Holidays on Earth Today: January 6, 2010

Holidays are such an important part of each countries tradition along with supporting its culture. Some of the most popular holidays on earth either revolve around the Christian belief such as Easter and Christmas however there are other popular ones such as Independence Day, New Year Day, and Valentines and so on. Then there are strange and weird holidays that really have no meaning besides the mere purpose to have an excuse to celebrate something. Have you ever wondered what is going on around the world today?

Today marks the 6th day of the year!

Finally 359 days left this year!

Here is what is going on today around the world:

1. United States:

*National Shortbread Day

*Sherlock Holmes Day

*Fire Alarm Day: Wellesley, MA Only

*Epiphany: Twelfth Night: Three Kings Day

*Theophany

*Three Kinds Day

*Rastafari movement

*Swap Day

*King of the Bean/Bean Day

*Apple Tree Day

*Phi day

*Greek Cross Day

*Take a Poet to Lunch Day

*Old Christmas Day

*Nicole DeHuff Birthday: 1974

*Norman Reedus Birthday: 1969

*Andrea Thompson Birthday: 1960

*Kathy Sledge Birthday: 1959

*C. Michael Foale Birthday: 1957

*Kim Wilson Birthday: 1951

*Guy Gardner Birthday: 1948

*Bonnie Franklin Birthday: 1944

*John C. Lilly Birthday: 1915

*Loretta Young Birthday: 1913

2. Denmark:

*Hellig 3 Konger: 3 King's Day

3. Uruguay:

*3 King's Day

*Children's Day

4. Ireland:

*Nollaig Bheag: Little Christmas

5. Serbia:

*Orthodox Christmas Eve

6. Haiti:

*Tirer Gâteau: Les rois

7. Paraguay:

*Three King's Day

8. Puerto Rico:

*Three King's Day

9. US Virgin Islands:

*Three King's Day

10. Laos:

*Pathet Lao Day

11. Jamaica:

*Maroon Day

12. Lebanon:

*Armenian Christmas

13. Armenia:

*Armenian Christmas Day

14. Venezuela:

*La Paradura del Niño: The Parade of Baby Jesus

15. Switzerland:

*Heilige Drei Könige: Epiphany

16. Dominican Republic:

*Feast of the Three Kings

17. Croatia:

*Epiphany

18. Iraq:

*Army Day

19. Mexico:

*Día de los Reyes Magos: Three Kings Day

20. Panama:

*Dia de los Tres Reyes Magos: Three Kings Day

21. Bulgaria:

*Epiphany

22. Venezuela:

*Epiphany: 3 Kings Day

23. Austria:

*Perch Tenlauf

24. Italy:

*La Befana

25. Turkey:

*Blessing of the Waters

26. Finland:

*Epiphany/public holiday

27. Spain:

*Epiphany/public holiday

28. Greece:

*Epiphany/public holiday

29. Slovakia:

*Epiphany/public holiday

30. International:

*Epiphany/Twelfth Night

*Feast Day: St. Peter Baptist; St. Balthazar; Caspar; Melchoir; St. Macra