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Public and bank holidays in Scotland

Bank holiday (Scotland)

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Twelve Days of Christmas

The ninth of the Twelve Days of Christmas (Western Christianity)

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Blacks and Whites' Carnival

The first day of Blacks and Whites' Carnival, celebrated until January 7 (Colombia)

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Kaapse Klopse

Kaapse Klopse (Cape Town, South Africa)

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Public holidays in New Zealand

Day after New Year's Day (New Zealand)

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January 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Christian feast day:
January 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

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Vedanayagam Samuel Azariah

Christian feast day:
Vedanayagam Samuel Azariah (Episcopal Church)

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Theodore of Marseille

Christian feast day:
Theodore of Marseille

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Seraphim of Sarov

Christian feast day:
Seraphim of Sarov (Eastern Orthodox Church)

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Marie Anne Blondin

Christian feast day:
Blessed Marie Anne Blondin

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Macarius of Alexandria

Christian feast day:
Macarius of Alexandria

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John the Good (bishop of Milan)

Christian feast day:
John the Good

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Gregory of Nazianzus

Christian feast day:
Gregory of Nazianzus (Catholic Church)

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Basil of Caesarea

Christian feast day:
Basil the Great (Catholic Church and Church of England)