January Holidays and Observances
Every fixed-date holiday and observance in January, from international days to national holidays and religious feast days. Select a day to see its full list. The dates are the same every year, so holidays whose date moves, such as Easter, are not listed. All entries come from Wikipedia.
- International
- National and local
- Religious feast days
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All January holidays by day
January 1
International
- Global Family Day Wikipedia
National and local
- The last day of Kwanzaa (African Americans) Wikipedia
- Jump-up Day (Montserrat) Wikipedia
- New Year's Day (Gregorian calendar) Japanese New Year Wikipedia
- New Year's Day (Gregorian calendar) Novy God Day (Russia) Wikipedia
- Polar Bear Swim Day Wikipedia
- Public Domain Day (multiple countries) Wikipedia
- Triumph of the Revolution (Cuba) Wikipedia
Religious feast days
- Basil the Great (Eastern Orthodox Church) Wikipedia
- Feast of the Circumcision of Christ Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus (Anglican Communion, Lutheran Church) Wikipedia
- Fulgentius of Ruspe Wikipedia
- Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God; and its related observances: World Day of Peace Wikipedia
- January 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Wikipedia
- The eighth of the Twelve Days of Christmas (Western Christianity) Wikipedia
January 2
National and local
Religious feast days
- Basil the Great (Catholic Church and Church of England) Wikipedia
- Gregory of Nazianzus (Catholic Church) Wikipedia
- John the Good Wikipedia
- Macarius of Alexandria Wikipedia
- Blessed Marie Anne Blondin Wikipedia
- Seraphim of Sarov (Eastern Orthodox Church) Wikipedia
- Theodore of Marseille Wikipedia
- Vedanayagam Samuel Azariah (Episcopal Church) Wikipedia
- January 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Wikipedia
- The ninth of the Twelve Days of Christmas (Western Christianity) Wikipedia
January 3
National and local
- Tamaseseri Festival (Hakozaki Shrine, Fukuoka, Japan) Wikipedia
Religious feast days
January 4
International
- World Braille Day Wikipedia
National and local
- Independence Day (Myanmar), celebrates the independence of Myanmar from the United Kingdom in 1948 Wikipedia
- Colonial Martyrs Repression Day (Angola) Wikipedia
- Day of the Martyrs (Democratic Republic of the Congo) Wikipedia
- Ogoni Day (Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People) Wikipedia
- Tokyo Dome Show: The annual Wrestle Kingdom event run by New Japan Pro-Wrestling Wikipedia
January 5
International
- Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival (Harbin, China) Wikipedia
Religious feast days
January 6
Religious feast days
- André Bessette (Roman Catholic Church) Wikipedia
- January 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Wikipedia
- Christmas: Christmas (Armenian Apostolic Church) Wikipedia
- Christmas: Christmas Eve (Russia) Wikipedia
- Christmas: Christmas Eve (Ukraine) Wikipedia
- Epiphany or Three Kings' Day (Western Christianity) or Theophany (Eastern Christianity), and its related observances: Little Christmas (Ireland) Wikipedia
- Epiphany or Three Kings' Day (Western Christianity) or Theophany (Eastern Christianity), and its related observances: Þrettándinn (Iceland) Wikipedia
January 7
National and local
Religious feast days
- André Bessette (Canada) Wikipedia
- Blessed Marie Thérèse Haze Wikipedia
- Canute Lavard Wikipedia
- Felix and Januarius Wikipedia
- Lucian of Antioch Wikipedia
- Raymond of Penyafort Wikipedia
- Synaxis of John the Forerunner & Baptist (Julian calendar) Wikipedia
- January 7 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Wikipedia
- Christmas (Eastern Orthodox Churches and Oriental Orthodox Churches using the Julian calendar, Rastafari) Christmas in Russia Wikipedia
- Christmas (Eastern Orthodox Churches and Oriental Orthodox Churches using the Julian calendar, Rastafari) Christmas in Ukraine Wikipedia
- Christmas (Eastern Orthodox Churches and Oriental Orthodox Churches using the Julian calendar, Rastafari) Christmas in Serbia Wikipedia
- Christmas (Eastern Orthodox Churches and Oriental Orthodox Churches using the Julian calendar, Rastafari) Ethiopian Christmas Wikipedia
- Christmas (Eastern Orthodox Churches and Oriental Orthodox Churches using the Julian calendar, Rastafari) Remembrance Day of the Dead (Armenia) Wikipedia
January 8
International
- Typing Day (International observance) Wikipedia
National and local
Religious feast days
- Abo of Tiflis Wikipedia
- Apollinaris Claudius Wikipedia
- Blessed Eurosia Fabris Wikipedia
- Gauchito Gil (Folk Catholicism) Wikipedia
- Gudula Wikipedia
- Harriet Bedell (Episcopal Church (USA)) Wikipedia
- Lawrence Giustiniani Wikipedia
- Lucian of Beauvais Wikipedia
- Maximus of Pavia Wikipedia
- Our Lady of Prompt Succor (Roman Catholic Church) Wikipedia
- Pega (Anglican and Roman Catholic churches) Wikipedia
- Severinus of Noricum Wikipedia
- Thorfinn of Hamar Wikipedia
- January 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Wikipedia
January 9
National and local
- Start of Hōonkō (Nishi Honganji) January 9–16 (Jōdo Shinshū Buddhism) Wikipedia
- Martyrs' Day (Panama) Wikipedia
- Non-Resident Indian Day (India) Wikipedia
- Day of Republika Srpska (Republika Srpska entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, result of 2016 Republika Srpska National Day referendum) (note: not celebrated and disputed in wider Bosnia and Herzegovina, having been declared unconstitutional in 2015) Wikipedia
Religious feast days
- Adrian of Canterbury Wikipedia
- Blessed Alix Le Clerc Wikipedia
- Berhtwald Wikipedia
- Blessed Giulia della Rena Wikipedia
- Feast of the Black Nazarene (Manila, Philippines) Wikipedia
- Julia Chester Emery (Episcopal Church (USA)) Wikipedia
- Stephen (old calendar Eastern Orthodox) Wikipedia
- January 9 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Wikipedia
January 10
National and local
Religious feast days
- Behnam, Sarah, and the Forty Martyrs (Armenian Apostolic Church) Wikipedia
- Gregory of Nyssa Wikipedia
- Leonie Aviat Wikipedia
- Obadiah (Coptic Church) Wikipedia
- Peter Orseolo Wikipedia
- Pope Agatho (Roman Catholic) Wikipedia
- William Laud (Anglican Communion) Wikipedia
- William of Donjeon Wikipedia
- January 10 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Wikipedia
January 11
National and local
- Children's Day (Tunisia) Wikipedia
- Eugenio María de Hostos Day (Puerto Rico) Wikipedia
- Independence Resistance Day (Morocco) Wikipedia
- Kagami biraki (Japan) Wikipedia
- National Human Trafficking Awareness Day (United States) Wikipedia
- Republic Day (Albania) Wikipedia
- Carmentalia (January 11th and January 15th) (Rome) Wikipedia
- Prithvi Jayanti (Nepal) Wikipedia
Religious feast days
- Anastasius of Suppentonia (Roman Catholic) Wikipedia
- Leucius of Brindisi (Roman Catholic) Wikipedia
- Paulinus II of Aquileia Wikipedia
- Pope Hyginus Wikipedia
- Theodosius the Cenobiarch Wikipedia
- Thomas of Cori Wikipedia
- Vitalis of Gaza (Roman Catholic) Wikipedia
- January 11 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Wikipedia
January 12
National and local
January 13
National and local
- Constitution Day (Mongolia) Wikipedia
- Democracy Day (Cape Verde) Wikipedia
- Gluten-free diet day Wikipedia
- Liberation Day (Togo) Wikipedia
- Old New Year's Eve (Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Serbia, Montenegro, Republic of Srpska, North Macedonia), and its related observances: Malanka (Ukraine, Russia, Belarus) Wikipedia
- Sidereal winter solstice's eve celebrations in South and Southeast Asian cultures; the last day of the six-month Dakshinayana period (see January 14): Bhogi (Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu) Wikipedia
- Sidereal winter solstice's eve celebrations in South and Southeast Asian cultures; the last day of the six-month Dakshinayana period (see January 14): Lohri (Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh) Wikipedia
- Sidereal winter solstice's eve celebrations in South and Southeast Asian cultures; the last day of the six-month Dakshinayana period (see January 14): Uruka (Assam) Wikipedia
- Stephen Foster Memorial Day (United States) Wikipedia
- Yennayer (Berbers) Wikipedia
January 14
International
- World Logic Day (UNESCO) Wikipedia
National and local
- Defender of the Motherland Day (Uzbekistan) Wikipedia
- Flag Day (Georgia) Wikipedia
- National Forest Conservation Day (Thailand) Wikipedia
- Old New Year, and its related observance: Azhyrnykhua (Abkhazia) Wikipedia
- Old New Year, and its related observance: Yennayer (Berbers) Wikipedia
- Ratification Day (United States) Wikipedia
- Sidereal winter solstice celebrations in South and Southeast Asian cultures; marking the transition of the Sun to Capricorn, and the first day of the six months Uttarayana period. (see April 14): Magh Bihu (Assam) Wikipedia
- Sidereal winter solstice celebrations in South and Southeast Asian cultures; marking the transition of the Sun to Capricorn, and the first day of the six months Uttarayana period. (see April 14): Maghe Sankranti (Nepal) Wikipedia
- Sidereal winter solstice celebrations in South and Southeast Asian cultures; marking the transition of the Sun to Capricorn, and the first day of the six months Uttarayana period. (see April 14): Maghi (Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh) Wikipedia
- Sidereal winter solstice celebrations in South and Southeast Asian cultures; marking the transition of the Sun to Capricorn, and the first day of the six months Uttarayana period. (see April 14): Makar Sankranti (India) Wikipedia
- Sidereal winter solstice celebrations in South and Southeast Asian cultures; marking the transition of the Sun to Capricorn, and the first day of the six months Uttarayana period. (see April 14): The first day of Pongal (Tamil Nadu) Wikipedia
- Sidereal winter solstice celebrations in South and Southeast Asian cultures; marking the transition of the Sun to Capricorn, and the first day of the six months Uttarayana period. (see April 14): Uttarayan (Uttarakhand, Gujarat and Rajasthan) Wikipedia
Religious feast days
- Barba'shmin Wikipedia
- Devasahayam Pillai (Catholic Church) Wikipedia
- Divina Pastora (Barquisimeto) Wikipedia
- Eivind Berggrav (Lutheran) Wikipedia
- Felix of Nola Wikipedia
- Macrina the Elder Wikipedia
- Odoric of Pordenone Wikipedia
- January 14 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Wikipedia
- Feast of the Ass (Medieval Christianity) Wikipedia
January 15
National and local
Religious feast days
- Abeluzius (Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church) Wikipedia
- Arnold Janssen Wikipedia
- Francis Ferdinand de Capillas (one of Martyr Saints of China) Wikipedia
- Ita Wikipedia
- Our Lady of the Poor Wikipedia
- Macarius of Egypt (Western Christianity) Wikipedia
- Maurus and Placidus (Order of Saint Benedict) Wikipedia
- Paul the Hermit Wikipedia
- January 15 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Wikipedia
January 16
National and local
Religious feast days
- Pope Benjamin (Coptic) Wikipedia
- Berard of Carbio Wikipedia
- Blaise (Armenian Apostolic) Wikipedia
- Fursey Wikipedia
- Joseph Vaz Wikipedia
- Honoratus of Arles Wikipedia
- Pope Marcellus I Wikipedia
- Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God (Coptic Church) Wikipedia
- Titian of Oderzo Wikipedia
- Eve of Saint Anthony observed with ritual bonfires in San Bartolomé de Pinares Wikipedia
- January 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Wikipedia
January 17
National and local
Religious feast days
- Anthony the Great Wikipedia
- Blessed Angelo Paoli Wikipedia
- Blessed Gamelbert of Michaelsbuch Wikipedia
- Charles Gore (Church of England) Wikipedia
- Jenaro Sánchez Delgadillo (one of Saints of the Cristero War) Wikipedia
- Mildgyth Wikipedia
- Our Lady of Pontmain Wikipedia
- Sulpitius the Pious Wikipedia
- January 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Wikipedia
January 18
National and local
- Royal Thai Armed Forces Day (Thailand) Wikipedia
Religious feast days
- Amy Carmichael (Church of England) Wikipedia
- Athanasius of Alexandria (Eastern Orthodox Church) Wikipedia
- Confession of Peter (Eastern Orthodox, some Anglican and Lutheran Churches) Wikipedia
- Deicolus Wikipedia
- Margaret of Hungary Wikipedia
- Prisca Wikipedia
- Blessed Regina Protmann Wikipedia
- Volusianus of Tours Wikipedia
- January 18 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Wikipedia
January 19
National and local
Religious feast days
- Bassianus of Lodi Wikipedia
- Faustina and Liberata of Como Wikipedia
- Henry of Uppsala Wikipedia
- Marius, Martha, Audifax, and Abachum Wikipedia
- Mark of Ephesus (Eastern Orthodox Church) Wikipedia
- Pontianus of Spoleto Wikipedia
- Wulfstan, Bishop of Worcester Wikipedia
- January 19 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Wikipedia
- Theophany / Epiphany (Eastern and Oriental Orthodoxy), and its related observances: Timkat, or 20 during Leap Year (Ethiopian Orthodox) Wikipedia
- Theophany / Epiphany (Eastern and Oriental Orthodoxy), and its related observances: Vodici or Baptism of Jesus (North Macedonia) Wikipedia
January 20
National and local
Religious feast days
- Abadios Wikipedia
- Blessed Basil Moreau Wikipedia
- Eustochia Smeralda Calafato Wikipedia
- Euthymius the Great Wikipedia
- Fabian Wikipedia
- Manchán of Lemanaghan Wikipedia
- Maria Cristina of the Immaculate Conception Brando Wikipedia
- Richard Rolle (Church of England) Wikipedia
- Sebastian Wikipedia
- Stephen Min Kuk-ka (one of The Korean Martyrs) Wikipedia
- January 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Wikipedia
January 21
National and local
- Babinden (Bulgaria, Serbia) Wikipedia
- Errol Barrow Day (Barbados) Wikipedia
- Flag Day (Quebec) Wikipedia
- Grandmother's Day (Poland) Wikipedia
- Lady of Altagracia Day (Dominican Republic) Wikipedia
- Lincoln Alexander Day (Canada) Wikipedia
- National Hugging Day (United States) Wikipedia
- Squirrel Appreciation Day Wikipedia
January 22
Religious feast days
- Anastasius of Persia Wikipedia
- Gaudentius of Novara Wikipedia
- László Batthyány-Strattmann Wikipedia
- Laura Vicuna Wikipedia
- Vincent Pallotti Wikipedia
- Vincent of Saragossa Wikipedia
- Vincent, Orontius, and Victor Wikipedia
- Blessed William Joseph Chaminade Wikipedia
- January 22 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Wikipedia
January 23
International
- World Freedom Day (Taiwan and South Korea) Wikipedia
National and local
January 24
National and local
Religious feast days
- Babylas of Antioch Wikipedia
- Exuperantius of Cingoli Wikipedia
- Felician of Foligno Wikipedia
- Francis de Sales Wikipedia
- Blessed Marie Poussepin Wikipedia
- Pratulin Martyrs (Greek Catholic Church) Wikipedia
- January 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Wikipedia
- Feast of Our Lady of Peace (Roman Catholic Church), and its related observances: Feria de Alasitas (La Paz) Wikipedia
January 25
National and local
Religious feast days
- Dydd Santes Dwynwen (Wales) Wikipedia
- Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul (Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Anglican and Lutheran churches, which concludes the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity) Wikipedia
- Gregory the Theologian (Eastern (Byzantine) Catholic Church) Wikipedia
- The last day of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (Christian ecumenism) Wikipedia
- January 25 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Wikipedia
January 26
January 27
International
- Liberation of the remaining inmates of Auschwitz-related observances: International Holocaust Remembrance Day Wikipedia
National and local
- Day of the lifting of the siege of Leningrad (Russia) Wikipedia
- Liberation of the remaining inmates of Auschwitz-related observances: Holocaust Memorial Day (UK) Wikipedia
- Liberation of the remaining inmates of Auschwitz-related observances: Memorial Day (Italy) Wikipedia
- Liberation of the remaining inmates of Auschwitz-related observances: Other Holocaust Memorial Days observances Wikipedia
Religious feast days
January 28
January 29
National and local
January 30
National and local
- Day of Azerbaijani customs (Azerbaijan) Wikipedia
- Day of Saudade (Brazil) Wikipedia
- Fred Korematsu Day (California, Florida, Hawaii, Virginia) Wikipedia
- Martyrdom of Mahatma Gandhi, and its related observances: Martyrs' Day (India) Wikipedia
- Martyrdom of Mahatma Gandhi, and its related observances: School Day of Non-violence and Peace (Spain) Wikipedia
- Martyrdom of Mahatma Gandhi, and its related observances: Start of the Season for Nonviolence (January 30 – April 4) Wikipedia
Religious feast days
- Adelelmus of Burgos Wikipedia
- Aldegonde Wikipedia
- Anthony the Great (Coptic Church) Wikipedia
- Armentarius of Pavia Wikipedia
- Balthild Wikipedia
- Charles, King and Martyr (various provinces of the Anglican Communion) Wikipedia
- Hyacintha Mariscotti Wikipedia
- Martina Wikipedia
- Matthias of Jerusalem Wikipedia
- Mutien-Marie Wiaux Wikipedia
- Savina Wikipedia
- Three Holy Hierarchs (Eastern Orthodox), and its related observances: Teacher's Day (Greece) Wikipedia
- January 30 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Wikipedia
January 31
National and local
Religious feast days
- Domitius (Domice) of Amiens Wikipedia
- Francis Xavier Bianchi Wikipedia
- Geminianus Wikipedia
- John Bosco Wikipedia
- Julius of Novara Wikipedia
- Blessed Ludovica Wikipedia
- Máedóc (Mogue, Aiden) Wikipedia
- Marcella of Marseille Wikipedia
- Marcella of Rome Wikipedia
- Samuel Shoemaker (Episcopal Church (USA)) Wikipedia
- Tysul Wikipedia
- Ulphia Wikipedia
- Wilgils Wikipedia
- January 31 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Wikipedia