Holidays and Observances Around the World
What National Day Is It Today? What Special Day is Today? A daily listing of today's holidays. Today, you can learn from the list below which countries around the world are national holidays, public holidays or local holidays. Discover What Day is Today January 2nd in world.
International Holidays Today and in the Next 7 Days
January 2, 2026
| Holiday name | Holiday location | Holiday type |
|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day (Day 2) | Albania | National |
| New Year's Day (Day 2) | Armenia | National |
| New Year | Angola | National |
| New Year's (Day 2) | Bosnia and Herzegovina | National |
| Public Holiday (January) | Botswana | National |
| New Year Holiday | Belarus | National |
| Day After New Year’s Day | Canada - Quebec | Local holiday |
| Berchtold Day | Switzerland - Aargau, Bern, Fribourg, Glarus, Jura, Lucerne, Neuchâtel, Obwalden, Schaffhausen, Solothurn, Thurgau, Vaud, Zug, Zurich, Nidwalden | Local holiday |
| Day After New Year's Day | Cook Islands | National |
| New Year Day | Cuba | National |
| Reconquest Day | Spain - Granada | Local holiday |
| 2nd January | United Kingdom - Scotland | Local holiday |
| New Year's (Day 2) | Georgia | National |
| Heroes’ Day/Ancestors’ Day | Haiti | National |
| Birthday of Imam Ali | Iran | National |
| January 2 Bank Holiday | Japan | Local holiday |
| Carnival Day | Saint Kitts and Nevis | National |
| New Year's (Day 2) | Kazakhstan | National |
| New Year holiday | Saint Lucia | National |
| Berchtold Day | Liechtenstein | Local holiday |
| New Year's Day Holiday | Montenegro | National |
| New Year (Day 2) | Mauritius | National |
| Day after New Year's Day | New Zealand | National |
| Day after New Year's Day | Romania | National |
| Second Day of New Year's Day | Serbia | National |
| Day After New Year's Day | Rwanda | National |
| New Year holiday | Seychelles | National |
| New Year holiday | Slovenia | National |
| Day After New Year's Day | Samoa | National |
| Second Day of New Year | Kosovo | National |
January 3, 2026
| Holiday name | Holiday location | Holiday type |
|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day (Day 3) | Armenia | National |
| Burkina Faso Popular Uprising Day | Burkina Faso | National |
| Martyrs of Independence Day | Congo Democratic Republic | National |
| January 3 Bank Holiday | Japan | Local holiday |
January 4, 2026
| Holiday name | Holiday location | Holiday type |
|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day (Day 4) | Armenia | National |
| Martyrs of Independence Day | Congo Democratic Republic | National |
| Independence Day | Myanmar | National |
| Day of King Amador | Sao Tome and Principe | National |
| World Braille Day | United States | Worldwide |
January 5, 2026
| Holiday name | Holiday location | Holiday type |
|---|---|---|
| Christmas Eve | Armenia | National |
| Twelfth Night | Sweden | Half day |
January 6, 2026
| Holiday name | Holiday location | Holiday type |
|---|---|---|
| Epiphany | Andorra | National |
| Christmas Day | Armenia | National |
| Epiphany | Austria | National |
| Epiphany | Australia | Christian |
| Orthodox Christmas Eve | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Optional |
| Epiphany | Belgium | Observance |
| Epiphany | Bolivia | Observance |
| Epiphany | Canada | Observance |
| Epiphany | Switzerland - Graubünden, Schwyz, Ticino, Uri | Local holiday |
| Epiphany | Cuba | Observance |
| Epiphany | Cyprus | National |
| Epiphany | Germany - Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Saxony-Anhalt | Local holiday, Christian |
| Epiphany | Dominican Republic | National |
| Epiphany | Spain | National |
| Epiphany | Finland | National |
| Epiphany | United Kingdom | Christian |
| Epiphany | Greenland | National |
| Epiphany | Greece | National |
| The Three Wise Men Day | Honduras | Observance |
| Epiphany | Croatia | National |
| Army Day | Iraq | National |
| Twelfth Night | Iceland | Observance |
| Epiphany | Italy | National |
| Epiphany | Liechtenstein | National |
| Orthodox Christmas Eve | Montenegro | Optional |
| Orthodox Christmas Eve | North Macedonia | Local holiday, Orthodox |
| Day of the Holy Kings | Mexico | Observance |
| The Three Wise Men Day | Peru | Observance |
| Epiphany | Poland | National |
| Epiphany | Puerto Rico | National |
| Epiphany | Sweden | National |
| Epiphany | Slovakia | National |
| Epiphany | San Marino | National |
| Epiphany | United States | Christian |
| The Three Wise Men Day | Uruguay | Local holiday |
| Epiphany | Vatican City (Holy See) | National |
| The Three Wise Men Day | Venezuela | Local holiday |
| Three Kings Day | US Virgin Islands | National |
January 7, 2026
| Holiday name | Holiday location | Holiday type |
|---|---|---|
| Christmas Remembrance Day | Armenia | National |
| Orthodox Christmas Day | Australia | Orthodox |
| Orthodox Christmas Day | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Optional |
| Orthodox Christmas Day | Belarus | National |
| Orthodox Christmas Day | Canada | Orthodox |
| Coptic Christmas Day | Egypt | National |
| Orthodox Christmas Day | Eritrea | National |
| Ethiopian Christmas Day | Ethiopia | National |
| Orthodox Christmas Day | United Kingdom | Orthodox |
| Orthodox Christmas Day | Georgia | National |
| Constitution Day | Ghana | National |
| Orthodox Christmas Day | Croatia | Optional |
| Orthodox Christmas Day | Kyrgyzstan | National |
| Victory over Genocide Day | Cambodia | National |
| Orthodox Christmas Day | Kazakhstan | National |
| Orthodox Christmas | Lebanon | National |
| Pioneers Day | Liberia | Observance |
| Orthodox Christmas Day | Moldova | National |
| Orthodox Christmas Day | Montenegro | Optional |
| Orthodox Christmas Day | North Macedonia | National |
| Orthodox Christmas Day | Serbia | National |
| Coptic Christmas | Sudan | National |
| Orthodox Christmas Day | Ukraine | National |
| Orthodox Christmas Day | United States | Orthodox |
| International Programmers' Day | United States | Worldwide |
| Orthodox Christmas Day | Kosovo | National |
January 8, 2026
| Holiday name | Holiday location | Holiday type |
|---|---|---|
| Orthodox Christmas Day holiday | Moldova | National |
| Orthodox Christmas Day Holiday | Montenegro | Optional |
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