Area Code Day is celebrated on November 10. The system of area codes is important as it helps people to connect telephonically with people living outside their states or cities easily and quickly. It ensures that people can receive important information and news, especially in emergencies. Area codes are a useful location finder for homes, businesses, and even government organizations, especially those that use landlines instead of mobile phones. Although they are used less now, due to cellular and smart communication devices, area codes are still fun to know about.
Coming of Age Day
Coming of Age Day, on January 12 this year, is a national holiday in Japan held every second Monday of January. It is one of the most anticipated Japanese ceremonies for all who turned 20 the previous year. It is a coming-of-age party celebrated communally and as families. The women don super expensive formal kimonos — ‘Furisode’. There are photoshoots, prayers, and parties to usher the young into adulthood. Reaching adulthood is an important, joyful, milestone that affords you certain liberties, as well as responsibilities, and this holiday celebrates it all in full splendor.
Baptism of the Lord
The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord is observed annually. It falls on the Sunday after January 6, so this year the date is January 11. It commemorates the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River by John the Baptist. It is also known as “Theophany”. The event is a distinct feast day observed in the Roman Catholic Church, the Anglican, or Episcopalian Church, as well as the Eastern Orthodox Church. Believers are invited to not only think about the baptism of the Lord Jesus but also of their own baptism.