Saturday, January 16, 2021

Weekly Agenda :: Monday, December 28, 2020 - Sunday, January 3, 2021

MONDAY

Dec.28: 4th Day of Christmas (Christianity)

Nov.28-Jan.6: Nativity Fast (Old Calendar Eastern Orthodox Christian)

Dec.28: Feast Day of the 20,000 Martyrs Burned in Nicomedia (Eastern Orthodox Christian)

Dec.28: Holy Innocents Day / Feast Day of the Holy Innocents, Martyrs / Day of the Holy Innocents / Childermas (Eastern Orthodox Christianity, Roman Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran; Latin America, Spain, Mexico, etc.)

Dec.23-Jan.1  USA: Drive Sober Or Get Pulled Over - Winter Enforcement 

Dec.26-Jan.1  USA: Kwanzaa

Dec.28  USA: 3rd Day of Kwanzaa  

Dec.28  USA: Pledge of Allegiance Day 

Dec.28  USA: Endangered Species Act Day 

Dec.28  USA: National Short Film Day 

Dec.28  USA: National Card Playing Day 

Dec.28  Mexico: Holy Innocents Day / Feast of the Holy Innocents, Martyrs / Day of the Holy Innocents / Childermas (Eastern Orthodox Christianity, Roman Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran)

Dec.28  South Sudan: Republic Day 

Dec.28  Italy: 17th Birthday of Princess Vittoria of Savoy   {2003}

Dec.28  Aga Khan: 71st Birthday of Princess Yasmin Aga Khan   {1949}

Dec.28  Thailand: King Taksin Memorial Day {1768}

Dec.28  Qatar: Emir/Shkh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani meets with the Indian Minister of External Affairs (HE Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar) @ the Amiri Diwan Office

Dec.28  Luxembourg/Austria: 8th Civil Wedding Anniversary of Archduke Christoph of Austria & Archduchess Adelaide of Austria   {2012} 

Dec.28  Spain: Holy Innocents Day / Feast Day of the Holy Innocents, Martyrs / Day of the Holy Innocents / Childermas (Eastern Orthodox Christianity, Roman Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran)


TUESDAY

Dec.29: 5th Day of Christmas (Christianity)

Nov.28-Jan.6: Nativity Fast (Old Calendar Eastern Orthodox Christian)

Dec.29: Feast Day of the 14,000 Infanta (Holy Innocents) Slain by Herod in Bethlehem (Eastern Orthodox Christian)

Dec.29: Feast Day of the Holy Family (Roman Catholic)

Dec.29: Feast Day of Saint Thomas Becket, Martyr (Roman Catholic)

Dec.29: Feast Day of Saint David, King + Prophet (Roman Catholic, Lutheran)

Dec.23-Jan.1  USA: Drive Sober Or Get Pulled Over - Winter Enforcement 

Dec.26-Jan.1  USA: Kwanzaa

Dec.29  USA: 4th Day of Kwanzaa

Dec.29  USA: Wounded Knee Day / Remembrance of the Massacre of 200+ Lakota Sioux by U.S. Troops at Wounded Knee, South Dakota {1890} 

Dec.29  USA: YMCA Day 

Dec.29  Ireland: Constitution Day 

Dec.29  Mongolia: Independence Day 

Dec.29  Sri Lanka: Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day 

Dec.29  Romania: 34th Birthday of Angelica de Roumanie Kreuger   {1986} 

Dec.29  Japan: 26th Birthday of Princess Kako of Akishino   {1994} 

Dec.29  Japan: The Imperial Household Agency releases new photos of Pss Kako of Akishino to celebrate her 26th Birthday, featuring her with her sister Pss Mako of Akishino, taken on Dec. 4, 2020, @ Akasaka Imperial Estate, Tokyo

Dec.29  Luxembourg/Austria: 8th Religious Wedding Anniversary of Archduke Christoph of Austria & Archduchess Adelaide of Austria   {2012} 

Dec.29  UK: Pr.Charles Pr of Wales participates in BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, guest edited by Margaret Atwood

Dec.29  UK: Spotify launches the Archewell Audio Holiday Special podcast hosted by Pr.Harry of Wales Dk of Sussex & Meghan Dss of Sussex, ending with a special new year’s wish from Archie Mountbatten-Windsor [with guests including: Stacey Abrams, Brene Brown, Deepak Chopra, James Corden, Sir Elton John, Tyler Perry, etc.]

Dec.29  UK: 10th Birthday of Savannah Phillips   {2010} 

Dec.29  UK: 43rd Birthday of Dr. Claire Booth Windsor, Countess of Ulster   {1977} 


WEDNESDAY

Dec.30: 6th Day of Christmas (Christianity)

Nov.28-Jan.6: Nativity Fast (Old Calendar Eastern Orthodox Christian)

Dec.30: Feast Day of Saint Egwin (Roman Catholic)

Dec.30: Feast Day of Saint Sabinus (Roman Catholic)

Dec.23-Jan.1  USA: Drive Sober Or Get Pulled Over - Winter Enforcement 

Dec.26-Jan.1  USA: Kwanzaa

Dec.30  USA: 5th Day of Kwanzaa 

Dec.30  Philippines: Rizal Day 

Dec.30  Slovakia: Day of the Declaration of Slovakia as an Independent Ecclesiastic Province 

Dec.30  Nepal: 49th Birthday of Crown Prince Paras of Nepal   {1971}

Dec.30  Romania: 75th Birthday of John Wesley Walker   {1945} 

Dec.30  Qatar/Kuwait: Emir/Shkh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani of Qatar meets with the Kuwaiti Foreign Minister (HE Shkh Dr. Ahmed Nasser Al Mohammed Al Sabah of Kuwait) @ the Amiri Diwan Office

Dec.30  Qatar: Emir/Shkh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani meets with the Secretary General of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC) (HE Dr. Nayef bin Falah Al Hajraf) @ the Amiri Diwan Office, Doha

Dec.30  UK: Ldy Pamela Hicks receives the Covid-19 vaccine @ Oxfordshire, England

Dec.30  UK: 11th Birthday of Gus Lopes   {2009} [TWIN] 

Dec.30  UK: 11th Birthday of Louis Lopes   {2009} [TWIN] 

Dec.30  Denmark: Q.Margrethe II transfers her royal household to Amalienborg, Copenhagen

Dec.30  Denmark: CPss Mary releases a year-end message as Patron of the WHO Regional Office for Europe (WHO/Europe)



THURSDAY

Dec.31: New Year’s Eve

Dec.31: 7th Day of Christmas (Christianity)

Nov.28-Jan.6: Nativity Fast (Old Calendar Eastern Orthodox Christian)

Dec.31: Feast Day of Pope Saint Sylvester I (Roman Catholic)

Dec.31: Watch Night

Dec.31: Universal Hour of Peace Day / World Peace Meditation Day

Dec.23-Jan.1  USA: Drive Sober Or Get Pulled Over - Winter Enforcement 

Dec.26-Jan.1  USA: Kwanzaa

Dec.31  USA: 6th Day of Kwanzaa 

Dec.31  USA: National Champagne Day 

Dec.31  Armenia: New Year Days 

Dec.31  Azerbaijan: World Azerbaijanis Solidarity Day / International Solidarity Day of Azerbaijanis 

Dec.31  Montserrat: Festival Day 

Dec.31  Switzerland: Restoration Day 

Dec.31  Greece: 50th Birthday of Carlos Morales Quintana   {1970}

Dec.31  Italy: 77th Birthday of Princess Silvia of Savoy-Aosta, Duchess of Aosta, Duchess of Savoy   {1953}

Dec.31  Russia: Novy God Eve 

Dec.31  Saudi Arabia: 85th Birthday of King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia   {1935}

Dec.31  Monaco: Pr.Albert II gives his New Year Speech

Dec.31  Netherlands: K.Willem-Alexander visits the relief workers (visits the Regional Crisis Center of the Haaglanden Security Region, the Communal Emergency Room, the Hoefkade Police Station & the Haaglanden Medical Center Westeinde) @ The Hague

Dec.31-Jan.1  UK: Hogmanay (in Scotland)

Dec.31  UK: The First Day of Hogmanay / Auld Year’s Night (in Scotland)

Dec.31  UK: Camilla Dss of Cornwall presents the The Pride of Scotland Awards’ Outstanding Contribution Award to Chief Executive Dame Laura Lee for her work with Maggies Centres cancer charity during a surprise presentation @ Clarence House, London

Dec.31  UK: Pr.Harry of Wales Dk of Sussex & Meghan Dss of Sussex release their new official website for Archewell

Dec.31  Norway: The Norwegian Royal Court releases the New Year Speech of K.Harald V

Dec.31  Denmark: Q.Margrethe II delivers HM The Queen’s New Year’s Speech


FRIDAY

Jan.1: New Year’s Day / New Year (Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua + Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bolivia, Bosnia + Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cape Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Cote d’Ivoire, Croatia, Curacao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Eswatini, Falkland Islands, Faroe Islands, Fiji, Finland, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guernsey, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Isle of Man, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jersey, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Netherlands, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, North Macedonia, Northern Mariana Islands, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Reunion, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Saint Kitts + Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin, Saint Pierre + Miquelon, Saint Vincent + the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome + Principe, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Sint Maarten, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, South Sudan, Spain, St. Barts, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad + Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Turks + Caicos, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, UK, USA, Uruguay, US Virgin Islands, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican City, Venezuela, Vietnam, Wallis + Futuna, Zambia, Zimbabwe)

Jan.1: 8th Day of Christmas {Christianity}

Jan.1: Feast Day of Saint Basil the Great, Archbishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia / St. Basil’s Day {Eastern Orthodox Christianity}

Jan.1: Feast Day of the Circumcision of Christ {Eastern Orthodox Christianity & Tridentine Roman Catholic}

Jan.1: Feast Day of the Holy Name of Jesus {Eastern Orthodox Christianity, Anglican, Lutheran, Methodist}

Jan.1: Feast Day of Saint Gregory of Nazianzus the Elder, Bishop + Father of Saint Gregory the Theologian {Eastern Orthodox Christian}

Jan.1: Feast Day of Saint Emilia, Mother of Saints Macrina, Basil the Great, Naucratius, Peter of Sebaste & Gregory of Nyssa {Eastern Orthodox Christian}

Nov.28-Jan.6: Nativity Fast (Old Calendar Eastern Orthodox Christian)

Jan.1-31: Month Dedicated to The Holy Name of Jesus {Roman Catholic}

Jan.1: Feast Day of the Solemnity of Saint Mary, The Holy Mother of God {Roman Catholic}

Jan.1: World Day of Peace {Roman Catholic}

Jan.1: The Octave Day of the Nativity of the Lord {Roman Catholic}

Jan.1: Feast of Fools {Roman Catholic} (Medieval Europe, northern France)

Jan.1: The Octave of the Nativity of the Lord {Tridentine Roman Catholic}

Jan.1: Gantan-Sai / Shinto New Year / Japanese New Year {Shinto] (Japan}

Jan.1: Global Family Day

Jan.1: International Public Domain Day

Jan.1-8: New Years’ Resolution Week

Jan.1: World Day of Peace

Jan.1: International Nepali Dhoti & Nepali Topi Day 

Jan.1: 79th Anniversary of the Creation of the United Nations {1942} (UN)

Jan.1: Euro Day (European Union)

Jan.1: 23rd Anniversary of the Establishment of the European Central Bank {1998} (Europe)

Jan.1  USA: New Year’s Day / New Year

Jan.1-3  USA: New Years Weekend 2021 

Dec.23-Jan.1  USA: Drive Sober Or Get Pulled Over - Winter Enforcement 

Dec.26-Jan.1  USA: Kwanzaa (African American community)

Jan.1  USA: Kwanzaa (African-American community)

Jan.1  USA: National Bloody Mary Day 

Jan.1  USA: National Hangover Day 

Jan.1  USA: Copyright Law Day 

Jan.1  USA: Commitment Day 

Jan.1  USA: Ellis Island Day 

Jan.1  USA: Polar Bear Swim Day / Polar Bear Plunge Day (Canada & USA)

Jan.1  USA: Birthday Anniversary of Paul Revere {1735} 

Jan.1  USA: Birthday Anniversary of Betsy Ross {1752} 

Jan.1  USA: Wedding Anniversary of President Thomas Jefferson & First Lady Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson {1772} 

Jan.1  USA: Anniversary of General George Washington Hoisting the Continental Union Flag {1776} 

Jan.1  USA: Anniversary of the Declaration of Slavery as Unlawful by President Abraham Lincoln {1861} 

Jan.1  USA: Anniversary of the Signing of the Emancipation Proclamation by President Abraham Lincoln {1863} 

Jan.1  USA: Death Anniversary of Hank Williams {1953} 

Jan.1  USA: Anniversary of the Establishment of the US Navy SEALs {1962} 

Jan.1  Canada: New Year’s Day / New Year

Jan.1  Canada: Polar Bear Swim Day / Polar Bear Plunge Day (Canada & USA)

Jan.1  Mexico: New Year’s Day / New Year

Jan.1-2  Armenia: New Year Day 

Jan.1  Cameroon: Independence Day 

Jan.1  China: Founding Day {1912} 

Jan.1  Cuba: Liberation Day / Triumph of the Revolution {1959} 

Jan.1  Czech Republic: Restoration of the Czech Independence Day 

Jan.1  Haiti: Independence Day / Declaration of Independence Day {1804} 

Jan.1  Israel: Novy God Day (Israel & Russia)

Jan.1  Lithuania: Flag Day {1919} 

Jan.1  Montserrat: Jump-up Day 

Jan.1  Slovakia: Republic Day {1993} 

Jan.1  Sudan: Independence Day {1956} 

Jan.1  Taiwan: Republic Day / Founding Day 

Jan.1  Tanzania: National Tree Planting Day 

Jan.1  Albania:  New Year’s Day / New Year

Jan.1  Austria: New Year’s Day / New Year

Jan.1  Bulgaria: New Year’s Day / New Year

Jan.1  Egypt: January 1st Bank Holiday 

Jan.1  France: New Year’s Day / New Year

Jan.1  Georgia: New Year’s Day / New Year

Jan.1  Germany: New Year’s Day / New Year

Jan.1  Germany: Death Anniversary of Johann Christian Bach {1782}

Jan.1  Greece: New Year’s Day / New Year

Jan.1  Italy: New Year’s Day / New Year

Jan.1  Italy: Constitution Day 

Jan.1  Italy: 16th Birthday of Princess Maria Chiara of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duchess of Noto + Capri   {2005}

Jan.1  Montenegro: New Year’s Day / New Year

Jan.1  Portugal: New Year’s Day / New Year

Jan.1  Romania: New Year’s Day / New Year

Jan.1  Russia: New Year’s Day / New Year

Jan.1  Russia: Novy God Day (Russia & Israel)

Jan.1  Russia: GDss Maria Vladimirovna releases a New Year’s & Christmas written Message

Jan.1  Serbia: New Year’s Day / New Year

Jan.1  Tonga: New Year’s Day / New Year

Jan.1  Bhutan: The Bhutanese Royal Family releases their January 2021 Calendar featuring a photo of K.Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, Q.Jetsun Pema, Pr.Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck & Pr.Jigme Ugyen Wangchuck, taken during Bhutan’s 2020 National Day celebrations

Jan.1  Brunei: New Year’s Day / New Year

Jan.1  Brunei: Independence Day {1984} 

Jan.1  Japan: Gantan-Sai / Shinto New Year / Japanese New Year {Shinto}

Jan.1  Japan: New Year’s Day / New Year

Jan.1  Japan: The Imperial Household Agency releases new videos & photos of the Japanese Imperial Family on the occasion of the New Year [including: E.Naruhito, Emprss Masako & Pss Aiko; Emp.Emeritus Akihito & Emprss-Emerita Michiko; & CP Fumihito Pr.Akishino, CPss Kiko Pss Akishino, Pss Mako of Akishino, Pss Kako of Akishino & Pr.Hisahito of Akishino]

Jan.1  Malaysia: New Year’s Day / New Year

Jan.1  Thailand: New Year’s Day / New Year

Jan.1  Bahrain: New Year’s Day / New Year

Jan.1  Jordan: New Year’s Day / New Year

Jan.1  Kuwait: New Year’s Day / New Year

Jan.1  Oman: New Year’s Day / New Year

Jan.1  Qatar: New Year’s Day / New Year

Jan.1  Qatar: 69th Birthday of Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Emir-Father of Qatar   {1952}

Jan.1  UAE: New Year’s Day / New Year

Jan.1/3  UAE-Dubai: 3rd Wedding Anniversary of Sheikha Maryam bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum of Dubai & Sheikh Suhail bin Ahmed bin Juma Al Maktoum of Dubai   {2018}

Jan.1  Eswatini: New Year’s Day / New Year

Jan.1  Lesotho: New Year’s Day / New Year

Jan.1  Morocco: New Year’s Day / New Year

Jan.1  Vatican City: New Year’s Day / New Year

Jan.1  Vatican City: Pope Francis gives an Angelus prayer @ the Library of the Apostolic Palace

Jan.1  Monaco: New Year’s Day / New Year

Jan.1  Monaco: Pr.Albert II & Pss Charlene release a New Year video message

Jan.1  Netherlands: New Year’s Day / New Year

Jan.1  Belgium: New Year’s Day / New Year

Jan.1  Luxembourg: New Year’s Day / New Year

Jan.1  Liechtenstein: New Year’s Day / New Year

Jan.1  UK: New Year’s Day / New Year

Dec.31-Jan.1  UK: Hogmanay (in Scotland)

Jan.1  UK: Mummer’s Day / Cornish Midwinter Celebration {in Padstow [Cornwall (England)]}

Jan.1-31  UK: Dry January 

Jan.1  UK: 43rd Birthday of Laura Parker Bowles Lopes   {1978} 

Jan.1  Spain: New Year’s Day / New Year

Jan.1  Sweden: New Year’s Day / New Year

Jan.1  Norway: New Year’s Day / New Year

Jan.1  Denmark: New Year’s Day / New Year

Jan.1  Denmark: Q.Margrethe II receives her 1st dose of the COVID-19 vaccine


SATURDAY

Jan.2: 9th Day of Christmas {Christianity}

Jan.2: Feast Day of Saint Macarius of Alexandria the Younger {Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox Christian, Oriental Orthodox Christian}

Jan.2: Feast Day of the Repose + 2nd Finding of the Relics of of the Venerable Saint Seraphim of Sarov, Wonderworker of Sarov {Eastern Orthodox Christianity}

Jan.2: Forefast of the Theophany of Our Lord + Saviour Jesus Christ {Eastern Orthodox Christianity}

Jan.2: Saturday Before Epiphany/Theophany {Eastern Orthodox Christian}

Jan.2: Feast Day of Saint Sylvester I, Pope of Rome {Eastern Orthodox Christianity}

Nov.28-Jan.6: Nativity Fast {Old Calendar Eastern Orthodox Christian}

Jan.1-31: Month Dedicated to The Holy Name of Jesus {Roman Catholic}

Jan.2: Feast Day of Saint Gregory Nazianzen/Nazianzus {Roman Catholic}

Jan.2: Feria in Christmastide {Tridentine Roman Catholic}

Jan.2: Guru Gobind Singh’s Birthday, 10th Sikh Great Master + Teacher (1666) {Sikh}

Jan.2: Earth at Perihelion – Closest to the Sun @ 8:30am EST

Jan.1-8: New Years’ Resolution Week

Jan.2: World Introvert Day

Jan.2: WWII - Anniversary of the Capture of Manila, in the Philippines, by Japanese Forces {1942}

Jan.2: WWII - Anniversary of the Bombing of Nuremberg, Germany, by Allied Forces {1945}

Jan.1-3  USA: New Years Weekend 2021 

Jan.2  USA: Anniversary of the Display of the 1st Revolutionary Flag {1776} 

Jan.2  USA: Anniversary of the Ratification of the US Constitution by Georgia {1788} 

Jan.2  USA: Anniversary of the Formation of the National Woman’s Party {1913} 

Jan.2  USA: National Science Fiction Day 

Jan.2  USA: 55 MPH Speed Limit Day / Anniversary of the Imposition of the 55 MPH Speed Limit by President Richard Nixon (in order to conserve gasoline during an OPEC embargo) {1974}

Jan.2  USA: National Motivation + Inspiration Day 

Jan.2  USA: National Pet Travel Safety Day

Jan.2  USA: National Personal Trainer Awareness Day 

Jan.2  USA: Happy Mew Year for Cats Day 

Jan.1-2  Armenia: New Year Day 

Jan.2  Cuba: New Year Day 

Jan.2  Cuba: Victory of Armed Forces Day 

Jan.2  Haiti: Heroes’ Day / Ancestors’ Day / Ancestry Day 

Jan.2  India: Anniversary of Gandhi Beginning the March for Peace in East-Bengali {1947} 

Jan.2  Kazakhstan: 2nd Day of the New Year / New Year Holiday 

Jan.2  Kosovo: 2nd Day of the New Year 

Jan.2  Mauritius: 2nd Day of the New Year 

Jan.2  New Zealand: 2nd Day of the New Year 

Jan.2  North Macedonia: 2nd Day of the New Year 

Jan.2  Rwanda: 2nd Day of the New Year 

Jan.2  Saint Kitts + Nevis: Carnival Day 

Jan.2  Saint Lucia: 2nd Day of the New Year 

Jan.2  Samoa: 2nd Day of the New Year 

Jan.2  Seychelles: 2nd Day of the New Year 

Jan.2  Slovenia: 2nd Day of the New Year 

Jan.2  Switzerland: 2nd Day of the New Year 

Jan.2  Switzerland: Berchtold Day / Berchtold’s Day (Liechtenstein & Switzerland)

Jan.2  Ukraine: 2nd Day of the New Year 

Jan.2  Montenegro: 2nd Day of the New Year / New Year’s Day Holiday 2021 

Jan.2  Romania: 2nd Day of the New Year 

Jan.2  Russia: 2nd Day of the New Year 

Jan.2  Russia: Birthday Anniversary of Isaac Asimov {1920} 

Jan.2  Russia: Anniversary of the Launch of Luna 1 (the 1st spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon + to orbit the Sun) {1959} 

Jan.2  Serbia: 2nd Day of the New Year 

Jan.2  Aga Khan: 4th Birthday of Prince Sinan Aga Khan   {2017}

Jan.2  Brunei: 10th Birthday of Princess Muneerah Madhul Bolkiah of Brunei   {2011}

Jan.2-3  Japan: January 2nd & 3rd Bank Holidays 

Jan.2  UAE-Umm Al-Quwain: 12th Accession Anniversary of Sheikh Saud bin Rashid Al Mu’alla, Emir of Umm al-Quwain   {2009}

Jan.2  Belgium: The Prince Laurent Foundation shares a new family photo of Pr.Laurent, Pss Claire, Pss Louise, Pr.Nicolas & Pr.Aymeric

Jan.2  Liechtenstein: Berchtold Day / Berchtold’s Day 

Jan.1-31  UK: Dry January

Jan.2  UK: Death of Lady Mary Cecilia Colman on Jan.2, 2021, aged 88 years old @ her home. She was a maternal 1st cousin of Q.Elizabeth II. She was born on Jan.30 1932 as Mary Cecilia Bowes-Lyon as the 1st child of Captain Michael Bowes-Lyon (1893-1953) & Elizabeth Cator (1899-1959). She was a graddaughter of Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore + Kinghorne & Nina Cecilia Cavendish-Bentinck.  Her paternal aunt was Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. She married Sir Timothy Colman, KG (b.1929) in 1951. She is survived by her husband, 5 children (Sarah, Sabrina, Emma, James & Matthew), 10 grandchildren & 16 great-grandchildren.

Jan.2  Spain: Reconquest Day in Granada 

Jan.2  Spain: 7th Wedding Anniversary of Juan Filiberto Gomez-Acebo y de Borbon, 3rd Viscount de la Torre & Winston Holmes Carney   {2014} 


SUNDAY

Jan.3: 10th Day of Christmas {Christianity}

Jan.3: Sunday Before Theophany {Eastern Orthodox Christian}

Jan.3: Forefast of the Theophany of Our Lord + Savior Jesus Christ {Eastern Orthodox Christian}

Jan.3: Feast Day of the Venerable Saint Genevieve of Paris {Eastern Orthodox Christianity, Roman Catholic}

Jan.3: Feast Day of the Holy Prophet Malachi {Eastern Orthodox Christianity}

Nov.28-Jan.6: Nativity Fast {Old Calendar Eastern Orthodox Christian}

Jan.3: Old Calendar Sunday Before the Nativity {Old Calendar Eastern Orthodox Christian}

Jan.1-31: Month Dedicated to The Holy Name of Jesus {Roman Catholic}

Jan.3: Feast Day of The Most Holy Name of Jesus {Roman Catholic}

Jan.3: Feast Day of Saint Kuriakose Elias Chavara {Roman Catholic/Syro-Malabar Catholic}

Jan.1-8: New Years’ Resolution Week

Jan.3: Anniversary of Edmund Hillary Reaching the South Pole, overland {1958}

Jan.1-3  USA: New Years Weekend 2021 

Jan.3  USA: Anniversary of the Defeat of the British by General George Washington at the Battle of Princeton, New Jersey {1777} 

Jan.3  USA: Anniversary of the Beginning of the Construction of the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City, New York {1870} (completed May 24, 1883) 

Jan.3  USA: Anniversary of the Establishment of the March of Dimes {1938} 

Jan.3  USA: Anniversary of the Admittance of Alaska  as the 49th State {1959} 

Jan.3  USA: J.R.R. Tolkien Day 

Jan.3  USA: National Fruitcake Toss Day 

Jan.3  USA: National Write to Congress Day 

Jan.3  USA: Women Rock! Day 

Jan.3-5  Armenia: Nakhatsenendyan Toner / Pre-Christmas Holidays 

Jan.3  Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso Popular Uprising Day / Anniversary of the 1966 Coup d’Etat 

Jan.3  Indonesia: Ministry of Religious Affairs Day 

Jan.3  Bulgaria: Pss Carla shares photos of her 52nd birthday celebration on her social media [including: Pr.Kubrat & Pr.Tirso]

Jan.3  Bulgaria: 52nd Birthday of Princess Carla of Bulgaria, Princess of Panagyurishte   {1969}

Jan.2-3  Japan: January 2nd & 3rd Bank Holidays

Jan.1/3  UAE-Dubai: 3rd Wedding Anniversary of Sheikha Maryam bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum of Dubai & Sheikh Suhail bin Ahmed bin Juma Al Maktoum of Dubai   {2018}

Jan.3  Vatican City: Pope Francis gives an Angelus prayer @ the Library of the Apostolic Palace

Jan.3  Monaco: new photos are released of Charlotte Casiraghi as part of Chanel’s 2021 Spring Summer advertising campaign, taken @ La Vigie, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, Monaco

Jan.1-31  UK: Dry January

Jan.3  UK: Birthday Anniversary of J.R.R. Tolkien {1892} 

Jan.3  UK: Festival of Sleep Day 2021 

Jan.3-7  Spain: Infa Elena Dss of Lugo visits Abu Dhabi, UAE to spend the 83rd Birthday of K.Juan Carlos I with him in exile

Jan.3  Sweden: Pr.Carl Philip & Pss Sofia share a video slide show on their Instagram account of the year 2020

Jan.3  Norway: K.Harald V, Q.Sonja & CP Haakon visit Gjerdrum, Olavsgard Hotel & Clarion Gardermoen Hotel for meetings with local authorities, emergency services, evacuees + others affected by the landslide on Dec. 30, 2020

Jan.3  Norway: K.Harald V & Q.Sonja attend a memorial service to commemorate the victims of the landslide in Ask @ Gjerdrum Church, Gjerdrum municipality

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