January is full of observances! Check out the list below and take action with CRS by engaging with our Facebook and Instagram posts that acknowledge these special designations.
National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month
Muslim Heritage Month
January 1 – The World Day of Peace
January 1 – New Year’s Day
January 1 – Kwanzaa Ends
January 2 – Hanukkah Ends
January 10 – Anniversary of the death of Tyre Nichols in 2023
January 11 – National Human Trafficking Awareness Day
January 14 – Mahayana New Year
January 14 – Makar Sankranti
January 14-17 – Pongal
January 15 – Anniversary of the birth of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1929
January 16 – National Religious Freedom Day
January 17 – Muhammad Ali Day
January 17 – Anniversary of the birth of James Earl Jones in 1931
January 17 – Anniversary of the birth of Michelle Obama in 1964
January 20 – Martin Luther King Jr. Day
January 24 – International Day of Education
January 24 – Anniversary of the death of Thurgood Marshall in 1993
January 26 – Al-Isra’ wal-Mi’raj
January 27 – International Holocaust Remembrance Day
January 29 – Chinese Lunar New Year Begins
January 30 – Bloody Sunday