January Holidays Around the World
Celebrate January holidays from around the world. These are holidays, festivals, observances, national days, food days, and celebrations held in January.
January Facts & Trivia
January 2024 Quick Links
- Jan. 01: New Years Day
- Jan. 06: Epiphany
- Jan. 15: Makar Sankranti/Pongal
- Jan. 15: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Month Long Celebrations
Animal Related
- National Train Your Dog Month
- Walk Your Pet Month | Walk Your Dog Month
- Whale Watching Month
Cause Related
- National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month
Family, Community & Self Care Related
- Business and Reference Books Month
- Chilly Month
- Get Organized (GO) Month
Food Related
- Bread Machine Baking Month
- California Dried Plum Digestive Health Month
- Diet Month
- National Hot Tea Month
- National Meat Month
- National Oatmeal Month
- National Soup Month
- National Wheat Bread Month
- Oat Month
- Prune Breakfast Month
- Slow Cooking Month
Health & Safety Related
- Crime Stoppers Month
- Dry January
- National AMD/Low Vision Awareness Month
- National Birth Defects Prevention Month
- National Cervical Cancer Awareness Month
- National Eye Care Month
- National Glaucoma Awareness Month
- National Radon Action Month Consumer Information
- National Stalking Awareness Month
- National Volunteer Blood Donor Month
- Thyroid Disease Awareness Month
Recognition Related
- Be Kind To Food Servers Month
- Human Resources Month
- World Introvert Month
Recreation & Leisure Related
- National Book Blitz Month
- National Hobby Month
Movable Dates
- Asara B’Tevet
- Ashura
- Basant Panchami
- Butter Week
- Eid al-Adha
- Iroquois Midwinter Ceremony
- Isra’ and Mi’raj
- Kitchen God Festival
- Laba Festival
- Lunar New Year
- Chinese New Year | Spring Festival
- Korean New Year | Seollal
- Mongolian Lunar New Year | Tsagaan Sar
- Vietnamese New Year | Tết Nguyên Đán
- Mawlid al-Nabi
- Narcissus Festival
- Oregon Truffle Festival
- Powamu Festival | Bean Planting Festival
- Ramadan & Eid al-Fitr
- Soldagen
- Thaipusam
- Tu BiShvat
Week Long Observances
Generally, the first week starts on the first full week of the month.
Week 1
- Braille Literacy Week
- Christmas Bird Count | Christmas Bird Census
- Diet Resolution Week
- National Folic Acid Awareness Week
- National Law Enforcement Training Week
- Silent Record Week
Week 2
- Home Office Safety and Security Week.
- National Mocktail Week
- National Pizza Week
Week 3
- Cuckoo Dancing Week
- Healthy Weight Week
- Sugar Awareness Week
- National Thrift Week
Week 4
- International Green Week
- International Printing Week
- Mozart Week
- National Glaucoma Week
- National Handwriting Analysis Week
- National Meat Week
Day of the Week
Sundays
- First Sunday following Epiphany
- Feast of the Holy Family
- Second Sunday
- National Sunday Supper Day
- Third Sunday
- Ati-Atihan Festival
- World Religion Day
- Nearest Sunday to the 30th
- World Leprosy Day
Mondays
- First Monday
- First Monday following following Epiphany
- Second Monday
- National Clean-Off-Your-Desk Day
- National Gluten-Free Day
- Seijin-no-hi
- Third Monday
Tuesday
- First Tuesday following following Epiphany
- Straw Bear Day
- Last Tuesday
- Up Helly Aa
Wednesdays
- Fourth Wednesday
- Library Shelfie Day
Thursdays
- Second Thursday following Epiphany
- Festa do Bonfim
Saturdays
- Last Saturday
- The Great Fruitcake Toss
- National Seed Swap Day
Daily Holidays
January 1
- Apple Gifting Day
- Daisy Day
- Feast of Fools
- Global Family Day
- National Bloody Mary Day
- New Years Day
- St. Basil’s Day
- World Day of Peace
- Z Day
January 2
- Berchtoldstag
- Carnival of Black and Whites
- Haiti Ancestors’ Day | Jour des Aieux
- Kaapse Klopse
- Kakizome
- National Buffet Day
- National Cream Puff Day
- National Pet Travel Safety Day
- National Science Fiction Day
- St. Macarius’ Day
- World Introvert Day
January 3
- National Chocolate Covered Cherry Day
- National Drinking Straw Day
- Tamaseseri Festival
January 4
- Flower Basket Day
- Hinukan Mukee
- National Spaghetti Day
- Trivia Day
- World Braille Day
January 5
- Apple Howling Day
- Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival
- La Befana
- National Bird Day
- National Whipped Cream Day
- Twelfth Night
January 6
- Armenian Christmas
- Blessing of the Waters
- Carnival Season begins
- Epiphany
- National Bean Day
- National Shortbread Day
January 7
- Distaff Day
- Ganna
- Nanakusa
- National Tempura Day
- Old Rock Day
January 8
- Argyle Day
- Bubble Bath Day
- National English Toffee Day
- National Winter Skin Relief Day
- World Typing Day
January 9
- Balloon Ascension Day
- Black Nazarene Fiesta
- International Choreographers Day
- National Apricot Day
- National Cassoulet Day
- National Static Electricity Day
January 10
- League of Nations Day
- National Bittersweet Chocolate Day
- National Oysters Rockefeller Day
- Vodun Days
January 11
- Kagami Biraki
- Milk Day
- National Hot Toddy Day
- Tag des Deutschen Apfels
January 12
- Curried Chicken Day
- National Hot Tea Day
- National Marzipan Day
- National Pharmacists Day
January 13
January 14
- Cakes and Ale Day
- Diary Day | Candle Day
- Makar Sankranti | Pongal
- National Hot Pastrami Sandwich Day
- National Undhiyu Day
- Ratification Day
January 15
- Dosojin Fire Festival
- Hat Day
- Humanitarian Day
- Moliere Day
- Strawberry Day
- National Fresh Squeezed Juice Day
- National Strawberry Ice Cream Day
January 16
- Appreciate a Dragon Day
- Haru No Yabuiri
- International Hot and Spicy Food Day
- Religious Freedom Day
- National Fig Newton Day
- National Nothing Day
January 17
- Cable Car Day
- International Day of Italian Cuisines
- National Bootlegger’s Day
- National Hot Buttered Rum Day
- Patras Carnival
January 18
- Four an’ Twenty Day, Scotland
- Peking Duck Day
- Thesaurus Day
- Winnie the Pooh Day
January 19
- National Popcorn Day
- Timkat
- Tin Can Day
January 20
- Basketball Day
- National Buttercrunch Day
- National Cheese Lover’s Day
- National Coffee Break Day
- National Gourmet Coffee Day
- Penguin Awareness Day
January 21
- Babinden
- National Granola Bar Day
- National Hugging Day
- New England Clam Chowder Day
- Squirrel Appreciation Day
January 22
- Day of Unity of Ukraine
- Hot Sauce Day
- National Blonde Brownie Day
- National Polka Dot Day
- National Southern Food Day
January 23
- Lichtenstein Foundation Day
- National Handwriting Day
- National Pie Day
- National Rhubarb Pie Day
January 24
- Alactis Fair begins
- Lobster Thermidor Day
- Moebius Syndrome Awareness Day
- National Compliment Day
- National Peanut Butter Day
January 25
- Burns Night, Scotland
- National Irish Coffee Day
- National Opposite Day
- Observe the Weather Day
January 26
- Australia Day
- National Green Juice Day
- National Peanut Brittle Day
January 27
- e Day
- International Holocaust Remembrance Day
- National Chocolate Cake Day
- National Geographic Day
January 28
- Daisy Day
- Data Privacy Day
- National Kazoo Day
- National Blueberry Pancake Day
January 29
- National Carnation Day
- National Puzzle Day
- National Corn Chip Day
January 30
- Bloody Sunday, Northern Ireland
- CTE Awareness Day
- Martyrs’ Day
- National Croissant Day
January 31
Some holidays follow the lunar or other non-Georgian calendars and therefore fall in different months different years. Those events are listed in each month they may occur.