January is one of the most eventful months of the year. January is the continuation of the New Year holidays, some of the most important holidays of Orthodox Christianity take place, many memorable dates are celebrated.
New Year Holidays
Of course, the most famous in Russia are such traditional holidays as New and Old New Years. New Year begins on January 1 and is celebrated not only in the Russian Federation, but also in almost all countries of the world. Old New Year is a conditional holiday that exists only on the territory of the post-Soviet space, which arose as a result of the change of the Julian calendar, which was used in the Russian Empire for the Gregorian. Celebrated on the night of January 13-14.
Religious holidays
The most important religious holidays in January are Orthodox Christmas, Epiphany, Circumcision of the Lord, Catholic Epiphany. There are also certain holidays that "float" depending on the lunar calendar. These include the Buddhist New Year - Sagaalgan, the day of ritual cleansing of Dugjuub preceding it, as well as one of the main Muslim holidays Mawlid al-Nabi (the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad).
In January, one of the favorite holidays of Russian youth is celebrated - Tatiana's Day. January 25 has been Students' Day since 1755, when Empress Elizabeth signed a decree establishing Moscow University. Since 2005, Tatyana's day has been officially identified with Student's Day, thanks to a special decree №76 "On the Day of Russian Students".
Official holidays of the Russian Federation and other countries of the world
Of the official holidays of different countries of the world, January is the day of independence of Cameroon and Latvia, the day of the liberation of Cuba, the day of the Republic of Albania, the day of the revolution in Tunisia, the day of Australia (not celebrated by the aborigines and declared by them as a day of mourning and loss of independence), Republic Day in India. In Russia, most of these holidays are celebrated by expats from these countries of the world.
Of the professional holidays, which are also celebrated in the Russian Federation, one can note the Day of the Prosecutor's Office Workers (January 12), the day of the Russian press (January 13). On January 14, the Pipeline Troops celebrate their professional holiday, on the 15th - the employees of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation. The military engineering troops can celebrate on January 21st. January 25 is a holiday date for navigators of the Russian Navy, and on the 26th, customs officers from all over the world, and not just Russia, celebrate their day. Finally, the last professional holiday in January was the International Day of Jewelers.
A wonderful holiday that can be celebrated by everyone is International Day without the Internet, which is celebrated on January 26 and on which it is recommended to take a break from the computer.
