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January holidays and observances

The holidays and national days of January, day by day. Tap a date to see what it is about.

• January 1🚪 First Foot Day
• January 2🚀 Science Fiction Day
• January 3😴 Festival of Sleep Day
• January 4✋ World Braille Day
• January 6🫘 Bean Day
• January 7⭐ Orthodox Christmas
• January 8🌍 Earth Rotation Day
• January 9🍑 National Apricot Day · ⚡ Static Electricity Day
• January 10🪴 Houseplant Appreciation Day
• January 11💦 Step in a Puddle and Splash Your Friends Day
• January 12🍬 National Marzipan Day
• January 13🐥 National Rubber Ducky Day
• January 14🥪 Hot Pastrami Sandwich Day
• January 16🍪 Fig Newton Day
• January 17🦅 Benjamin Franklin Day
• January 18🍯 Winnie the Pooh Day · 📖 Thesaurus Day
• January 19🍿 National Popcorn Day · 🥫 Tin Can Day
• January 20🧀 National Cheese Lovers Day · 🐧 Penguin Awareness Day