{"id":62710,"date":"2023-01-02T20:34:38","date_gmt":"2023-01-03T01:34:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/?p=62710"},"modified":"2023-06-06T18:23:25","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T22:23:25","slug":"january-holidays-and-observances-honoring-leaders-and-traditions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/news\/january-holidays-and-observances-honoring-leaders-and-traditions\/","title":{"rendered":"January Holidays and Observances: Honoring Leaders and Traditions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>January 1<\/strong>: President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 declaring slaves within the rebellious states free. However, this did not end slavery in the United States. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archives.gov\/exhibits\/featured-documents\/emancipation-proclamation\">Read more<\/a> about how this document transformed our nation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>January 4<\/strong>: Louis Braille, the inventor of braille was born over 200 years ago in 1809. Braille is a system of dots representing letters, numbers and punctuation the visually impaired use to communicate. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.afb.org\/about-afb\/history\/online-museums\/life-and-legacy-louis-braille\">Learn about<\/a> his childhood and how he invited the code.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>January 6<\/strong>: Epiphany or Three Kings\u2019 Day is celebrated by Christians to remember how a star led the Wise Men to visit baby Jesus after he was born. <a href=\"https:\/\/sacredheartfla.org\/sunday-mornings\/seasonal\/feast-days-solemnities\/the-solemnity-of-the-epiphany-three-kings-day\/\">Explore how<\/a> the Christian religion observes this festival.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>January 15:<\/strong> The Hindu festival Makar Sankranti celebrates the changing of zodiac signs and longer days of light to come. It is observed in different ways across India. <a href=\"https:\/\/isha.sadhguru.org\/us\/en\/wisdom\/article\/makar-sankranti-significance-and-benefits-of-festival\">Why are kites flown on Makar Sankranti?<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>January 16:<\/strong> The third Monday in January is dedicated to one of the most well-known civil rights activists, Martin Luther King Jr. While celebrating this leader\u2019s life and legacy, many people participate in <a href=\"https:\/\/americorps.gov\/newsroom\/events\/mlk-day\">a day of service.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>January 22:<\/strong> This Chinese New Year brings the Year of the Rabbit. Controlled by the Lunar Calendar, the festival in China honors ancestors and is a time to visit with family. <a href=\"https:\/\/chinesenewyear.net\">View the full<\/a> Chinese New Year timeline.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>January 27:<\/strong> The International Day of Commemoration in Memory of Victims of the Holocaust is observed by the United Nations. This day is dedicated to the 6 million Jews who were killed during World War II. This year\u2019s theme is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/outreach-programme-holocaust\/2023\">\u2018Home and Belonging.<\/a>\u2019<\/p>\n<p>View other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.diversityresources.com\/diversity-calendar-2023\/\">upcoming holidays and observances.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January 1: President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 declaring slaves within the rebellious states free. However, this did not end slavery in the United States. 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