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What is celebrated on January 6?

For 2026, these source-backed observances resolve to Tuesday, January 6. Recurring rules can move in another year, so each record keeps its own date logic.

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9 unique authority records

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2 explicit country-scope records

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Topics represented on January 6

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Faith, Tradition & Spirituality 4 Food, Drink & Hospitality 3 Celebrations & Social 1 Civic, Remembrance & History 1

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Bean Day

6 January · Informal food-calendar usage documented by Association of Nutrition & Foodservice Professionals chapter material

Two Association of Nutrition & Foodservice Professionals chapter calendars from different publication years list Bean Day on 6 January.

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Día de Reyes / Epiphany

6 January; nationwide non-working holiday in Spain in the cited 2026 calendar · Spain national holiday context for Three Kings / Epiphany

Spain’s official tourism guidance lists 6 January, Día de Reyes, among nationwide non-working holidays in 2026.

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Feast of the Holy Nativity and Theophany of Our Lord Jesus Christ

6 January annually in the Armenian Apostolic Church · Armenian Apostolic Church / liturgical observance

The Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin states that the Armenian Apostolic Holy Church celebrates the Feast of Holy Nativity and Theophany on 6 January.

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National Shortbread Day

6 January · Food observance / Walker’s Shortbread first-party usage

Walker’s Shortbread states that National Shortbread Day is celebrated on January 6 every year. The current page title is treated as a Walker’s-branded search alias, not as evidence of a dis…

Source-backedFixed Annual

National Take a Poet to Lunch Day

6 January · United States / informal poetry-and-social observance

National Today and Days Of The Year independently place National Take a Poet to Lunch Day on January 6; Days Of The Year also attributes its origin to poet Arnold Adoff.

Source-backedFixed Annual

National Take Down the Christmas Tree Day

6 January · United States / informal seasonal observance

National Today places the observance on January 6 annually, and the American Red Cross Utah region independently referenced January 6, 2026 as Take Down the Christmas Tree Day in a safety c…

Source-backedEdition Specific

The Epiphany of the Lord

6 January; confirmed for 6 January 2026 by Vatican City · Catholic Church / Vatican liturgical observance

Vatican City’s official saint-of-the-day material identifies 6 January 2026 as The Epiphany of the Lord and describes the Catholic liturgical solemnity.

Source-backedFixed Annual

Three Kings Day / Día de Reyes

6 January annually · Christian and Hispanic cultural observance; customs and holiday status vary by country

Spain’s official tourism material identifies Día de Reyes on 6 January and describes the Three Kings tradition.

Source-backedFixed Annual

World Day of War Orphans

6 January · International / informal humanitarian-awareness observance

National Today places World Day of War Orphans on January 6 annually, and India Today independently states that it is observed on January 6 every year.

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