Holidays and observances
Holidays and observances on January 4
14 holidays and special days are celebrated on January 4 around the world.
- 14observances
- 46events
Holidays and observances
Christian feast day:
Angela of FolignoAngela of Foligno was an Italian Franciscan tertiary who became known as a mystic from her extensive writings about her mystical revelations. Due to the respect those writings engendered in the Catholic Church she became known as Theologorum Magistra, as first
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Elizabeth Ann SetonElizabeth Ann Bayley Seton was an American Catholic educator, known as a founder of the country's parochial school system. Born in New York and reared as an Episcopalian, she married and had five children with her husband William Seton. She converted to Cathol- Christian feast day: Ferréol of UzèsSaint Ferréol (Ferreolus) of Uzès was bishop of Uzès and possibly bishop of Nîmes (553-581). His Feast Day is January 4.
- Christian feast day: MavilusMavilus, distinguished as Mavilus of Hadrumetum, was an early Christian martyr during the persecutions of Caracalla. He suffered martyrdom at Hadrumetum, in 212, by being thrown to wild beasts, by order of Governor Scapula.
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Pharaildis of GhentSaint Pharaildis or Pharailde is an 8th-century Belgian virgin and patron saint of Ghent. Her dates are imprecise, but she lived to a great age and died on January 5 at ninety.- Christian feast day: RigobertRigobert was a Benedictine monk and later abbot of the Abbey Saint-Pierre of Orbais who subsequently succeeded Saint Rieul as bishop of Reims in 698. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church.
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January 4 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)January 4 in Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendars is a feast day and a day of commemoration of saints and martyrs. Although some Orthodox churches use the Revised Julian Calendar and others use the traditional Julian calendar, the fixed commemorations for the
The eleventh of the Twelve Days of Christmas. (Western Christianity)The Twelve Days of Christmas, or Twelve Days of Christmastide, is the festive Christian season celebrating the Nativity of Jesus. In Western Christianity it begins with Christmas Day and includes Saint Stephen's Day, the Feast of Saint John the Apostle, Childe
Independence Day (Myanmar), celebrates the independence of Myanmar from the United Kingdom in 1948.Independence Day is a national holiday observed annually in Myanmar every 4 January. The date celebrates Myanmar's Declaration of Independence from British colonization on 4 January 1948.- Colonial Martyrs Repression Day (Angola)The strike in Baixa do Cassange, also called Mariano's revolt and Maria's war, was a labor strike that is considered the first political movement that would trigger the Angolan War of Independence exactly one month later and the Portuguese Colonial War over th
- Day of the Martyrs (Democratic Republic of the Congo) This is a list of holidays in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- Ogoni Day (Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People)The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP), is a social movement organization representing the indigenous Ogoni people of Rivers State, Nigeria. The Ogoni contend that Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), along with other petroleum multin
- Tokyo Dome Show: The annual Wrestle Kingdom event run by New Japan Pro-Wrestling For NJPW Tokyo Dome events on other dates, see Professional wrestling at the Tokyo Dome.
World Braille DayWorld Braille Day is an international day on 4 January and celebrates awareness of the importance of braille as a means of communication in the full realization of the human rights for blind and visually impaired people. The date for the event was chosen by th
Frequently asked questions
What is celebrated on January 4?
14 observances are celebrated on January 4 around the world: Christian feast day: Angela of Foligno, Christian feast day: Elizabeth Ann Seton, Christian feast day: Ferréol of Uzès, Christian feast day: Mavilus, Christian feast day: Pharaildis of Ghent, Christian feast day: Rigobert. The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.
What happened on January 4?
46 documented historical events happened on January 4, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Most of London's Palace of Whitehall, the main residence of English monarchs since 1530, was destroyed by fire. On the same day, in another year: After his appointment as Prince of Wallachia, Constantine Hangerli arrived in Bucharest to assume the throne. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.
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