January 1 - Holidays and Observances

Holidays and Observances

• Christian Feast Day:
  • Basil the Great (Eastern Orthodox Church)
  • Feast of the Circumcision of Christ (Eastern Orthodox Church)
  • Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus (Lutheran Church)
  • Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, the Octave Day of Christmas, considered a holy day of obligation in some countries. (Roman Catholic Church)
  • Fulgentius of Ruspe
  • Telemachus
  • World Day of Peace (Roman Catholic Church)
  • January 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• Constitution Day (Italy)
• Dissolution of Czechoslovakia related observances:
  • Day of the Establishment of the Slovak Republic (Slovakia)
  • Restoration Day of the Independent Czech State (Czech Republic)
• Earliest day on which Handsel Monday can fall, while January 7 is the latest; celebrated on the first Monday of the year. (Scotland)
• Founding Day (Republic of China)
• Global Family Day (International)
• Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Brunei from United Kingdom in 1984.
• Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Haiti from France in 1804.
• Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Sudan from United Kingdom in 1956.
• National Tree Planting Day (Tanzania)
• New Year's Day (many countries around the world using the Gregorian calendar)
• Public Domain Day
• The eighth day of Christmas (Western Christianity)
• First-Foot (Scottish and Northern English Folklaw)
• The last day of Kwanzaa (United States)
• The presidents of Brazil and Switzerland take possession.
• Triumph of the Revolution (Cuba)