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Robert Burns was a Scottish poet that wrote many famous poems and songs. He was born in 1759 in Alloway, Ayrshire, in the cottage that still stands. He married Jean Amour, and had 9 children, only 3 surviving infancy. He is rumoured to have fathered three more children over his lifetime. He was a farmerContinue reading “Burns Night”

St Dwynwen’s Day is the Welsh version of Valentine’s Day as the day celebrates St Dwynwen, the Welsh saint of lovers. She lived in the 5th century, where she fell in love with a man called Maelon Dafodrill. They couldn’t be together though as her farther forbade the marriage and had already promised her toContinue reading “St Dwynwen’s Day”

This is a public holiday of Romania celebrated to commemorate the unification of the Romanian Principalities (Moldova and Wallachia), also known as the “Little Union” on 24th January 1859 under prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza. This was deemed as important as it is considered the first step towards the goal of achieving a unitary Romanian state,Continue reading “Day of the Unification of the Romanian Principalities”

This is celebrated on the third Sunday in January. It was initiated by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha is of the United States in 1950, and is celebrated internationally by followers of the Baha Faith. Its principles are of the oneness of religion and of progressive revelation, which describe religion as evolving continuouslyContinue reading “World Religion Day”

This is a federal holiday in the USA held on the third Monday of January every year. The day celebrates the birthday of Martin Luther King Jnr, who was the chief spokesperson for nonviolent activism in the Civil Rights Movement, which successfully protested racial discrimination in federal and state law. He was assassinated in 1968,Continue reading “Martin Luther King Day”

This is the name given to typically the third Monday of January by a UK travel company, Sky Travel, which is said to be the most depressing day of the year. It was first published in 2005, and was claimed they calculated the date using an “equation”, taking into account weather conditions, so it onlyContinue reading “Blue Monday”

The current national flag of Georgia was introduced by parliament on 14th January 2004. National flag day has been celebrated since 2012.

The current constitution of Mongolia was adopted on this day in 1992, and put into force on 12th February. It established a representative democracy in the country, guaranteeing freedom of religion, rights, travel, expression, unalienable rights, government setup, election cycle and other matters. It was written after the Mongolian Revolution of 1990 adn dissolved theContinue reading “Mongolian Constitution Day”

This day is the annual celebration of when a new government and constitution came into effect in 1978 on the Northern Mariana Islands after a referendum held the year before.

This day is the traditional start of the English agricultural year, starting on the Monday after Epiphany on 6th January. This day traditionally saw the resumption of work after the Christmas period in some areas. It was common that a plough were hauled fro, house to house in a procession collecting money, often accompanied byContinue reading “Plough Monday”