- Number of holidays
- 17
- Day of the year
- 6
- Days left in the year
- 359
Three Kings Day — Epiphany — marks the visit of the Magi to the infant Jesus on January 6, traditionally ending the twelve days of Christmas and serving as the primary gift-giving day in many Latin American and European countries. Epiphany is observed across Western and Eastern Christian traditions — Eastern Orthodox churches mark it as Christ’s baptism, while Western churches celebrate the Magi’s visit. Isra and Mi’raj commemorates the Prophet Muhammad’s Night Journey from Mecca to Jerusalem and his Ascension through the seven heavens — observed on the 27th of Rajab in the Islamic lunar calendar, falling on January 6 in 2027, with fasting and night prayers. National Bean Day celebrates legumes and honors January 6, 1822, the birthday of Gregor Mendel, whose pea plant experiments established the laws of genetic inheritance.
All holidays on January 6
Three Kings Day
Apple Tree Day
Day of Los Reyes
Dry Bean Day
Epiphany
Isra and Mi'raj
National Bean Day
National Cuddle Day
National Davis Day
National Smith Day
National Take a Poet to Lunch Day
National Walker’s Shortbread Day
Uruguay Children's Day/Ephiphany
World Day of War Orphans
About January 6
January 6 Q&As
What is the most popular holiday on January 6?
On January 6, Three Kings Day is the most globally observed cultural holiday, the primary gift-giving day in many Latin American and European countries. Isra and Mi’raj is the most globally significant Islamic observance, and Epiphany is the most widely observed Christian feast.
What religious holidays fall on January 6?
January 6 includes Epiphany, marking the Magi’s visit in Western tradition and Christ’s baptism in Eastern tradition; Armenian Christmas, the Armenian Apostolic combined Nativity-Baptism feast; and Isra and Mi’raj, commemorating the Prophet Muhammad’s Night Journey and Ascension.
What countries celebrate holidays on January 6?
January 6 observances span Mexico, Spain, and Latin America (Three Kings Day), Armenia (Armenian Christmas), Muslim communities worldwide (Isra and Mi’raj), and the U.S., which hosts National Bean Day, National Cuddle Day, and Apple Tree Day.
