in overseas ethnic Chinese communities (for example in ...

* List of observances set by the Hebrew calendar * List of observances set by the Islamic calendar * List of observances set by the Solar Hijri calendar

Moveable observances

''This list does not necessarily imply either official status or general observance.'' *See:

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*See: List of movable Eastern Christian observances January 2 unless that day is a Sunday, in which case

January 3 Events Pre-1600 *AD 69, 69 – The Roman legions on the Rhine refuse to declare their allegiance to Galba, instead proclaiming their legate, Aulus Vitellius, as emperor. * 250 – Emperor Decius orders everyone in the Roman Empire (ex ...

: January 2 *

New Year Holiday (Scotland) Bank holidays in Scotland are determined under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 and the St Andrew's Day Bank Holiday (Scotland) Act 2007. Unlike the rest of the United Kingdom, most bank holidays are not recognised as statutory pu ...

First Friday * Children's Day ( Bahamas) Second Saturday * Children's Day ( Thailand) Second Monday * Birthday of Eugenio María de Hostos ( Puerto Rico, United States) * Coming of Age Day (

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) Friday before third Monday * Lee–Jackson Day ( Virginia, United States) Third Friday *

International Fetish Day International Fetish Day is a day supporting the BDSM community. It originated in the United Kingdom as National Fetish Day and was first held on 21 January 2008. The first International Fetish Day was held on 16 January 2009 (the third Friday o ...

Sunday closest to January 22 * National Sanctity of Human Life Day ( United States) Third full week of January *

Hunt for Happiness Week Secret Society of Happy People (SOHP) is an organization that celebrates the expression of happiness. Founded in August 1998, the society encourages thousands of members from all around the globe to recognize their happy moments and think about h ...

( International observance) *

National Non-Smoking Week National Non-Smoking Week is a yearly event in Canada. Established in 1977, it continues to be observed on the third full week of January, starting on Sunday. Coordinated by the Canadian Council for Tobacco Control, it aims to: *educate Canadians ...

( Canada) Last full week of January *

National School Choice Week National School Choice Week (NSCW) was founded in 2011. NSCW hosts a series of “school choice” events in the last week of January each year.” As an organization it claims to “support the success of America’s children, by raising broad an ...

( United States) Third Monday * Martin Luther King, Jr. Day ( United States) **

Idaho Human Rights Day Idaho Human Rights Day is a state holiday recognized only in the U.S. state of Idaho. Governor Cecil Andrus signed compromise legislation on April 10, 1990, making Idaho the nation's 47th state to honor slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King ...

( Idaho, United States) Wednesday of the third full week of January * Weedless Wednesday ( Canada) Friday between January 19–25 * Husband's Day ( Iceland) Last Saturday * National Seed Swap Day ( United States) Last Sunday * Liberation of Auschwitz Memorial Day ( Netherlands) January 30 or the nearest Sunday * World Leprosy Day Last Monday in January * Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day Fourth Monday *

Community Manager Appreciation Day An online community manager builds, grows and manages online communities, performing community management, often around a brand or cause. History The most recognized origin of the term (online) community manager is in the computer games industry w ...

( International observance) * National Heroes' Day (

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) Monday Closest to January 29 * Auckland Anniversary Day

Fixed observances

*December 25 – January 5: Twelve Days of Christmas ( Western Christianity) *December 26 – January 1: Kwanzaa (

African Americans African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American" generally denotes descendants of ens ...

) *December 31 – January 1, in some cases until January 2:

Hogmanay Hogmanay ( , ) is the Scots word for the last day of the old year and is synonymous with the celebration of the New Year in the Scottish manner. It is normally followed by further celebration on the morning of New Year's Day (1 January) or i ...

( Scotland) * January 1 ** Feast of the Circumcision of Christ ***

Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus The Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus is a feast of the liturgical year celebrated by Christians on varying dates.''New Book of Festivals and Commemorations'' by Philip H. Pfatteicher 2008 pages3-5 History The feast of the Holy Name of Jesus has ...

( Anglican Communion,

Lutheran Church Lutheranism is one of the largest branches of Protestantism, identifying primarily with the theology of Martin Luther, the 16th-century German monk and reformer whose efforts to reform the theology and practice of the Catholic Church launched th ...

) *** Feast of Fools ( Medieval Europe) **

Constitution Day (Italy) Constitution Day is a holiday to honour the constitution of a country. Constitution Day is often celebrated on the anniversary of the signing, promulgation or adoption of the constitution, or in some cases, to commemorate the change to constitut ...

Dissolution of Czechoslovakia The dissolution of Czechoslovakia ( cs, Rozdělení Československa, sk, Rozdelenie Česko-Slovenska) took effect on December 31, 1992, and was the self-determined split of the federal republic of Czechoslovakia into the independent countries o ...

-related observances: ***

Day of the Establishment of the Slovak Republic National holidays in Slovakia See also Remembrance days in Slovakia. References Zákon č. 241/1993 Z. z. o štátnych sviatkoch, dňoch pracovného pokoja a pamätných dňochNational and Bank Holidays in Slovakia * Public holidays in the C ...

( Slovakia) *** Restoration Day of the Independent Czech State ( Czech Republic) ** Euro Day ( European Union) ** Flag Day (Lithuania) ** Founding Day (Taiwan) **

Global Family Day Global Family Day One Day of Peace and Sharing, is celebrated every 1st January in the United States as a global day of peace and sharing. Global Family Day grew out of the United Nations The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental org ...

Independence Day An independence day is an annual event commemorating the anniversary of a nation's independence or statehood, usually after ceasing to be a group or part of another nation or state, or more rarely after the end of a military occupation. Man ...

( Brunei, Cameroon,

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Sudan Sudan ( or ; ar, السودان, as-Sūdān, officially the Republic of the Sudan ( ar, جمهورية السودان, link=no, Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān), is a country in Northeast Africa. It shares borders with the Central African Republic t ...

) **

International Nepali Dhoti and Nepali Topi Day Topi Diwas ( ne, टोपी दिवस) is an event celebrated by Nepali people globally on 1 January of English Calendar wearing Dhaka or Bhaad-gaaule Topi as their pride. All Nepali people wear Dhaka topi The Dhaka topi ( ne, ढाक ...

Jump-up Day Jump-up Day is a holiday celebrated on January 1 in Montserrat. It commemorates the emancipation of the slaves of Montserrat, and is the last day of Carnival on the island. Jump-up Day incorporates steelbands and masquerades, as well as male ...

(Montserrat, British Overseas Territories) **Kalpataru Day (Ramakrishna Movement) **List of food days#January, National Bloody Mary Day ( United States) **Arbor Day, National Tree Planting Day (Tanzania) **

***Japanese New Year ***Novy God Day (Russia) ***Okinawan festivals and observances, Sjoogwachi (Okinawa Islands) **Polar bear plunge, Polar Bear Swim Day ( Canada and United States) **Public Domain Day (multiple countries) **Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God (Catholic Church) ***World Day of Peace **Triumph of the Revolution (Cuba) *January 2 **Ancestry Day (

) **Berchtoldstag, Berchtold's Day (Liechtenstein, Switzerland, and the Alsace) **Carnival, Carnival Day (Saint Kitts and Nevis) **Thomas Roy#List of days, Happy Mew Year For Cats Day (Thomas Roy) **Kakizome (

) **List of food days#January, National Creampuff Day ( United States) **National Science Fiction Day ( United States) **The second day of New Year (a holiday in Armenia, Kazakhstan, North Macedonia, Culture of Mauritius, Mauritius, Montenegro, Public holidays in New Zealand, New Zealand, Romania, Russia, Switzerland, and Ukraine) **Public holidays in Bhutan#Winter solstice, Nyinlong (Bhutan) **Victory of Armed Forces Day (Cuba) *

**Public holidays in Burkina Faso, Anniversary of the 1966 Coup d’état (Burkina Faso) **Thomas Roy#List of days, Memento Mori (Thomas Roy) **Public holidays in Armenia, Nakhatsenendyan toner (Armenia): January 3–5 **Public holidays in Indonesia, Ministry of Religious Affairs Day (Indonesia) **List of food days#January, National Chocolate Covered Cherry Day ( United States) **Tamaseseri Festival (Hakozaki Shrine, Fukuoka,

) *January 4 **Day of the Fallen against the Colonial Repression (Angola) **Day of the Martyrs (Democratic Republic of the Congo) **Thomas Roy#List of days, Dimpled Chad Day (Thomas Roy) **Okinawan festivals and observances, Hwinukan mukee (Okinawa Islands,

) **Independence Day (Myanmar) **Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People, Ogoni Day (Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People) **World Health Observances, World Braille Day *January 5 **National Bird Day (United States) **List of food days#January, National Whipped Cream Day ( United States) **List of food days#United Kingdom, Sausage Day ( United Kingdom) **List of food days#Japan, Strawberry day (

) **Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day (Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane, Australia) **Serbian Christmas traditions#Tucindan, Tucindan (Serbia, Montenegro) *January 6 **Armed Forces Day (Iraq) **Epiphany (holiday), Epiphany or Three Kings' Day ( Western Christianity) or Theophany (Eastern Christianity), and its related observances: ***Befana Day (Italy) ***Christmas#Using the Julian calendar, Christmas (Armenian Apostolic Church) ***Christmas in Russia, Christmas Eve (Russia) ***Christmas in Ukraine, Christmas Eve (Ukraine) ***Public holidays in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Christmas Eve (Bosnia and Herzegovina) ***Public holidays in North Macedonia, Christmas Eve (North Macedonia) ***Little Christmas (Gaelic calendar, Ireland) ***Þrettándinn ( Iceland) ***Biblical Magi#Traditions of the Epiphany, Three Wise Men Day **Pathet Lao Day (Laos) *January 7 **Christmas (Eastern Orthodox Churches and Oriental Orthodox Churches using the Julian Calendar, Rastafari#Grounding, Rastafari) ***Christmas in Russia ***Christmas in Ukraine ***Public holidays in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Christmas (Bosnia and Herzegovina) ***Public holidays in Armenia, Remembrance Day of the Dead (Armenia) **Distaff Day ( Medieval Europe) **Nanakusa no sekku (

) **Public holidays in Liberia, Pioneer's Day (Liberia) **Flag of Italy, Tricolour day (Italy) **Public holidays in Cambodia, Victory from Genocide Day (Cambodia) *January 8 **Thomas Roy#List of days, Show and Tell Day at Work (Thomas Roy) **The Eighth (United States) (defunct observance) **Typing Day (international observance) *January 9 **Start of Hōonkō, Hōonkō (Nishi Honganji) January 9–16 (Jōdo Shinshū Buddhism) **Martyrs' Day (Panama) **List of food days#January, National Cassoulet Day ( United States) **Non-Resident Indian Day (India) **Republic Day (Republika Srpska) (defunct, declared unconstitutional by the Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina) **St. Stephen's Day (Eastern Orthodox) *January 10 **Fête du Vodoun (Benin) **Public holidays in the Bahamas, Majority Rule Day ( Bahamas) *January 11 ** Children's Day (Tunisia) **Eugenio María de Hostos Day ( Puerto Rico) **German Apples Day (Germany) **Public holidays in Morocco, Independence Manifesto Day (Morocco) **Kagami biraki (

) **List of awareness days#January, National Human Trafficking Awareness Day ( United States) **Republic Day (Albania) *January 12 **Memorial Day (Turkmenistan) **International Duties Memorial Day, Prosecutor General's Day (Russia) **National Youth Day (India) **Zanzibar Revolution Day (Tanzania) *January 13 **Constitution Day (Mongolia) **Democracy Day (Cape Verde) **Liberation Day (Togo) **Old New Year's Eve (Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Serbia, Montenegro, Republic of Srpska, North Macedonia), and its related observances: ***Malanka (Ukraine, Russia, Belarus) **St. Knut's Day (Sweden and Finland) **Stephen Foster Memorial Day ( United States) *January 14 **Azhyrnykhua (Abkhazia) **Public holidays in Uzbekistan, Day of Defenders of the Motherland (Uzbekistan) **Feast of Divina Pastora (Barquisimeto) **Feast of the Ass (Medieval Christianity) **Flag Day (Georgia) **National Forest Conservation Day ( Thailand) **Ratification Day (United States) **Public holidays in Tunisia, Revolution and Youth Day (Tunisia) **Yennayer (Berbers) *January 15 **Arbor Day (Egypt) **Armed Forces Day (Nigeria) **Indian Army Day (India) **John Chilembwe Day (Malawi) **Korean Alphabet Day (North Korea) **Sagichō at Tsurugaoka Hachimangū (Kamakura, Japan) **Teacher's Day (Venezuela) **List of unofficial observances by date, Wikipedia Day (international observance) *January 16 **National Nothing Day (Thomas Roy) **National Religious Freedom Day ( United States) **Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God (Coptic Church) **Teacher's Day (Myanmar) **Teachers' Day (Thailand) **Okinawan festivals and observances, Zuuruku Nichi (Okinawa Islands,

) **Thiruvalluvar#Memorials, Thiruvalluvar Day (Tamil Nadu, India) *January 17 **Hardware Freedom Day (international observance) **Thomas Roy#List of days, Judgement Day **Menorca#Middle Ages, National Day (Menorca) **The opening ceremony of Patras Carnival, celebrated until Clean Monday (Patras) *January 18 **Public holidays in Tunisia, Revolution and Youth Day (Tunisia) **Royal Thai Armed Forces Day (Thailand) **Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (January 18–25) (Christianity) *January 19 **Confederate Memorial Day, Confederate Heroes Day (Texas), and its related observance: ***Robert E. Lee Day (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia and Mississippi) ***Lee–Jackson–King Day ( Virginia, United States, defunct) ** Husband's Day ( Iceland) **Kokborok Day (Tripura, India) **List of food days#January, National Popcorn Day (United States) **Theophany / Epiphany (holiday), Epiphany (Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastern and Oriental Orthodoxy), and its related observances: ***Timkat, (on 20th during Leap Year) (Ethiopian Orthodox) ***''Vodici'' or Baptism of Jesus (North Macedonia) *January 20 **Public holidays in Mali, Armed Forces Day (Mali) **List of food days#January, Cheese Day (United States) **Public holidays in Cape Verde, Heroes' Day (Cape Verde) **Inauguration Day, held every four years in odd-numbered years, except when January 20 falls on a Sunday (United States) **Martyrs' Day (Azerbaijan) *January 21 **Babinden (Bulgaria, Serbia) **Flag flying days in Norway, Birthday of Princess Ingrid Alexandra (Norway) **Errol Barrow Day (Barbados) **Flag Day (Quebec) **National Grandparents Day#Poland, Grandmother's Day (Poland) **Día de la Altagracia, Lady of Altagracia Day (Dominican Republic) **Lincoln Alexander, Lincoln Alexander Day ( Canada) **National Hug Day (United States) *January 22 **Thomas Roy#List of days, Answer Your Cat's Question Day **Act Zluky, Day of Unity of Ukraine (Ukraine) **Public holidays in Poland, Grandfather's Day (Poland) **List of food days#January, National Hot Sauce Day (United States) *January 23 **Bounty Day (Pitcairn Island) **Espousals of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Roman Catholic Church) **American Pie Council#National Pie Day, National Pie Day (United States) **Public holidays in India#Secular holidays, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's Jayanti (Orissa, India, Orissa, Tripura, and West Bengal, India) **Thomas Roy#List of days, Snow Plow Mailbox Hockey Day **World Freedom Day (Taiwan and South Korea) *January 24 **Feast of Our Lady of Peace (Roman Catholic Church), and its related observances: ***''Feria de Alasitas'' (La Paz) **List of awareness days#January, Moebius Syndrome Awareness Day (international observance) **American Pie Council#National Pie Day, National Peanut Butter Day (United States) **Public holidays in Romania, Unification Day (Romania) *January 25 **Public holidays in Egypt, 2011 Revolution Day (Egypt) **Thomas Roy#List of days, A Room of One's Own Day **Burns night (Scotland, Scottish people, Scottish community) **Dydd Santes Dwynwen (Wales) **Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul (Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Anglican and Lutheran churches, which concludes the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity) **National Police Day (Egypt) **National Voters' Day (India) **Tatiana Day (Russia, Eastern Orthodox) *January 26 **Australia Day (Australia) **Juan Pablo Duarte, Duarte Day (Dominican Republic) **Engineer's Day (Panama) **List of awareness days, International Customs Day **Liberation Day (Uganda) **Republic Day (India) *January 27 **Days of Military Honour, Day of the lifting of the siege of Leningrad (Russia) **Auschwitz concentration camp, Liberation of the remaining inmates of Auschwitz-related observances: ***Holocaust Memorial Day (UK) ***Holocaust Memorial Days, Holocaust Remembrance Day (Sweden) ***International Holocaust Remembrance Day ***Memorial Day (Italy) ***Holocaust Memorial Days, Memorial Day for the Victims of the Holocaust and Prevention of Crimes against Humanity (Czech Republic) ***Holocaust Memorial Days, Memorial Day for the Victims of National Socialism (Germany) ***Holocaust Memorial Days, National Holocaust Memorial Day (Greece) **List of awareness days#January, Family Literacy Day (Canada) **Public holidays in Serbia, Feast of Saint Slava (Serbia) **List of food days#January, National Chocolate Cake Day (United States) **Public holidays in Monaco, Saint Devota's Day (Monaco) *January 28 **Public holidays in Armenia, Army Day (Armenia) **Data Privacy Day (international observance) *January 29 **Kansas Day (Kansas, United States) *January 30 **Public holidays in Azerbaijan, Day of Azerbaijani customs (Azerbaijan) **Saudade, Day of ''Saudade'' (Brazil) **Fred Korematsu Day (California, United States) **Martyrdom of Mahatma Gandhi-related observances: ***Martyrs' Day (India) ***School Day of Non-violence and Peace (Spain) ***Start of the Season for Nonviolence January 30 – April 4 **Thomas Roy#List of days, National Inane Answering Message Day ( United States) **Teacher's Day (Greece) *January 31 **Amartithi (Meherabad, India, followers of Meher Baba) **Independence Day (Nauru) **Me-Dam-Me-Phi (Ahom people, Ahom people) **Jugend Eine Welt, Street Children's Day (Austria)

References

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