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January 25
Robbie Burns Day
Robbie Burns was a poet and a lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland, and he is celebrated worldwide. He is regarded as a pioneer of the Romantic Movement and after his death became a great source of inspiration to the founders of both liberalism and socialism.

January 27
International Day of Commemoration in the Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust (UN)
The General Assembly decided that the United Nations will designate January 27 – the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp – as an annual International Day of Commemoration to honour the victims of the Holocaust, and urged Member States to develop educational programs to instill the memory of the tragedy in future generations to prevent genocide from occurring again.

January 28
Chinese New Year (BU)
This is the year of the Rooster. Chinese New Year is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. In China it is known as "Spring Festival," since the spring season in Chinese calendar starts with lichun, the first solar term in a Chinese calendar year. Chinese New Year's Eve, a day where Chinese families gather for their annual reunion dinner, is known "Eve of the Passing Year." The origin of Chinese New Year is celebrated in countries and territories with significant Chinese populations, such as Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mauritius, Philippines, Vietnam, and also in Chinatowns elsewhere.