List of Holidays in January 2024 – National and International Dates List

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    January, the beginning of a new year, brings a fresh start and a multitude of national and international holidays. From commemorating historical events to celebrating cultural traditions, January’s holidays hold significance across the globe. Let’s explore the list of holidays in January 2024, offering moments of reflection, celebration, and unity.

    January Holidays & Observances

    As the first month of the year unfolds, it presents a rich tapestry of holidays that span various cultures and regions. These observances mark historical milestones, honor inspirational figures, and raise awareness about vital global issues. January is a time of reflection, renewal, and coming together as a global community.

    Special Days and Dates Celebrate in January

    Here are some special days and dates celebrated in January:

    January 1st

    1. Apple Gifting Day
    2. Bonza Bottler Day
    3. Commitment Day
    4. Copyright Law Day
    5. Ellis Island Day
    6. Euro Day
    7. First-Foot Day
    8. Global Family Day
    9. Haitian Independence Day
    10. Handsel Monday
    11. International Public Domain Day
    12. Mummer’s Parade
    13. National Bloody Mary Day
    14. National Hangover Day
    15. National Shepherd Day
    16. National Thank God Its Monday Day
    17. New Year’s Day
    18. New Year’s Dishonor List Day
    19. Polar Bear Plunge Day
    20. Public Domain Day
    21. Ring a Bell Day
    22. Rose Bowl Game
    23. Solemnity of Mary
    24. Sudan Independence Day
    25. Tournament of Roses Parade
    26. Triumph of the Revolution
    27. Universal Hour of Peace
    28. World Day of Peace
    29. Z Day
    30. Celebration of Life Week
    31. Diet Resolution Week
    32. National Time Consciousness Week
    33. New Year’s Resolutions Week
    34. Silent Record Week
    35. World Series of Beer Pong
    36. Adopt a Rescued Bird Month
    37. Apple and Apricot Month
    38. Artichoke and Asparagus Month
    39. Be Kind To Food Servers Month
    40. Bread Machine Baking Month
    41. California Dried Plum Digestive Month
    42. California Restaurant Month
    43. Celebration Of Life Month
    44. Cervical Health Awareness Month
    45. Children Impacted by Parent’s Cancer Month
    46. Clap 4 Health Month
    47. Dry January
    48. Family Fit Lifestyle Month
    49. Financial Wellness Month
    50. Get A Balanced Life Month
    51. Get Ireland Active
    52. Get Organized Month
    53. Ginuary
    54. International Brain Teaser Month
    55. International Change Your Stars Month
    56. International Child-Centered Divorce Month
    57. International Creativity Month
    58. International Quality of Life Month
    59. International Wayfinding Month
    60. International Wealth Mentality Month
    61. Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month
    62. Little Things Mental Health Campaign
    63. Manuary
    64. March of Dimes Birth Defects Prevention Month
    65. National Bath Safety Month
    66. National Be On-Purpose Month
    67. National Birth Defects Prevention Month
    68. National Black Diamond Month
    69. National Blood Donor Month
    70. National Book Blitz Month
    71. National Braille Literacy Month
    72. National CBD Month
    73. National Clean Up Your Computer Month
    74. National Codependency Awareness Month
    75. National Conscience Month
    76. National Eye Care Month
    77. National Fiber Focus Month
    78. National Glaucoma Awareness Month
    79. National Hobby Month
    80. National Hot Tea Month
    81. National Mail Order Gardening Month
    82. National Meat Month
    83. National Mentoring Month
    84. National Menudo Month
    85. National Oatmeal Month
    86. National Personal Trainer Awareness Month
    87. National Polka Month
    88. National Pre-Pregnancy Awareness Month
    89. National Radon Action Month
    90. National Skating Month
    91. National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month
    92. National Slow Cooking Month
    93. National Soup Month
    94. National Staying Healthy Month
    95. National Sunday Supper Month
    96. National Thank You Month
    97. National Train Your Dog Month
    98. National Volunteer Blood Donor Month
    99. National Wheat Bread Month
    100. Poverty Awareness Month
    101. Poverty in America Awareness Month
    102. Prune Breakfast Month
    103. Receding Gums Awareness Month
    104. Retail Bakers Month
    105. Rising Star Month
    106. Self-Love Month
    107. Shape Up US Month
    108. Stalking Awareness Month
    109. START Child Health campaign
    110. Teen Driving Awareness Month
    111. Thyroid Awareness Month
    112. Tubers and Dried Fruit Month
    113. Unchain a Dog Month
    114. Veganuary
    115. Walk Your Dog Month

    January 2nd

    1. 55 mph Speed Limit Day
    2. Ancestry Day
    3. Happy Mew Year for Cats Day
    4. Motivation and Inspiration Day
    5. National Buffet Day
    6. National Cream Puff Day
    7. National Erica Day
    8. National Personal Trainer Day
    9. National Pet Travel Safety Day
    10. National Science Fiction Day
    11. New Year’s Day Substitute
    12. Reconquest Day
    13. Run it Up the Flagpole and See If Anyone Salutes it Day
    14. Saint Basil’s Day
    15. Swiss Cheese Day
    16. World Introvert Day
    17. Someday We’ll Laugh About This Week

    January 3rd

    1. Drinking Straw Day
    2. Earth at Perihelion
    3. Festival of Sleep Day
    4. Fruitcake Toss Day
    5. Humiliation Day
    6. International Mind-Body Wellness Day
    7. JRR Tolkien Day
    8. Memento Mori “Remember You Die” Day
    9. National Chocolate Covered Cherry Day
    10. National Write to Congress Day
    11. Perihelion Day
    12. Women Rock! Day

    January 4th

    1. Dimpled Chad Day
    2. Free Flower Basket Day
    3. National CanDo Day
    4. National Clara Day
    5. National Missouri Day
    6. National Rachel Day
    7. National Spaghetti Day
    8. National Trivia Day
    9. Pop Music Chart Day
    10. Tom Thumb Day
    11. Weigh-In Day
    12. World Braille Day
    13. World Hypnotism Day

    January 5th

    1. Carver Day
    2. National Bird Day
    3. National Day of Dialogue
    4. National Ellen Day
    5. National Keto Day
    6. National Screenwriters Day
    7. National Whipped Cream Day
    8. Twelfth Night
    9. Harbin Ice Festival

    January 6th

    1. Apple Tree Day
    2. Armenian Christmas
    3. Day of Los Reyes
    4. Dry Bean Day
    5. Epiphany
    6. National Bean Day
    7. National Cuddle Day
    8. National Davis Day
    9. National Samantha Day
    10. National Smith Day
    11. National Take a Poet to Lunch Day
    12. National Take Down the Christmas Tree Day
    13. National Walker’s Shortbread Day
    14. Three Kings Day
    15. Uruguay Children’s Day/Ephiphany
    16. World Day of War Orphans

    January 7th

    1. Baptism of the Lord
    2. Distaff Day
    3. Golden Globe Awards
    4. Harlem Globetrotter’s Day
    5. I Am a Mentor Day
    6. I’m Not Going To Take It Anymore Day
    7. National Bobblehead Day
    8. National Pass Gas Day
    9. National Tempura Day
    10. Old Rock Day
    11. Orthodox Christmas Day

    January 8th

    1. Argyle Day
    2. Coming of Age Day
    3. Earth’s Rotation Day
    4. National 4th Graders Day
    5. National Bubble Bath Day
    6. National Clean Your Desk Day
    7. National English Toffee Day
    8. National Gluten-Free Day
    9. National JoyGerm Day
    10. National Man Watcher’s Day
    11. National Snuggle a Chicken Day
    12. National Winter Skin Relief Day
    13. Plough Monday
    14. Show And Tell At Work Day
    15. Typing Day
    16. War on Poverty Day

    January 9th

    1. Balloon Ascension Day
    2. International Choreographers Day
    3. National Apricot Day
    4. National Austin Day
    5. National Carter Day
    6. National Cassoulet Day
    7. National Faith Day
    8. National Law Enforcement Day
    9. National Shop For Travel Day
    10. National WONK Day
    11. National Word Nerd Day
    12. Panama’s Martyrs’ Day
    13. Play God Day
    14. Poetry at Work Day
    15. Static Electricity Day

    January 10th

    1. Houseplant Appreciation Day
    2. League of Nations Day
    3. National Bittersweet Chocolate Day
    4. National Cut Your Energy Costs Day
    5. National Oysters Rockefeller Day
    6. National Save The Eagles Day
    7. National Shareholders Day
    8. National Take the Stairs Day
    9. Peculiar People Day
    10. National Obesity Awareness Week

    January 11th

    1. Birth anniversary of National Artist Atang de la Rama
    2. Cigarettes are Hazardous to Your Health Day
    3. Healthy Weight, Healthy Look Day
    4. Heritage Treasures Day
    5. International Parity at Work Day
    6. International Thank-You Day
    7. Kosrae Constitution Day
    8. Learn Your Name In Morse Code Day
    9. National Arkansas Day
    10. National Girl Hug Boy Day
    11. National Hot Toddy Day
    12. National Human Trafficking Awareness Day
    13. National Joel Day
    14. National Milk Day
    15. National Tara Day
    16. No Longer New Year’s Day
    17. Paget’s Awareness Day
    18. Secret Pal Day
    19. Step in a Puddle and Splash Your Friends Day
    20. World Sketchnote Day
    21. Cuckoo Dancing Week

    January 12th

    1. Feast of Fabulous Wild Men Day
    2. Kiss a Ginger Day
    3. National Curried Chicken Day
    4. National Hot Tea Day
    5. National Kettlebell Day
    6. National Marzipan Day
    7. National Pharmacist Day
    8. National Youth Day
    9. Quitters Day
    10. Remembrance Day
    11. Stick to Your New Year’s Resolution Day
    12. Work Harder Day

    January 13th

    1. Calennig
    2. Korean American Day
    3. Lohri
    4. Make Your Dream Come True Day
    5. National Catherine Day
    6. National Kathleen Day
    7. National Peach Melba Day
    8. National Rubber Ducky Day
    9. National Sticker Day
    10. National Vision Board Day
    11. Poetry Break Day
    12. Public Radio Broadcasting Day
    13. Stephen Foster Memorial Day

    January 14th

    1. Cesarean Section Day
    2. Feast of the Ass Day
    3. International Kite Day
    4. National Dress Up Your Pet Day
    5. National Hot Pastrami Sandwich Day
    6. National Sunday Supper Day
    7. National Undhiyu Day
    8. Novy God (Russian New Year)
    9. Organize Your Home Day
    10. Orthodox New Year
    11. Ratification Day
    12. Take a Missionary to Lunch Day
    13. Unknown Citizens’ Day
    14. World Logic Day
    15. Home Office Safety and Security Week
    16. National Mocktail Week
    17. National Pizza Week
    18. Universal Letter Writing Week

    January 15th

    1. Alpha Kappa Alpha Day
    2. Blue Monday
    3. Brew Monday
    4. Civil Rights Day
    5. Elementary School Teacher Day
    6. Idaho Human Rights Day
    7. Indian Army Day
    8. Makar Sankranti
    9. Martin Luther King Day
    10. National Bagel Day
    11. National Booch Day
    12. National Fresh Squeezed Juice Day
    13. National Hat Day
    14. National Kayla Day
    15. National Pothole Day
    16. National Strawberry Ice Cream Day
    17. Pongal
    18. Wikipedia Day
    19. European Cervical Cancer Prevention Week
    20. No Name-Calling Week

    January 16th

    1. Appreciate a Dragon Day
    2. Book Publishers Day
    3. International Hot and Spicy Food Day
    4. National Boston Day
    5. National Fig Newton Day
    6. National Good Teen Day
    7. National Nothing Day
    8. National Quinoa Day
    9. National Religious Freedom Day
    10. National Without a Scalpel Day
    11. Printing Ink Day
    12. Prohibition Remembrance Day
    13. Rid the World of Fad Diets & Gimmicks Day
    14. Signing of the Peace Accords
    15. International Hoof Care Week

    January 17th

    1. Benjamin Franklin Day
    2. Cable Car Day
    3. Customer Service Day
    4. Day of Judgment
    5. Ditch New Year’s Resolution Day
    6. International We Are Not Broken Day
    7. James Leonard Tagle Gordon Day
    8. Kid Inventors’ Day
    9. Museum Selfie Day
    10. National Bootlegger’s Day
    11. National Carolina Day
    12. National Charlotte Day
    13. National Hot Buttered Rum Day
    14. National Hot Heads Chili Day
    15. National Lose the Jet Lag Day
    16. National Ta Day
    17. Popeye Day
    18. Energy Saving Week

    January 18th

    1. Get to Know Your Customers Day
    2. National Forrest Day
    3. National Gourmet Coffee Day
    4. National Michigan Day
    5. National Peking Duck Day
    6. National Thesaurus Day
    7. Winnie the Pooh Day
    8. Women’s Healthy Weight Day
    9. Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

    January 19th

    1. Artist as Outlaw Day
    2. Brew a Potion Day
    3. Good Memory Day
    4. Gun Appreciation Day
    5. International Fetish Day
    6. National Annie Day
    7. National Lucy Day
    8. National Popcorn Day
    9. Robert E. Lee Day
    10. Tenderness Toward Existence Day
    11. Tin Can Day
    12. World Quark Day

    January 20th

    1. Camcorder Day
    2. Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti
    3. Inauguration Day
    4. International Day of Acceptance
    5. National Charlie Day
    6. National Cheese Lover’s Day
    7. National Claudia Day
    8. National Coffee Break Day
    9. National DJ Day
    10. National Judy Day
    11. National Penguin Day
    12. National Sebastian Day
    13. National Use Your Gift Card Day
    14. Penguin Awareness Day
    15. Soup Swap Day
    16. Take A Walk Outdoors Day
    17. International Snowmobile Safety and Awareness Week

    Jan 21 Sunday

    1. Day of Sanctity and Protection of Human Life
    2. Grandma Day
    3. International Playdate Day
    4. International Sweatpants Day
    5. Mariachi Day
    6. National Bakers-Crafters-Makers Day
    7. National Cheesy Socks Day
    8. National Conscious Uncoupling Day
    9. National Granola Bar Day
    10. National Hug Your Puppy Day
    11. National Hugging Day
    12. National Max Day
    13. One-Liners Day
    14. Our Lady of Altagracia
    15. Own Your Own Home Day
    16. Squirrel Appreciation Day
    17. Thank Your Mentor Day
    18. World Religion Day
    19. World Snow Day
    20. Healthy Weight Week
    21. Hunt for Happiness Week
    22. Kiss a Shark Week
    23. National Fresh Squeezed Juice Week
    24. National School Choice Week
    25. World Kiwanis Week

    Jan 22 Monday

    1. Answer Your Cat’s Questions Day
    2. Better Business Communication Day
    3. Celebration of Life Day
    4. Come in From the Cold Day
    5. Community Manager Appreciation Day
    6. Dance of the Seven Veils Day
    7. National Blonde Brownie Day
    8. National Grandpa Day
    9. National Hot Sauce Day
    10. National Polka Dot Day
    11. National Sanctity of Human Life Day
    12. National Ty Day
    13. National Vincent Day
    14. Plurinational State Foundation Day
    15. Roe vs. Wade Day
    16. Wellington Anniversary Day
    17. Cancertalk Week
    18. Courtesy Week
    19. Farmhouse Breakfast Week

    Jan 23 Tuesday

    1. First Philippine Republic Day
    2. International Sticky Toffee Pudding Day
    3. Measure Your Feet Day
    4. National Aiden Day
    5. National Handwriting Day
    6. National King Day
    7. National Pedro Day
    8. National Pie Day
    9. National Report Pharmaceutical Fraud Day
    10. National Rhubarb Pie Day
    11. Parakram Divas
    12. Snowplow Mailbox Hockey Day
    13. Speak Up and Succeed Day
    14. National CRNA (Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists) Week

    Jan 24 Wednesday

    1. “Just Do It” Day
    2. Beer Can Appreciation Day
    3. Belly Laugh Day
    4. Change a Pet’s Life Day
    5. International Day of Education
    6. International Mobile Phone Recycling Day
    7. Library Shelfie Day
    8. Macintosh Computer Day
    9. National Compliment Day
    10. National Lobster Thermidor Day
    11. National Matthew Day
    12. National Peanut Butter Day
    13. Paul Pitcher Day
    14. Talk Like a Grizzled Prospector Day
    15. Tu BiShvat
    16. Unification Day
    17. Weedless Wednesday
    18. Data Privacy Week
    19. National Cowboy Poetry Gathering Week

    Jan 25 Thursday

    1. A Room Of One’s Own Day
    2. Burns Night
    3. Burns Supper
    4. Clashing Clothes Day
    5. Fluoride Day
    6. Mahayana New Year
    7. NASA’s Day of Remembrance
    8. National Fish Taco Day
    9. National Florida Day
    10. National Irish Coffee Day
    11. National IV Nurse Day
    12. Observe the Weather Day
    13. Opposite Day
    14. St. Dwynwen’s Day
    15. Tatiana Day
    16. Thaipoosam Cavadee
    17. Thaipusam

    Jan 26 Friday

    1. Australia Day
    2. Big Garden Birdwatch
    3. Birth Anniversary of National Artist Napoleon Abueva
    4. Dental Drill Appreciation Day
    5. Duarte Day
    6. Indian Republic Day
    7. International Customs Day
    8. International Environmental Education Day
    9. Lotus 1-2-3 Day
    10. National Activity Professionals Day
    11. National Big Wig Day
    12. National Diane Day
    13. National Fun at Work Day
    14. National Green Juice Day
    15. National Peanut Brittle Day
    16. National Preschool Health and Fitness Day
    17. National Spouse Day
    18. Toad Hollow Day of Encouragement

    Jan 27 Saturday

    1. Auschwitz Liberation Day
    2. Holocaust Memorial Day
    3. International Holocaust Remembrance Day
    4. Local Quilt Shop Day
    5. National Chocolate Cake Day
    6. National Geographic Day
    7. National Seed Swap Day
    8. Punch the Clock Day
    9. Thomas Crapper Day
    10. Vietnam Peace Day
    11. Visit Your Local Quilt Shop Day
    12. World Breast Pumping Day
    13. Saint Paul Winter Carnival

    Jan 28 Sunday

    1. American Immigration Lawyers Association Day of Action
    2. Christa McAuliffe Day
    3. Data Privacy Day
    4. Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness Day
    5. Global Community Engagement Day
    6. International Reducing CO2 Emissions Day
    7. José Martí’s Birthday Memorial
    8. Julian Felipe Day
    9. Lego Day
    10. National Amy Day
    11. National Bible Sunday
    12. National Blueberry Pancake Day
    13. National Daisy Day
    14. National Kazoo Day
    15. National Pediatrician Day
    16. National Tina Day
    17. Pop Art Day
    18. Rattlesnake Roundup Day
    19. Thank a Plugin Developer Day
    20. World Leprosy Day
    21. Catholic Schools Week
    22. Children’s Week
    23. National Meat Week

    Jan 29 Monday

    1. Auckland Anniversary Day
    2. Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day
    3. Curmudgeons Day
    4. Freethinkers Day
    5. Kansas Day
    6. National Bible Day
    7. National Carnation Day
    8. National Colin Day
    9. National Corn Chip Day
    10. National Puzzle Day
    11. Nelson Anniversary Day
    12. Northland Anniversary Day
    13. RNLI SOS day
    14. Seeing-Eye Guide Dog Anniversary
    15. Tax Identity Theft Week

    Jan 30 Tuesday

    1. Martyrs’ Day
    2. National Croissant Day
    3. National Draw A Dinosaur Day
    4. National Escape Day
    5. National Inane Answering Message Day
    6. National Maxwell Day
    7. National Plan for Vacation Day
    8. School Day of Non-violence and Peace
    9. Yodel For Your Neighbors Day
    10. Intimate Apparel Market Week
    11. National Storytelling Week

    Jan 31 Wednesday

    1. Appreciate Your Social Security Check Day
    2. Backwards Day
    3. Brandy Alexander Day
    4. Eat Brussel Sprouts Day
    5. Gorilla Suit Day
    6. Grammy Awards Day
    7. Hell is Freezing Over Day
    8. Hug An Economist Day
    9. Inspire Your Heart with Art Day
    10. International Zebra Day
    11. National Hot Chocolate Day
    12. National Seth Day
    13. Nauru Independence Day
    14. Scotch Tape Day
    15. U.S. Snow Sculpting Week

    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

    Q1: What is the significance of New Year’s Day?

    A1: New Year’s Day signifies the start of a new year, often celebrated with resolutions and joyous gatherings.

    Q2: Why is Martin Luther King Jr. Day important?

    A2: Martin Luther King Jr. Day honors the civil rights leader’s legacy of advocating for equality and social justice.

    Q3: How do Australians celebrate Australia Day?

    A3: Australians celebrate with parades, concerts, and reflections on their nation’s history.

    Q4: What traditions are associated with Chinese New Year?

    A4: Chinese New Year involves family reunions, feasting, giving red envelopes, and lion dances.

    Q5: What is the significance of Burns Night in Scotland?

    A5: Burns Night celebrates the life and poetry of Robert Burns, with traditional food and recitations.

    Conclusion

    January’s holidays embody the diversity of human experiences and aspirations. From embracing new beginnings to honoring historical legacies, these observances bring people together in a spirit of unity, reflection, and celebration. As we mark these special days, we acknowledge the importance of shared values, culture, and global connections

    Important National & International Days by Month

    The list of important days and dates is compiled on the basis of events and festivals in India and worldwide. Check month-wise wise important days and dates:

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