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| | + | This is a [[calendar of events and festivals]] in the month of '''January'''. |
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| − | ==Specific dates== | + | ==Global== |
| | + | *1st: '''New Years Day''' (Gregorian calendar) - all night parties and celebrations including fireworks displays in cities and locations worldwide, but especially Western ones |
| | + | *Late January or early February: '''Chinese New Year''', celebrated in [[China]], [[Singapore]] and anywhere where there are large concentrations of Chinese |
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| − | ==Every year== | + | ==[[Australia]]== |
| | + | * 26th: '''Australia Day''' in [[Australia]] - a public holiday commemorating the arrival of the convict First Fleet in 1788 and the establishment of both the city of [[Sydney]] and the colony of [[New South Wales]]. It is celebrated by community events in most suburbs and towns around [[Australia]] and in grand style in the city centres and [[Sydney]] (especially). |
| | + | * [[Australia]]'s largest '''country music festival''' is held in [[Tamworth (New South Wales)|Tamworth]], northern [[New South Wales]] |
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| − | ===Fixed dates=== | + | ==[[Canada]]== |
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| − | ====Global====
| + | *5th: '''Winter Light Fest''', [http://www.winterlight.ca],[[Edmonton]]. This is an attempt at a world class festival of winter in Edmonton. It shall combine Ice on Whyte and a few other events, as well a bunch of new ones to create a winter fest to rival Quebec. It shall run until March. |
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| − | *1st: '''New Years Day''' (Gregorian calendar) - all night parties and celebrations including fireworks displays in cities and locations worldwide, but especially Western ones | + | ==[[Ethiopia]]== |
| | + | *January 19 (20 on Leap Year): '''Timkat Festival''' Christian celebration with reenactments of Baptism and dancing in [[Gondar]] |
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| − | ====[[Australia]]====
| + | ==[[France]]== |
| | + | * 1st: '''The Paris Parade Festival''', [http://www.parisparade.com/] in [[Paris]] |
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| − | *26th: '''Australia Day''' in [[Australia]] - a public holiday commemorating the arrival of the convict First Fleet in 1788 and the establishment of both the city of [[Sydney]] and the colony of [[New South Wales]], celebrated in grand style in [[Sydney]] (especially) and country-wide, with public firework displays and home barbeques | + | ==[[Italy]]== |
| | + | * Late January: '''Viareggio Carnival''', [http://www.viareggio.ilcarnevale.com] in [[Viareggio]] |
| | + | * Late January and early [[February]]: '''Venice Carnival''', [http://www.venicecarnival.com/] in [[Venice]] |
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| − | ===Movable dates=== | + | ==[[Philippines]]== |
| | + | {{seealso|Festivals and Events in the Philippines#January}} |
| | + | * January 22-26: '''Dinagyang Festival'''[http://www.dinagyangsailoilo.com/], A spectacular festival in honor of the Sto. Nino, also one of the most popular festivals in the Philippines and is held [[Iloilo City]], streets are filled up with people as dancers dance and as music plays, colors and sound of the festival brighten up the atmosphere. |
| | + | * January 22-27: '''Boracay International Fun Board Cup'''[http://www.boracaywindsurfing.com/], held in the white sand beach of [[Boracay]], this is the biggest windsurfing event in the Philippines, people around the world gather and compete. |
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| − | ====Global==== | + | ==[[Russia]]== |
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| − | *Late January or early February: '''Chinese New Year''', celebrated in [[China]], [[Singapore]] and anywhere where there are large concentrations of Chinese | + | * January 7<sup>th</sup>: '''Christmas according to the Julian Calendar''' |
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| − | ====[[Australia]]====
| + | * January 13<sup>th</sup>/14<sup>th</sup>: '''New Year according to the Julian Calendar'''. Russians are one of the few peoples in the world that celebrate New Year twice. |
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| − | *[[Australia]]'s largest '''country music festival''' [http://www.tamworth.nsw.gov.au/asp/index.asp?pgid=26601] is held in [[Tamworth (Australia)|Tamworth]], northern [[New South Wales]]
| + | These two holidays are also celebrated in [[Serbia]]. |
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| − | ====[[South Africa]]====
| + | ==[[South Africa]]== |
| | + | * 31 [[January]] to 3 February 2008: '''MPH Motoring Theatre''' [http://www.mphshow.co.za/] at the Cocal-Cola Dome [http://www.coca-coladome.co.za] in [[Johannesburg]] with the guys from BBC's Top Gear show |
| | + | * Mid January: '''Dusi Canoe Marathon''', [http://www.dusi.org.za/], in [[KwaZulu-Natal]] |
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| − | *Mid January: '''Dusi Canoe Marathon''', [http://www.dusi.org.za/], in [[KwaZulu-Natal]] | + | ==[[South Korea]]== |
| | + | * Late January or early February: '''Korean Lunar New Year''' (''Seollal''), [[South Korea]] |
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| − | ====[[South Korea]]====
| + | ==[[Spain]]== |
| | + | * '''Epiphany''' day is a Christian feast intended to celebrate the incarnation of God in Jesus Christ. National Bank holiday and the official end of the Christmas season in Spain. |
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| − | *Late January or early February: '''Korean Lunar New Year''' (''Seollal''), [[South Korea]] | + | ==[[Sweden]]== |
| | + | * Late January: '''Kiruna Snow Festival''', [http://kiruna.snowfestival.se/] in [[Kiruna]] |
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| − | ====[[Vietnam]]====
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| − | *Late January or early February: '''Vietnamese New Year''' (''Tết''), [[Vietnam]] | + | ==[[Trinidad and Tobago]]== |
| | + | * Early January: '''Trinidad and Tobago Carnival''', [http://www.ncctt.org] in [[Port of Spain]] with smaller events throughout [[Trinidad and Tobago]] |
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| | + | ==[[United Kingdom]]== |
| | + | * Last Tuesday in January: '''Lerwick Up Helly Aa''', [http://www.uphellyaa.org] in [[Lerwick]] on the [[Shetland Islands]]. A fire festival celebrating the influence of the Vikings on [[Scotland]], culminating in the burning of a Viking galley. |
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| | + | ==[[United States of America]]== |
| | + | * 3rd Monday in January: '''Martin Luther King Day''' |
| | + | * Late January: '''Saint Paul Winter Carnival''', [http://www.winter-carnival.com/] in [[Saint Paul]], [[Minnesota]] |
| | + | * Late January: '''North American International Auto Show''', [http://www.naias.com/] in [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]] |
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| | + | ==[[Vietnam]]== |
| | + | * Late January or early February: '''Vietnamese New Year''' (''Tết''), [[Vietnam]] |
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| | {{months}} | | {{months}} |
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| | [[hu:Január]] | | [[hu:Január]] |
| | [[it:Gennaio]] | | [[it:Gennaio]] |
| | [[ja:祭やイベント/1月]] | | [[ja:祭やイベント/1月]] |
| | + | [[pt:Eventos e Festivais em Janeiro]] |
