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Friday, January 4, 2019 - 9:15am
See which days are being observed in the month of January!
- January 1 | NEW YEARS DAY - The first day of the year in the Gregorian calendar, commonly used for civil dating purposes.
- January 2-4 | MAYAHANA NEW YEARS - In Mahayana countries where Buddhism is celebrated, the New Year starts on the first full moon day in January.
- January 5 | GURU GOBIND SINGH JI’S BIRTHDAY - Sikh Guru Gobind Singh was the Tenth Guru of the Sikhs who initiated the Sikhs as the Khalsa (the pure ones) and is known as the Father of the Khalsa.
- January 6 | EPIPHANY - Known as Theophany in Eastern Christianity, it celebrates the manifestation of Jesus as Christ. In addition, the Western Church associates Epiphany with the journey of the Magi to the infant Jesus, and the Eastern Church with the baptism of Jesus by John.
- January 6 | CHRISTMAS - Armenian Orthodox Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus on Epiphany, except for Armenians living in Israel, who celebrate Christmas on January 19th.
- January 7 | CHRISTMAS - Most Orthodox churches celebrate Christmas 13 days later than other Christian churches based on their use of the Julian rather than the Gregorian version of the Western calendar
- January 15 | MAKAR SANKRANTI - Hindu Seasonal celebration marking turning of the sun toward the north.
- January 20 | WORLD RELIGION DAY - Bahá’í Observance to proclaim the oneness of religion and the belief that world religion will unify the peoples of the earth.
- January 21-23 | MAHAYANA NEW YEAR - Buddhist In Mahayana countries the New Year starts on the first full moon day in January.
Updated: September 23, 2020