Holidays and Observances on January 21

Welcome to January 21, 2027, a delightfully heartwarming day on the calendar marked by wildlife stewardship initiatives, comforting sweet treats, and meaningful human connections!

Today's daily page highlights the historic traditional value of National Granola Bar Day, celebrates the cozy clothing styles of National Sweatpants Day, and explores the rich ancestral heritage of International Play Your Ukulele Day. Browse our complete chronological directory below to explore moving holiday scheduling rules, historic trivia, and unique facts for this specific day of the year!

 Holidays and Observances
(Alphabetical Order)

2027 Daily Holidays that fall on January 21, include:

• January 21: Altagracia Day (Dominican Republic) (Celebrated annually on January 21st, this is a major national public holiday and feast day honoring Our Lady of Altagracia)

• January 21: International Mariachi Day

• January 21: International Playdate Day

• January 21: International Sweatpants Day

• January 21: National Bakers-Crafters-Makers Day

• January 21: National Cheesy Socks Day

• January 21: National Conscious Uncoupling Day

• January 21, 2027: National Get to Know Your Customer Day (Observed third Thursday of the start of each quarter in January, April, July, and October)

• January 21: National Granola Bar Day

• January 21: National Hug Your Puppy Day

• January 21: National Hugging Day

• January 21: National Max Day

• January 21: National New England Clam Chowder Day

• January 21: National One-Liner Day

• January 21: Own Your Own Home Day

• January 21: Squirrel Appreciation Day

• January 21, 2027: Women's Healthy Weight Day (Observed Thursday of the third full week of January)

2027 Weekly Holidays that include January 21, are:

• January 12-23: Energy Saving Week (U.K.)

• January 18-24, 2027: European Cervical Cancer Prevention Week  

• January 17-23, 2027: Hunt for Happiness Week (Third Full Week)

• January 17-23, 2027 - International Printing Week (Third Week of January - the week that includes Benjamin Franklin's birthday of January 17th)

• January 18-25: International Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 

• January 17-23, 2027: National Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists Week (Third Full Week in January)

• January 17-23, 2027: National Fresh Squeezed Juice Week (Third Full week of January)

• January 17-23, 2027: National Handwriting Analysis Week (Week of John Hancock's birthday on January 23)

• January 20-23, 2027: National Soccer Coaches of America Week

• January 18-22, 2027: No Name Calling Week (Third Week of January during Monday - Friday)

• January 18-24, 2027: Sugar Awareness Week (Third Week in January starting on the Third Monday)

• January 18-25: Week of Christian Unity

• January 17-23, 2027: World Kiwanis Week (Third Full Week of January that includes January 21, which is the Kiwanis International Anniversary date)

2027 Monthly Holidays that include January 21, are:

There are too many monthly holidays to include here, so please check out my January Holidays page to see all of the holidays that are celebrated the entire month of January.

NOTE: If a date is a movable holiday, that is different every year, I'll include the year as well as the date rule above. Otherwise, the holiday falls on the same date each year.

World Festivals and Events
(Date Order)

• December 21, 2026 - February 21, 2027: Harbin Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival: Usually starts annually on January 5, and typically runs for a month or more, in Harbin, China and is the largest ice and snow festival in the world! 2026/2027 dates are a soft opening on December 21, 2026, with the Official Grand Opening on January 5 to the closing of the park on February 21

• January 9-24, 2027: National Western Stock Show and Rodeo (Denver, CO) (Begins on the First Saturday after January 5 and runs for 16 consecutive days)

• January 14-24, 2027: Detroit Auto Show (Detroit, MI)

• January 15 - February 6, 2027: Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show (Fort Worth, TX) (Also known as the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo)

• January 18-24, 2027: The American Express Tournament (Formerly: CareerBuilder Challenge and Prior to that Bob Hope Classic) (in La Quinta, CA)

• January 21-31, 2027: Sundance Film Festival (NOTE: Effective 2027, the festival is moving from Park City, Utah to Boulder, Colorado)

Astrological Sign

The Astrological Sign for January 21 is an Aquarius.

Birth Flower of the Month

The Birth Flower(s) for the Month for January are:

• Carnation - The Carnation is the Birth Flower for January. The symbolization of the Carnation means love, pride, beauty, purity, distinction, fascination, and loyal.
• Snowdrop is a white flower with three small petals in the middle surrounded by three larger petals on the outside. The symbolization of the snowdrop means love, fascination, and purity.

See our GARDEN HOLIDAYS page for all the special days celebrating things of the garden!

Birthstone

The Birthstone for January is Garnet, which comes in a rainbow of colors. It is considered a great gift to symbolize friendship and trust.

Famous Birthdays

• 1824 – Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, American, Confederate Army General (d. 1863)
• 1905 - Christian Dior, fashion designer
• 1922 - Telly Savalas, American actor (d. 1994)
• 1924 – Benny Hill, English actor, comedian, and singer (Benny Hill Show) (d. 1992)
• 1940 - Jack Nicklaus, golfer
• 1941 - Placido Domingo, opera tenor (Madame Butterfly)
• 1942 - Mac Davis, American musician (Mac Davis Show)
  
• 1950 – Billy Ocean, West Indian musician
• 1956 – Geena Davis, American actress
• 1976 – Emma Bunton, English singer (Baby Spice of the Spice Girls)
• 2004 - Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway

Famous Deaths

• 1950 – George Orwell, British writer of Animal Farm (b. 1903)
• 1959 - Cecil B. DeMille, American director (10 Commandments) (b. 1881)
• 2002 - Peggy Lee, American singer (b. 1920)

Famous Weddings and Divorces

• 1966 - George Harrison marries Pattie Boyd in Surrey, England with Paul McCartney as best man.

Quote of the Day

January 21st is National Hugging Day and National Hug Your Puppy Day!

One can never have too many hugs, or laugh too often!

Healthy Diet Habit Tip of the Day 
or a Recipe of the Day

Holidays and Observances Recipe of the Day for January 21 is a Thai Tom Yum Soup by Kerry of Healthy Diet Habits. (link goes to her site for the Recipe)  January is National Soup Month - Tom Yum soup is a spicy Thai soup that can be made in under 30 minutes! It's made with fresh razor clams or shrimp and is outstanding!

Season

January 21st falls within the Winter Season in the Northern Hemisphere.

Winter is one of the four seasons. It follows the Fall Season, and is before the Spring Season. It is the coldest and darkest season in the Northern Hemisphere. It also starts in one year, and ends in the next, so it straddles two different years. 

Check out our Winter Season page for information about Winter, Winter Dates, Major Winter Holidays and Observances, Major Winter Festivals, Fun Facts About Winter, Winter Food Tips, Winter Gardening, Winter Preparation, Winter Quotes, and Winter Weather Information.

Kerry has put together some great information and tips on winter foods: 

• Winter Foods
• Winter Weight Gain
• Winter Weight Loss Tips

If you live in the Southern Hemisphere, this day falls in the Summer Season. 

• Summer
• Summer Cooking 
• Summer Weight Loss Tips 

This Day in History

• 1846 - 1st edition of Charles Dickens' "Daily News"
• 1903 - Harry Houdini escapes police station in Amsterdam
• 1903 - Wizard of Oz, premieres in New York City
• 1915 – Kiwanis International is founded in Detroit, Michigan.
• 1942 - Japanese air raid on Rabaul New Britain
• 1944 - 447 German bombers attack London
• 1949 - 1st inaugural parade televised (Harry Truman)
• 1954 – The first nuclear-powered submarine, the USS Nautilus, is launched in Groton, Connecticut by Mamie Eisenhower, the First Lady of the United States.
• 1962 - Snow falls in San Francisco
• 1968 - Vietnam War: Battle of Khe Sanh - One of the most publicized and controversial battles of the war begins.
• 1977 - Italy legalizes abortion
• 1977 – President Jimmy Carter pardons nearly all American Vietnam War draft evaders, some of whom had emigrated to Canada.
• 2008 – Black Monday in worldwide stock markets. FTSE 100 had its biggest ever one-day points fall, European stocks closed with their worst result since 11 September 2001, and Asian stocks drop as much as 14%.

This Day in Music

• 1959 : The Kingston Trio's Tom Dooley is certified gold
• 1965 - The Byrds, record Mr. Tambourine Man
• 1978 - The soundtrack album to Saturday Night Fever hits #1 and stays on top for 24 weeks
• 1982 - B.B. King donated his entire record collection of over 20,000 discs to Mississippi University's Centre for the Study of Southern Culture.
• 1984 - Yes single, Owner Of A Lonely Heart hits #1 in the US and stays on top for 2 weeks
  
• 1987 - Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees include The Coasters, Eddie Cochran, Bo Diddley, Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, Bill Haley, B.B. King, Clyde McPhatter, Rick Nelson, Roy Orbison, Carl Perkins, Smokey Robinson, Big Joe Turner, Muddy Waters, and Jackie Wilson
• 2001 - Limp Bizkit hits #1 on the UK singles chart with 'Rollin'

Owner of a Lonely Heart, by Yes is one of my favorite songs of theirs!

This Day in Sports

• 1911 – The first Monte Carlo Rally takes place.
• 1922 - 1st slalom ski race run, Murren, Switzerland
• 1967 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Peggy Fleming
  1967 - US male Figure Skating championship won by Gary Visconti
• 1979 - Superbowl XIII: Pittsburgh Steelers beat Dallas Cowboys, 35-31 MVP: Terry Bradshaw, Pittsburgh's Quarterback
• 1984 - US male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Hamilton

Word of the Day from Wiktionary

Wishing You a Great Day Today!