At a Glance
January 2
Observances & Celebrations
Commemorative holidays, national days, religious feasts, and international traditions observed on this date.
Cultural observance
The first day of Blacks and Whites' Carnival, celebrated until January 7 (Colombia)
Colombia
Religious observance
Feast of Basil the Great (Catholic Church and Church of England)
Religious observance
Feast of Blessed Marie Anne Blondin
Religious observance
Feast of Gregory of Nazianzus (Catholic Church)
Religious observance
Feast of January 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Religious observance
Feast of John the Good
Religious observance
Feast of Macarius of Alexandria
Religious observance
Feast of Seraphim of Sarov (Eastern Orthodox Church)
Religious observance
Feast of Theodore of Marseille
Religious observance
Feast of Vedanayagam Samuel Azariah (Episcopal Church)
Religious observance
The ninth of the Twelve Days of Christmas (Western Christianity)
Observance
Ancestry Day (Haiti)
Observance
Bank holiday (Scotland)
Observance
Berchtold's Day (Switzerland)
Switzerland
Observance
Kaapse Klopse (Cape Town, South Africa)
Observance
The Day after New Year's Day (New Zealand)
New Zealand