Recognized in January

During January, BEPC recognizes the following.

January 1 NEW YEAR'S DAYThe first day of the year in the Gregorian calendar, commonly used for civil dating purposes.

January 6CHRISTMAS • Armenian Orthodox ChristianThe day Armenian Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus. Before the Roman empire adopted Christianity, this was the original day all Christians observed the birth of Jesus.

January 6EPIPHANY | THEOPHANY • ChristianCelebrates the manifestation of Jesus as Christ. The Western Church associates Epipany with the journey of the Magi to the infant Jesus Christ, and the Eastern Orthodox Church associates Theopany with the baptism of Jesus Christ by John.

January 7 MAHAYANA NEW YEAR • BuddhistIn Mahayana countries the New Year starts on the first full moon day in January.

January 15 MAKAR SANKRANTI • HinduSeasonal celebration marking turning of the sun toward the north.

January 15 WORLD RELIGION DAY • Bahá’íObservance to proclaim the oneness of religion and the belief that world religion will unify the peoples of the earth.

January 16 DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAYThe birthday of civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is on January 15th but it is observed on the third Monday in January.

January 16-20 NO NAME-CALLING WEEKAnnual week of educational activities aimed at ending name-calling and bullying of all kinds.

January 27 INTERNATIONAL HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY Annual International Day of Commemoration in memory of the victims of the Holocaust coinciding with the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp in 1945.