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Holidays and observances on January 9

This section is transcluded from January 9#Holidays and observances:

• Christian feast day:
  • Adrian of Canterbury
  • Berhtwald
  • Feast of the Black Nazarene (Manila, Philippines)
  • Philip II, Metropolitan of Moscow
  • Julia Chester Emery (Episcopal Church (USA))
  • Stephen (old calendar Eastern Orthodox)
  • January 9 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• Start of Hōonkō (Nishi Honganji) January 9–16 (Jōdo Shinshū Buddhism)
• Martyrs' Day (Panama)
• Non-Resident Indian Day (India)
• Day of Republika Srpska (Republika Srpska entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, result of 2016 Republika Srpska National Day referendum) (note: not celebrated and disputed in wider Bosnia and Herzegovina, having been declared unconstitutional in 2015)

Current events

This section is transcluded from the Portal:Current events page:

1. "Adrian of Canterbury". Oxford Reference. Archived from the original on 9 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
2. "Bosnian Serbs Celebrate Contentious 'Republika Srpska Day'". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 9 January 2020. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
3. "Bosnian Serbs Mark 'Illegal' Holiday with Grand Parade". 9 January 2020. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021.