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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”

Georgia Flag Day is marking the anniversary of the adoption of the Georgian Flag on 14th January 2004 by parliament. It was then formally endorsed via Presidential Decree No.31 on 25th January by Mikheil Saakashvili, the leader of the United Nation Movement.

The current constitution of Mongolia was adopted on 13th January 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 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 from house to house in a procession collecting money, often accompanied byContinue reading “Plough Monday”

It is the national day of Republic Srpska celebrated on 9th January as it is on the same day as the feast of its unofficial saint, Saint Archdeacon Stephen. The Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina declared the holiday unconstitutional on 26th November 2015 because of it coinciding with a religious holiday. However parades andContinue reading “National Day of Republic Srpska”

8th January 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.

Distaff Day It is an unofficial holiday in catholic nations, celebrated the day after Epiphany and sometimes called Roc or Rock Day. The term distaff or roc is used in spinning which was the medieval symbol of women’s work. In many European cultural traditions, women resumed their household work after the twelve days of Christmas.Continue reading “Holidays on 7th January”

This day is a Christian feast day that celebrates the revelation of God incarnate as Jesus Christ. In Western Christianity it commemorates the visit of the Magi to Jesus, and his physical manifestation to the Gentiles. It is sometimes called Three Kings’ Day, and in some denominations initiates the liturgical season of Epiphanytide. The nightContinue reading “Epiphany”

The 5th January recognises the way technology changes the world and looks to the future of technology.

Myanmar Independence Day This dates celebrates Myanmar’s Declaration of Independence from British Rule on 4th January 1948. Burma was colonised by the British in the 19th century. The country was devastated during World War 2, with people from the country fighting on both sides of the war. Following the end of the war, General AungContinue reading “Holidays on 4th January”