January
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Specific dates
Every year
Fixed dates
Global
- 1st: New Years Day (Gregorian calendar) - all night parties and celebrations including fireworks displays in cities and locations worldwide, but especially Western ones
Australia
- 26th: Australia Day in Australia - a public holiday commemorating the arrival of the convict First Fleet in 1788 and the establishment of both the city of Sydney and the colony of New South Wales, celebrated in grand style in Sydney (especially) and country-wide, with public firework displays and home barbeques
Movable dates
Global
- Late January or early February: Chinese New Year, celebrated in China, Singapore and anywhere where there are large concentrations of Chinese
Australia
- Australia's largest country music festival [1] is held in Tamworth, northern New South Wales
South Africa
- Mid January: Dusi Canoe Marathon, [2], in KwaZulu-Natal
South Korea
- Late January or early February: Korean Lunar New Year (Seollal), South Korea
Vietnam
- Late January or early February: Vietnamese New Year (Tết), Vietnam
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