- Number of holidays
- 26
- Day of the year
- 1
- Days left in the year
- 364
New Year’s Day marks the first day of the Gregorian calendar year — Julius Caesar established January 1 as the year’s start in 46 BCE, and the date has anchored civil timekeeping ever since, observed with fireworks, resolutions, and the human ritual of beginning again. Haitian Independence Day marks January 1, 1804, when Jean-Jacques Dessalines declared the Republic of Haiti — the first successful slave revolt to produce an independent nation, the first Black republic in the world, and the only country born from a successful revolution against slavery. Global Family Day was established by the United Nations to observe January 1 as a day of peace and sharing — celebrating the idea that the world’s people form a single global family. Commitment Day encourages making a specific, actionable resolution on January 1 rather than a vague intention — research shows specific commitments are dramatically more likely to be kept.
All Holidays On January 1
Apple Gifting Day
Commitment Day
Copyright Law Day
Ellis Island Day
Euro Day
First-Foot Day
Global Family Day
Haitian Independence Day
International Public Domain Day
Mummer's Parade
National Bloody Mary Day
National Hangover Day
New Year's Day
New Year’s Dishonor List Day
Public Domain Day
Ring a Bell Day
Rose Bowl Game
Solemnity of Mary
Sudan Independence Day
Tournament of Roses Parade
Triumph of the Revolution
Universal Hour of Peace
World Day of Peace
Z Day
About January 1
January 1 Q&As
What is the most popular holiday on January 1?
On January 1, New Year’s Day is overwhelmingly the most widely observed holiday globally, celebrated with fireworks and traditions of beginning again. Haitian Independence Day is the most significant national holiday, marking January 1, 1804, and Global Family Day is the most widely recognized UN peace observance.
Is January 1 a public holiday?
January 1 is a federal public holiday in the United States as New Year’s Day, established by Congress in 1870. It is a public holiday in more than 160 countries worldwide, and a national holiday in Haiti as Haitian Independence Day.
What countries celebrate holidays on January 1?
January 1 observances span more than 160 countries as New Year’s Day, Haiti (Haitian Independence Day), European Union nations (Euro Day), and the U.S., which hosts Ellis Island Day, Copyright Law Day, Apple Gifting Day, and Commitment Day.