List of movable Western Christian observances

Religious events and holidays This is a list of movable observances within Western Christianity. It includes secular observances which are calculated by religious observances. This list does not necessarily imply either official status nor general observance. Movable Christian observances, 2021 January First Sunday of the year, unless the Sunday falls on January 1, 6, or 7, then January 2: January 5 Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus (Roman Catholicism, according to the General Roman Calendar of 1960) First Monday: January 6 Handsel Monday (Scotland and Northern England) Monday after January 6: January 12 Baptism of the Lord – (Western Christianity in countries where Epiphany is celebrated on January 7 or 8) Sunday following January 6: January 12 Baptism of the Lord (Roman Catholicism, Anglicanism, Lutheranism, in countries where Epiphany is celebrated on January 7 or 8) Plough Sunday (England) Day after Plough Sunday: January 13 Plough Monday (England) Third Sunday: January 19 Feast of the Santo Niño (Philippines) - was cancelled in 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, February 9th Sunday before Easter in Western Christianity: February 9 Septuagesima Sunday 2nd Sunday before Ash We