Ash Wednesday
catholic
Fire Saving Day
In Denmark St. Knut’s Day is celebrated on January 7 instead of January 13. It’s called Fire Saving Day, St. Knut’s Day, Eldbjørgdagen and several other names that are hard to pronounce if you’re not Scandinavian. Sources:https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eldbj%C3%B8rgdagenhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Knut%27s_Day
Feast of Saint Basil
Celebrated every year on January 1Today is the day that Catholics celebrate the story of Saint Basil who was patron of Russia, hospital workers, monks, teachers and some more. He also could perform a mean exorcism whenever a demon overstayed their welcome.