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January is the first month of the year in the Julian and
January (in Latin, ''
* January's birthstone is the 
Its birth flower is the cottage pink ''
Gregorian calendar
The Gregorian calendar is the calendar used in most parts of the world. It was introduced in October 1582 by Pope Gregory XIII as a modification of, and replacement for, the Julian calendar. The principal change was to space leap years dif ...
s 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. It is, on average, the coldest month of the year within most of the Northern Hemisphere (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 observances during this month include Cervula
''Cervulus'' or ''Cervula'' is the name of a Roman festival celebrated on the kalends of January (1 January). According to Chambers (1864), remnants seem to have been incorporated into a medieval Christian Feast of the Ass, (''Festum Asinorum''), ...
and Juvenalia, celebrated January 1, as well as one of three Agonalia
An Agonalia or Agonia was an obscure archaic religious observance celebrated in ancient Rome several times a year, in honor of various divinities. Its institution, like that of other religious rites and ceremonies, was attributed to Numa Pomp ...
, celebrated January 9, and Carmentalia, celebrated January 11. These dates do not correspond to the modern Gregorian calendar.
History
January (in Latin, ''Ianuarius
''Ianuarius'', fully ''Mensis Ianuarius'' ("month of Janus"), was the first month of the ancient Roman calendar, from which the Julian and Gregorian month of January derived. It was followed by ''Februarius'' ("February"). In the calendars of ...
'') is named after Janus, the god of beginnings and transitions in Roman mythology
Roman mythology is the body of myths of ancient Rome as represented in the literature and visual arts of the Romans. One of a wide variety of genres of Roman folklore, ''Roman mythology'' may also refer to the modern study of these representa ...
.
Traditionally, the original Roman calendar
The Roman calendar was the calendar used by the Roman Kingdom and Roman Republic. The term often includes the Julian calendar established by the reforms of the dictator Julius Caesar and emperor Augustus in the late 1stcenturyBC and sometim ...
consisted of 10 months totaling 304 days, winter being considered a month-less period. Around 713 BC, the semi-mythical successor of Romulus, King Numa Pompilius, is supposed to have added the months of January and February, so that the calendar covered a standard lunar year (354 days). Although March
March is the third month of the year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. It is the second of seven months to have a length of 31 days. In the Northern Hemisphere, the meteorological beginning of spring occurs on the first day of 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
The decemviri or decemvirs (Latin for "ten men") were some of the several 10-man commissions established by the Roman Republic.
The most important were those of the two Decemvirates, formally the " decemvirate with consular power for writing ...
about 450 BC (Roman writers differ). In contrast, each specific calendar year was identified by the names of the two consul
Consul (abbrev. ''cos.''; Latin plural ''consules'') was the title of one of the two chief magistrates of the Roman Republic, and subsequently also an important title under the Roman Empire. The title was used in other European city-states throu ...
s, 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
New Year is the time or day currently at which a new calendar year begins and the calendar's year count increments by one. Many cultures celebrate the event in some manner. In the Gregorian calendar, the most widely used calendar system to ...
in Europe
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during the Middle Ages
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire ...
, including March 25 ( Feast of the Annunciation) 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, being the seventh day after December 25.
Historical names for January include its original Roman designation, Ianuarius, the Saxon term ''Wulf-monath'' (meaning "wolf month") and Charlemagne
Charlemagne ( , ) or Charles the Great ( la, Carolus Magnus; german: Karl der Große; 2 April 747 – 28 January 814), a member of the Carolingian dynasty, was King of the Franks from 768, King of the Lombards from 774, and the first ...
's designation Wintarmanoth ("winter / cold month"). In Slovene, it is traditionally called ''prosinec''. The name, associated with millet bread and the act of asking for something, was first written in 1466 in the Škofja Loka
Škofja Loka (; german: Bischoflack) is a town in Slovenia. It is the economic, cultural, educational, and administrative center of the Municipality of Škofja Loka in Upper Carniola. It has about 12,000 inhabitants.
Geography
Škofja Loka lies ...
manuscript.
According to Theodor Mommsen
Christian Matthias Theodor Mommsen (; 30 November 1817 – 1 November 1903) was a German classical scholar, historian, jurist, journalist, politician and archaeologist. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest classicists of the 19th centu ...
, 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
The Lusitanian War, called ''Pyrinos Polemos'' ("the Fiery War") in Greek, was a war of resistance fought by the Lusitanian tribes of Hispania Ulterior against the advancing legions of the Roman Republic from 155 to 139 BC. The Lusitanians revo ...
. 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
Hispania ( la, Hispānia , ; nearly identically pronounced in Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, and Italian) was the Roman name for the Iberian Peninsula and its provinces. Under the Roman Republic, Hispania was divided into two provinces: Hisp ...
, 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 birthstone is the garnet
Garnets () are a group of silicate minerals that have been used since the Bronze Age as gemstones and abrasives.
All species of garnets possess similar physical properties and crystal forms, but differ in chemical composition. The different s ...
, which represents constancy.
* Its birth flower is the cottage pink ''Dianthus caryophyllus
''Dianthus caryophyllus'' (), commonly known as the carnation or clove pink, is a species of '' Dianthus''. It is likely native to the Mediterranean region but its exact range is unknown due to extensive cultivation for the last 2,000 years.M ...
'' or galanthus as well as the traditional carnation.
*The Japanese floral emblem of January is the camellia
''Camellia'' (pronounced or ) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Theaceae. They are found in eastern and southern Asia, from the Himalayas east to Japan and Indonesia. There are more than 220 described species, with some controv ...
('' Camellia sinensis'').
*In Finnish, the month of ''tammikuu'' means the heart of the winter and because the name literally means "oak
An oak is a tree or shrub in the genus ''Quercus'' (; Latin "oak tree") of the beech family, Fagaceae. There are approximately 500 extant species of oaks. The common name "oak" also appears in the names of species in related genera, notably ''L ...
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
The zodiac is a belt-shaped region of the sky that extends approximately 8° north or south (as measured in celestial latitude) of the ecliptic, the apparent path of the Sun across the celestial sphere over the course of the year. The pat ...
signs for the month of January are Capricorn (until January 19) and Aquarius
Aquarius may refer to:
Astrology
* Aquarius (astrology), an astrological sign
* Age of Aquarius, a time period in the cycle of astrological ages
Astronomy
* Aquarius (constellation)
* Aquarius in Chinese astronomy
Arts and entertainme ...
(January 20 onwards).
*The name of the full 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 ...
occurring in January is the wolf moon.
January observances
''This list does not necessarily imply either official status or general observance.''Month-long observances
* Alzheimer's Awareness Month (Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...
)
*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
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)
*National Codependency Awareness Month (United States
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)
*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
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)
*National Healthy Weight Awareness Month (United States
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)
* Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month (United States
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)
*Stalking Awareness Month (United States
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)
*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
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)
* 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.'' * List of observances set by the Bahá'í calendar * List of observances set by the Chinese calendar *List of observances set by the Hebrew calendar
All observances begin at sunset the day prior to the Gregorian date listed unless otherwise noted, and end on nightfall of the date in question, which is defined as the appearance of three stars in the sky. On leap years (which occur every 2– ...
*List of observances set by the Islamic calendar
All Islamic observances begin at the sundown prior to the date listed, and end at sundown of the date in question unless otherwise noted.
Holidays for 1441 (2019-2020)
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*List of observances set by the Solar Hijri calendar
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Moveable observances
''This list does not necessarily imply either official status or general observance.'' *See: List of movable Western Christian observances *See:List of movable Eastern Christian observances
This is a chronological list of moveable Eastern Christian observances. Most of these are calculated by the date of Pascha. It includes secular observances which are calculated by religious observances.
''This list does not necessarily imply eith ...
January 2 unless that day is a Sunday, in which case January 3: January 2
* New Year Holiday (Scotland)
First Friday
*Children's Day
Children's Day is a commemorative date celebrated annually in honor of children, whose date of observance varies by country.
In 1925, International Children's Day was first proclaimed in Geneva during the World Conference on Child Welfare. Sin ...
(Bahamas
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)
Second Saturday
*Children's Day
Children's Day is a commemorative date celebrated annually in honor of children, whose date of observance varies by country.
In 1925, International Children's Day was first proclaimed in Geneva during the World Conference on Child Welfare. Sin ...
(Thailand
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)
Second Monday
* Birthday of Eugenio María de Hostos (Puerto Rico
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, United States
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)
*Coming of Age Day
is a public holiday in Japan held annually on the second Monday of January. It is held in order to congratulate and encourage all those who have reached or will reach the age of maturity (20 years old) between April 2 of the previous year an ...
( Japan)
Friday before third Monday
*Lee–Jackson Day
Lee–Jackson Day was a state holiday in the U.S. Commonwealth of Virginia, commemorating Confederate commanders, Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson. Its observation was eliminated in 2020, replaced by Election Day as a state holiday.
Origi ...
(Virginia
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, United States
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)
Third Friday
* International Fetish Day
Sunday closest to January 22
* National Sanctity of Human Life Day (United States
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)
Third full week of January
* Hunt for Happiness Week (International observance
Lists of holidays by various categorizations.
Religious holidays
Abrahamic holidays (Middle Eastern)
Jewish holidays
* Chag HaMatzot (Feast of Unleavened Bread – 7 days of consumption of matzo with wine and avoidance of leavened food ...
)
* National Non-Smoking Week (Canada
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)
Last full week of January
* National School Choice Week (United States
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)
Third Monday
*Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Martin Luther King Jr. Day (officially Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., and sometimes referred to as MLK Day) is a federal holiday in the United States marking the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. It is observed on the third Monda ...
(United States
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)
** Idaho Human Rights Day (Idaho
Idaho ( ) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border with the province of British Columbia. It borders the states of Montana and Wyomi ...
, United States
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)
Wednesday of the third full week of January
* Weedless Wednesday (Canada
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)
Friday between January 19–25
* Husband's Day (Iceland
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)
Last Saturday
* National Seed Swap Day (United States
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)
Last Sunday
* Liberation of Auschwitz Memorial Day (Netherlands
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January 30 or the nearest Sunday
*World Leprosy Day
World Leprosy Day is observed internationally every year on the last Sunday of January to increase the public awareness of leprosy or Hansen's Disease. This date was chosen by French humanitarian Raoul Follereau as a tribute to the life of Mahatma ...
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
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(International observance
Lists of holidays by various categorizations.
Religious holidays
Abrahamic holidays (Middle Eastern)
Jewish holidays
* Chag HaMatzot (Feast of Unleavened Bread – 7 days of consumption of matzo with wine and avoidance of leavened food ...
)
*National Heroes' Day
Heroes' Day or National Heroes' Day may refer to a number of commemorations of national heroes in different countries and territories. It is often held on the birthday of a national hero or heroine, or the anniversary of their great deeds that ...
( Cayman Islands)
Monday Closest to January 29
*Auckland Anniversary Day
Auckland Anniversary Day is a public holiday observed in the northern half of the North Island of New Zealand, being the area's provincial anniversary day. It is observed throughout the historic Auckland Province, even though the provinces of Ne ...
Fixed observances
*December 25 – January 5:Twelve Days of Christmas
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(Western Christianity
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)
*December 26 – January 1: Kwanzaa
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( African Americans)
*December 31 – January 1, in some cases until January 2: Hogmanay (Scotland
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)
*January 1
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**Feast of the Circumcision of Christ
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, t ...
***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 h ...
(Anglican Communion
The Anglican Communion is the third largest Christian communion after the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches. Founded in 1867 in London, the communion has more than 85 million members within the Church of England and other ...
, Lutheran Church)
***Feast of Fools
Feast of Fools
The Feast of Fools or Festival of Fools (Latin: ''festum fatuorum, festum stultorum'') was a feast day on January 1 celebrated by the clergy in Europe during the Middle Ages, initially in Southern France, but later more widely. Du ...
(Medieval Europe
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)
** Constitution Day (Italy)
** Dissolution of Czechoslovakia-related observances:
*** Day of the Establishment of the Slovak Republic (Slovakia
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)
***Restoration Day of the Independent Czech State
Public holidays in the Czech Republic:
See also
* Public holidays in Slovakia
References
External links
Travel Advice official web of the Czech Republic
Detailed info
{{Public holidays in Europe Public holidays in the Czech Republic, ...
({{Public holidays in Europe Public holidays in the Czech Republic, ...
Czech Republic
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)
**Euro Day
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(European Union
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)
** Flag Day (Lithuania)
**Founding Day (Taiwan)
The following are considered holidays in Taiwan. Some are official holidays, some are not:
Table of Taiwan holidays
Public holidays
Unofficial holidays
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** Global Family Day
** Independence Day (Brunei
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, Cameroon
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, Haiti, Sudan)
** International Nepali Dhoti and Nepali Topi Day
** Jump-up Day ( Montserrat, British Overseas Territories)
** Kalpataru Day ( Ramakrishna Movement)
** National Bloody Mary Day (United States
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** National Tree Planting Day (Tanzania
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)
** New Year's Day
***Japanese New Year
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***Novy God
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Similar customs are observed in all post-Soviet states, and though the observance of the holiday is critici ...
Day (Russia
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)
*** Sjoogwachi (Okinawa Islands
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)
** Polar Bear Swim Day (Canada
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and United States
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)
** Public Domain Day (multiple countries)
**Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God
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(Catholic Church
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)
***World Day of Peace
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** Triumph of the Revolution (Cuba
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* January 2
** Ancestry Day ( Haiti)
** Berchtold's Day (Liechtenstein
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, Switzerland, and the Alsace
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)
**Carnival Day
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Cast
* Manuel Arbó
* Pedro Beltrán as Isidoro
* Juan Bienvenida
* Pilar Cansino as Rosa
* José Luis Coll
* Irene D ...
(Saint Kitts and Nevis
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)
** Happy Mew Year For Cats Day (Thomas Roy)
** Kakizome ( Japan)
** National Creampuff Day (United States
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)
** National Science Fiction Day (United States
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**The second day of New Year
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(a holiday in Armenia
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, Kazakhstan
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, North Macedonia
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, Mauritius
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, Montenegro
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, New Zealand
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, Romania
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, Russia
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, Switzerland, and Ukraine
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)
** Nyinlong (Bhutan
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)
** Victory of Armed Forces Day (Cuba
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)
* January 3
** Anniversary of the 1966 Coup d’état (Burkina Faso
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)
** Memento Mori (Thomas Roy
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Early life
Roy was born in the suburbs surrounding Philadelphia and raised in Hatboro, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Montgomery County, Pennsyl ...
)
** Nakhatsenendyan toner (Armenia
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): January 3–5
** Ministry of Religious Affairs Day (Indonesia
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)
** National Chocolate Covered Cherry Day (United States
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)
** Tamaseseri Festival ( Hakozaki Shrine, Fukuoka
is the sixth-largest city in Japan, the second-largest port city after Yokohama, and the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The city is built along the shores of Hakata Bay, and has been a center of international commerce since anc ...
, Japan)
* January 4
**Day of the Fallen against the Colonial Repression
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References
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**Day of the Martyrs (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
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** Dimpled Chad Day (Thomas Roy
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)
** Hwinukan mukee (Okinawa Islands
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, Japan)
**Independence Day (Myanmar)
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** Ogoni Day (Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People
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)
** World Braille Day
*January 5
Events Pre-1600
*1477 – Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is defeated and killed in a conflict with René II, Duke of Lorraine; Burgundy subsequently becomes part of France.
1601–1900
* 1675 – Battle of Colmar: The French a ...
**National Bird Day (United States)
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International Migratory Bird Day
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** National Whipped Cream Day (United States
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** Sausage Day (United Kingdom
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)
** Strawberry day ( Japan)
**Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day
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( Sydney, Melbourne
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, and Brisbane
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, Australia)
** Tucindan (Serbia
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, Montenegro
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* January 6
** Armed Forces Day (Iraq)
**Epiphany
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* Epiphany (feeling), an experience of sudden and striking insight
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* Epiphany (holiday), a Christian holiday celebrating the revelation of God the Son as a human being in Jesus Christ
** Epiphany season, or Epiph ...
or Three Kings' Day (Western Christianity
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) or Theophany
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( Eastern Christianity), and its related observances:
*** Befana Day (Italy
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)
***Christmas
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(Armenian Apostolic Church
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*** Christmas Eve (Russia
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)
*** Christmas Eve (Ukraine
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)
*** Christmas Eve (Bosnia and Herzegovina
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)
*** Christmas Eve (North Macedonia
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)
*** Little Christmas (Ireland
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)
***Þrettándinn
Christmas in Iceland (''Jól'') starts four weeks before proper Christmas, which begins on 24 December (''Aðfangadagur'') and ends thirteen days later on 6 January ( Epiphany).
Traditionally, one candle is lit each Sunday, until four candles are ...
(Iceland
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)
*** Three Wise Men Day
** Pathet Lao Day ( Laos)
* January 7
**Christmas
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( Eastern Orthodox Churches and Oriental Orthodox Churches
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using the Julian Calendar
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, Rastafari)
*** Christmas in Russia
*** Christmas in Ukraine
***Christmas
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(Bosnia and Herzegovina
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)
*** Remembrance Day of the Dead (Armenia
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)
** Distaff Day (Medieval Europe
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)
** Nanakusa no sekku ( Japan)
** Pioneer's Day ( Liberia)
**Tricolour day
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(Italy
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)
** Victory from Genocide Day (Cambodia
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)
* January 8
** Show and Tell Day at Work (Thomas Roy
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)
**The Eighth (United States)
The Eighth was a federal holiday in the United States from 1828 until 1861 commemorating the U.S. victory in the Battle of New Orleans on January 8, 1815.
Origins
The Eighth was celebrated widely across the Southern United States after the War o ...
(defunct observance)
**Typing Day
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(international observance
Lists of holidays by various categorizations.
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Abrahamic holidays (Middle Eastern)
Jewish holidays
* Chag HaMatzot (Feast of Unleavened Bread – 7 days of consumption of matzo with wine and avoidance of leavened food ...
)
* January 9
**Start of Hōonkō (Nishi Honganji) January 9–16 ( Jōdo Shinshū Buddhism
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)
**Martyrs' Day (Panama)
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** National Cassoulet Day (United States
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)
** Non-Resident Indian Day (India
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)
**Republic Day
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List
January 1 January in Slovak Republic
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(Republika Srpska
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) (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
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)
*January 11
**Children's Day
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(Tunisia)
**Eugenio María de Hostos Day (Puerto Rico
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)
**German Apples Day (Germany)
**Public holidays in Morocco, Independence Manifesto Day (Morocco)
**Kagami biraki ( Japan)
**List of awareness days#January, National Human Trafficking Awareness Day (United States
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)
**Republic Day (Albania)
*January 12
**Memorial Day (Turkmenistan)
**International Duties Memorial Day, Prosecutor General's Day (Russia
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)
**National Youth Day (India)
**Zanzibar Revolution Day (Tanzania
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)
*January 13
**Constitution Day (Mongolia)
**Democracy Day (Cape Verde)
**Liberation Day (Togo)
**Old New Year's Eve (Russia
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, Belarus, Ukraine
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, Serbia
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, Montenegro
)
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, Republic of Srpska, North Macedonia
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), and its related observances:
***Malanka (Ukraine
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, Russia
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, Belarus)
**St. Knut's Day (Sweden and Finland)
**Stephen Foster Memorial Day (United States
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)
*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
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)
**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
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Jewish holidays
* Chag HaMatzot (Feast of Unleavened Bread – 7 days of consumption of matzo with wine and avoidance of leavened food ...
)
*January 16
**National Nothing Day (Thomas Roy
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Roy was born in the suburbs surrounding Philadelphia and raised in Hatboro, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Montgomery County, Pennsyl ...
)
**National Religious Freedom Day (United States
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)
**Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God
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(Coptic Church)
**Teacher's Day (Myanmar)
**Teachers' Day (Thailand)
**Okinawan festivals and observances, Zuuruku Nichi (Okinawa Islands
The Okinawa Islands ( or ) are an island group in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan and are the principal island group of the prefecture. The Okinawa Islands are part of the larger Ryukyu Islands group and are located between the Amami Islands of Ka ...
, Japan)
**Thiruvalluvar#Memorials, Thiruvalluvar Day (Tamil Nadu, India)
*January 17
**Hardware Freedom Day (international observance
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Jewish holidays
* Chag HaMatzot (Feast of Unleavened Bread – 7 days of consumption of matzo with wine and avoidance of leavened food ...
)
**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
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, United States, defunct)
** Husband's Day (Iceland
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)
**Kokborok Day (Tripura, India)
**List of food days#January, National Popcorn Day (United States)
**Theophany
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/ Epiphany
Epiphany may refer to:
* Epiphany (feeling), an experience of sudden and striking insight
Religion
* Epiphany (holiday), a Christian holiday celebrating the revelation of God the Son as a human being in Jesus Christ
** Epiphany season, or Epiph ...
(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
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)
**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
Lists of holidays by various categorizations.
Religious holidays
Abrahamic holidays (Middle Eastern)
Jewish holidays
* Chag HaMatzot (Feast of Unleavened Bread – 7 days of consumption of matzo with wine and avoidance of leavened food ...
)
**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
Lists of holidays by various categorizations.
Religious holidays
Abrahamic holidays (Middle Eastern)
Jewish holidays
* Chag HaMatzot (Feast of Unleavened Bread – 7 days of consumption of matzo with wine and avoidance of leavened food ...
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*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
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**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
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**Teacher's Day (Greece)
*January 31
**Amartithi (Meherabad, India
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, 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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