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January 5
Birthday of Guru Gobind Singh (SI)
The tenth and final Sikh master, Guro Gobind Singh created the Khalsa, the "brotherhood of the Pure," and declared the Scriptures, the Adi 'Granth, to be the Sikh’s Guru from that time on.

January 6
Epiphany (O)
This celebrates the coming of the Magi (wise men) to Bethlehem with gifts for the infant Jesus. It is the twelfth day after Christmas, and marks the end of the Christmas festivities, when decorations are put away for the year. The Magi represent the first Gentiles (non-Jews) to visit Jesus, and the festival symbolizes that non-Jews would share in the message of Jesus. The Magi brought gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh, and in many countries, people give gifts on Twelfth Night, the night before Epiphany. In the Eastern Orthodox Church, the festival of Epiphany is called the Theophany and marks three events in Jesus' life: the adoration of the Magi, the baptism of Jesus, and Jesus’ first miracle

January 7
Christmas Day (O)
Thirteen days after Western Christmas, on January 7, the Russian Orthodox Church celebrates its Christmas, in accordance with the old Julian calendar. It is a day of both solemn ritual and joyous celebration.

January 8
Fast of Tevet 10 (JU)
This fast begins at dawn the tenth day of the Hebrew month of Tevet. The fast commemorates the siege of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylonia — an event that began on that date and ultimately culminated in the destruction of Solomon's Temple (the First Temple) and the conquest of the Kingdom of Judah (today southern Israel). There are no additional constraints beyond fasting from food and water.