Editing January 2 (section)

==Holidays and observances==
*[[Ancestry Day]] ([[Haiti]])<ref>{{cite book |last1=Clammer |first1=Paul |title=Haiti |date=1 November 2016 |publisher=Bradt Travel Guides |isbn=978-1-84162-923-0 |page=73 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=e6AyDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA73 |access-date=21 November 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Berchtoldstag|Berchtold's Day]] ([[Switzerland]])<ref>{{cite book |title=Chase's Calendar of Events 2022: The Ultimate Go-to Guide for Special Days, Weeks and Months |date=15 November 2021 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=978-1-64143-504-8 |page=69 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xThCEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA69 |language=en}}</ref>
*Christian [[Calendar of saints|feast day]]:
**[[Basil of Caesarea|Basil the Great]] ([[Catholic Church]] and [[Church of England]])<ref name=Metro2022>{{cite web |last1=Atkin |first1=Elizabeth |title=Everything you need to know about the 12 Days of Christmas |url=https://metro.co.uk/2022/12/13/when-do-the-12-days-of-christmas-start-and-end-2-17927166/ |website=Metro |access-date=21 November 2023 |language=en |date=13 December 2022}}</ref>
**[[Gregory of Nazianzus]] (Catholic Church)<ref name=Metro2022 />
**[[Macarius of Alexandria]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Butler |first1=Alban |last2=Burns |first2=Paul |title=Butler's Lives of the Saints |date=1 January 1995 |publisher=A&C Black |isbn=978-0-86012-250-0 |page=127 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XIEAD2MC1YkC&pg=PA127 |language=en}}</ref>
**[[Seraphim of Sarov]] ([[Eastern Orthodox Church]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Saint Seraphim of Sarov {{!}} Miracle Worker, Spiritual Teacher & Recluse {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Seraphim-of-Sarov |website=www.britannica.com |access-date=21 November 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
**[[Vedanayagam Samuel Azariah]] ([[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopal Church]])<ref>{{cite book |last1=England |first1=Church of |title=Common Worship: Services and Prayers for the Church of England |date=2000 |publisher=Church House Publishing |isbn=978-0-7151-2000-2 |page=838 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EpdTiq7lO9EC&pg=PA838 |language=en}}</ref>
**[[January 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]]
*The Day after New Years Day is a [[Public holidays in New Zealand|Public Holiday]] in [[New Zealand]]<ref name="2003act">{{cite web|url=https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2003/0129/latest/DLM236387.html|title=Holidays Act 2003 No 129 (as at 12 April 2022), Public Act|publisher=Parliamentary Counsel Office|access-date=7 June 2022}}</ref> 
*[[Kaapse Klopse]] ([[Cape Town]], South Africa)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Itsuhiro |first1=Hazama |last2=Kiyoshi |first2=Umeya |title=Citizenship in Motion: South African and Japanese scholars in conversation |date=22 April 2019 |publisher=Langaa RPCIG |isbn=978-9956-550-68-5 |page=353 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PUmWDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA353 |language=en}}</ref>
*The first day of [[Blacks and Whites' Carnival]], celebrated until January 7 ([[Colombia]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Colombia's full-colour Blacks and Whites' carnival – in pictures |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2019/jan/04/blacks-and-whites-carnival-pasto-colombia |website=the Guardian |access-date=21 November 2023 |date=4 January 2019}}</ref>
*The ninth of the [[Twelve Days of Christmas]] ([[Western Christianity]])<ref name=Metro2022 />
* The Second of January is a [[Public and bank holidays in Scotland|Bank Holiday]] in [[Scotland]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Why is Tuesday, January 2 a Bank Holiday in Scotland but not in the rest of the UK?|url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/people/why-january-2-bank-holiday-scotland-3970907 |website=The Scotsman|access-date=2 January 2025 |date=1 January 2023}}</ref>