February 2020 Holidays
Bizarre, Crazy, Silly, Unknown Holidays & Observances
February is derived from the Latin word "februs" meaning "to
cleanse." The month was named after the Roman Festival, Februalia, a
month long festival of purification and atonement.
Stone = Amethyst Flower
= Iris or Violets
How Holidays Begin and How to Start One.
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February 2020 Monthly Holidays
Adopt A Rescued Rabbit Month
Link
AMD/Low Vision Awareness Month
American Heart Month
An Affair To Remember Month
Link
Bake for Family Fun Month
Link
Barley Month
Link
Beat The Heat Month
Cricket World Cup (2/13-3/29)
Declutter For A Cause Month
Dog Training Education Month
Link
LinkFasting February
Link
February is Fabulous Florida Strawberry Month
Feline Fix By Five Month
Free and Open Source
Software Month
Link
From Africa to Virginia Month
Great American Pies Month
Link
International Boost Self-Esteem Month
International Expect Success Month
International Hoof-care Month
International
Month of Black Women in The Arts
Link
International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month
Link
Jobs in Golf Month
Link
Library Lovers Month
Love The Bus Month
Link
Marfan Syndrome Awareness Month
Marijuana Awareness Month
Link
National African American History Month
Link
National African American Read-In
Link
National Bird Feeding Month
National Black History Month
National Canned Food Month
Link
National Care About Your Indoor Air Month
National Cherry Month
National Condom Month
Link
National Children's Dental Health Month
National Embroidery Month
LinkNational Enrolled Agents Month
LinkNational Goat Yogu Month
National Green Week
(Starts first week in Feb. and
Thus to me
it's a monthly observance although they say "week.")
Link
National Haiku Writing Month
Link
National Hot Breakfast Month
Link
Link
National Mend A Broken Heart Month
National Parent Leadership Month
National Pet Dental Health Month
National Prevent A Litter Month
LinkNational Self Check Month
Link
National Snack Food Month
Link
National Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month
Link
National Therapeutic Recreation Month
Link
National Time Management Month
National Weddings Month
National Women Inventors Month
North American Inclusion Month (NAIM)
Link
Pet Dental Health Month
Plant the Seeds of Greatness Month
Pull Your Sofa Off The Wall Month
Relationship Wellness Month
Responsible Pet Owner's Month
Link
Return Shopping Carts to the Supermarket Month
Spay/Neuter Awareness Month
Spunky Old Broads Month
Sweet Potato Month
(see
also November)
Wise Health Care Consumer Month
Worldwide Renaissance of the Heart Month
Youth Leadership Month
February 2020 Weekly Holidays
*Women's Heart Week: 1-7
National Stationery Week: 2-5
Link
(Also in April)
*Publicity for Profit Week: 2-8
African Heritage & Health Week: 2-8
(First
Full Week)
*Dump Your Significant Jerk Week: 2-8
(Always Week Before
Valentines Day)
Burn Awareness Week: 2-8
Link (First
Full Week)
Children's Authors & Illustrators Week: 2-8
(First
Full Week)Children's Mental Health Week: 3-9
Link
(First Full Week)
National School Counseling Week: 3-7
Link
International Networking Week: 3-7
(M-F of First
Full Week)
Pride in Foodservice
Week: 3-7 Link
*Congenital Heart Defect
Awareness Week: 7-14
Link
*Have A Heart for A Chained Dog Week: 7-14
Link*National Marriage Week: 7-14
Link
Link
*Risk Awareness Week: 7-14
*Solo Diners Eat Out Weekend: 7-12
*Love Makes the World Go Round; But, Laughter Keeps Us From Getting Dizzy
Week: 8-14
Children of Alcoholics Week: 9-15
Link (Second Full Week)
International Flirting Week: 9-15 (Week
of Valentines Day)
Jell-O Week:
9-15 (Second Full Week)
Love a Mensch Week: 9-15
National Secondhand Wardrobe Week: 9-15
(Second Full Week)
Freelance Writer Appreciation Week: 10-15
(2nd Week)
Westminster Dog Show: 10-11
American Camp Week: 11-14
Link
World AG Expo: 11-13
American Association For The Advancement of Science
Week: 13-16
LinkDate
(Fruit) Week: 14-23
Great Backyard Bird Count: 14-17
Link
*National Condom Week: 14-21
Link
*National Nestbox Week: 14-21
*NCCDP Alzheimer's & Dementia Staff Education Week: 14-21
National
Entrepreneurship Week: 15-22
Link
National FFA Week: 15-22
Link (Week of G.Washington's Birthday from Sat. to Sat)
Build A Better Trade Show Image Week: 16-23
(3rd
Full Week)National Engineers Week: 16-22
(Week Incl.
G.Washington's Birthday)
Brotherhood / Sisterhood Week: 16-22
(Always
3rd Week)
Link
Random Acts of Kindness Week: 16-23
Link (Second or Third Full Week) Note: See daily
listings for RAK Day.
Learning Disabilities Week: 17-20
Through With The Chew: 17-21 (3rd
Full Week)
Link
American Birkenbreiner Race: 20-23
Texas Cowboy Poetry Gathering: 21-22
Bird Health Awareness Week: 23-29
Link
(Last Full Week)
National Eating Disorders Awareness
Week: 23-29(Last Week)
National Invasive Species Awareness Week:
23-29
LinkNational Justice for Animals Week: 23-29
Link
Link
National Pasty Week: 23-29
(Closest to St. Piran's Day 3/5)
Link
Cordova Ice Worm Days: 25-2/1
Link (First Full Weekend)
International Petroleum Week: 25-27
LinkLent: 26-4/11
National
Money Show: 27-29
February 2020 Daily Holidays
*Barber Day: 1 (First
Saturday)
*Candy-Making Day: 1
*Car Insurance Day: 1
*CBC Day: 1
Link
*Change Your Password Day: 1
Link
*Decorating With Candy Day: 1
*G.I. Joe Day: 1
*Hula in The Coola Day: 1
International Brownie Camera Day 2021: 1
Link
(Contest goes all month)
*International Day of Black Women in The Arts: 1
(First day of Black History Month.)
*International Face & Body
Art Day: 1
* Freedom Day: 1
*National Get Up Day: 1
(About Perserverance. Not Getting Out Of Bed.)
National Ice Cream For
Breakfast Day: 1 (First
Saturday):
Link
(Different than International observance on Feb. 18. Thus we have it listed
twice.)
National Play Outside Day: 1 Link
(First Saturday)
*Robinson Crusoe Day: 1
*Spunky Old Broads Day: 1 (Also
all month)
Take Your Child To The
Library Day: 1 (First Saturday)
*World Hijab Day: 1
Link
World Play Your Ukulele Day: 1 (Used
to be 5/2)
Link
*Ayn Rand Day: 2
Link
*Candelmas: 2
*Crepe Day: 2
*Crepe Day or La Chandeleur: 2
Link
*Dump Your Significant Jerk Day: 2 (First Day of Dump Your Significant Jerk Week)
*Groundhog
Day: 2
*Groundhog
Job Shadow Day: 2
*Hedgehog
Day: 2
*Imbolc: 2
*Marmot Day: 2
Link
Popcorn Day:
2 Link
(Super Bowl Sunday is Primary Observance)
Rheumatoid Arthritis Awareness Day:
2 Link
*Sled Dog Day: 2
Super Bowl LIV (54): 2
*"The Record of a Sneeze" Day: 2
*World Wetlands Day: 2
Link
*Feed The Birds Day: 3
Link
*Four Chaplains Memorial Day: 3
National Football Hangover Day: 3
Link
(Always day after the Super
Bowl)
*National Missing Person's Day: 3 Link
*National Women's Physicians Day: 3
Link
*The Day The Music Died: 3
African American Coaches Day: 4
(First
Tuesday)
*Facebook's Birthday: 4
*Liberace
Day: 4
*Medjoola Date Day: 4
*National Hemp Day: 4
Link
*Quacker Day: 4
*USO Day: 4
*World Cancer Day: 4
Link
*Adlai Stevenson Day: 5
Link
Global School Play Day: 5 Link
(First Wednesday)
*Move Hollywood & Broadway to Lebanon, PA Day: 5
National Girls & Women
in Sports Day: 5 (First Wednesday)
National Signing Day: 5
Link (First Wednesday)
*Shower With A Friend
Day: 5
Link
*Weatherman's
[Weatherperson's] Day: 5
*Western Monarch Day: 5
Link
*World Nutella Day: 5
Link
*World Animal Reiki Day: 5
Link
*Canadian Maple Syrup Day: 6
Link
Dry Bean Day: 6-8
Link
*International Day of Zero
Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation: 6
Link
*International Frozen Yogurt Day: 6
Link
*Lame Duck Day: 6
National Sweater Day: 6 (First Thursday)
Link
*Play Monopoly Day: 6
Link
(See also January 5)
*Ballet Day: 7
*Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: 7
Bubble Gum Day: 7
Link (First Friday)
* "e" Day (math):
7
Link
Give Kids A Smile Day: 7 Link
(First Friday)
Harry Potter Book Night: 7
Link
*Laura Ingalls Wilder Day: 7
*National Periodic Table Day: 7
Link
*Wave All Your Fingers At Your
Neighbor's Day: 7
Wear Red Day: 7 (First
Friday)
Working Naked Day: 7 (First Friday)
*Boy Scout Anniversary Day: 8
Link
*Laugh and Get Rich Day: 8
*Opera Day: 8
Academy Awards: 9
Autism Sunday: 9
Link (2nd
Sunday)
*Gwyl Mabsant: 9
Link
Man Day: 9
(Sunday
before Valentines)
*National
Pizza Day: 9
Link
*Read in the Bathtub Day: 9
*Toothache Day: 9
Link
World Marriage Day: 9
(2nd
Sunday)
Link
*All The News That's Fit To
Print Day: 10
Clean Out Your Computer Day: 10
Link (2nd Monday)
Meal Monday: 10 (2nd Monday)
Link
*National Home Warranty Day: 10
Link
*Plimsoll Day: 10
Tu B'Shvat: 10
*World Pulses Day: 10
*Be Electrific Day: 11
*Don't Cry Over Spilled Milk Day: 11
Extraterrestrial Culture Day: 11
(
2nd Tuesday)
Extraterrestrial Visitor Day: 11
(2nd Tuesday)
*International Day of Women and Girls in Science: 11
*Get Out Your Guitar Day: 11
*Pro
Sports Wives Day: 11
*National Inventors Day: 11
Link
*National
Shut-in Visitation Day: 11
Safer Internet Day: 11 Link
(2nd Tuesday)
*Satisfied
Staying Single Day: 11
*White
Shirt Day or White T-shirt Day : 11
Link
*World Day of The Sick: 11
Link
*Darwin
Day: 12
*Lincoln's
Birthday: 12
*Lost Penny Day: 12 (Note:
Lincoln's birthday and he's on the penny)
*NAACP Day: 12
*Oglethorpe Day: 12
*Paul Bunyan Day: 12 (Born
Feb. 12, 1834 in Bangor, ME)
Link
Link or
Link or
Link
(Note: Also August 10)
*Safety
Pup Day: 12
*Desperation Day: 13
Link
*Employee
Legal Awareness Day: 13
*Galentine's Day: 13
Link
*Get
a Different Name Day: 13
*International Condom Day: 13
Link
*Madly In Love With Me Day: 13
*National Break Up With Your Carrier Day: 13
Link
*National Cheddar Day: 13
Link
National Giving Hearts Day: 13 (2nd
Thursday)
*National
Wingman's Day: 13
*Self-Love Day: 13
*World Radio Day: 13
Link
*Ferris
Wheel Day: 14
*Frederick Douglass Day: 14
Link
*International Book Giving Day: 14
Link
*League
of Women Voters Day: 14
*Library Lovers Day: 14
*National Have A Heart Day: 14
*National
Donor Day: 14
*National Women's Heart Day: 14
Link
No One Eats Alone Day: 14
Link
(2nd Friday)
*Pet Theft Awareness Day: 14
Link
*Quirky
Alone Day: 14 Link
*Race
Relations Day: 14
*Singles Awareness Day or Singles Appreciation Day: 14
Link
*Valentines
Day: 14
*(World) Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Day: 14
Link
*World Sound Healing Day: 14
Link
*Angelman Syndrome Day: 15
Link
*Annoy Squidward Day (aka Your Boss): 15
Link
(Sponge Bob Squarepants)
*Love Reset Day: 15
*Lupercalia: 15
*National Gum Drop Day: 15
Link
*National Hippo Day: 15
Link
*Remember The Maine Day: 15
*Singles Awareness Day: 15
Link
*Susan B. Anthony Day: 15
World Pangolin Day: 15
Link
(Third Saturday)
World Whale Day: 15
Link
(Third Saturday)
Daytona 500: 16
*Kyoto Protocol Day: 16
Link
*National Almond Day:
16
Link
*National Buna Day: 16
Link
*Analog to Digital TV Day: 17
*My
Way Day: 17
*National
PTA Founders Day: 17 Link
Presidents
Day: 17
*Random Acts of
Kindness Day: 17
Link (Note: Also
on September 1. Also, RAK Friday is Nov. 27.)
*World
Human Spirit Day: 17
*Battery Day: 18 (Volta's
birthday)
*Cow Milked While Flying In An
Airplane Day: 18
*International Eat Ice Cream for Breakfast Day: 18
Link
(Different than National observance always on
first Saturday. So we have it twice listed.)
*National Drink Wine Day: 18
Link
*National Hate
Florida Day: 18
Link
*Pluto Day (Planet is Discovered
by Clyde Tombaugh) : 18
Travel Africa Day: 18 (3rd or 4th Tuesday)
*Best Friends Day: 19 Link (SpongeBob
Squarepants)
*Chocolate Mint Day: 19
Link
*National
Lashes Day: 19 Link
*Iwo Jima Day (Landing)
: 19
*Vet Girls RISE Day: 19
Link
Link
Discover Girl Day: 20 (Thursday of Nat'l
Engineers Wk.)
*International
PechaKucha Day: 20
Link
Introduce A Girl to
Engineering Day: 20 (Thursday of Engineering Week)
*Love Your Pet Day: 20
Link
Link (or Love Your Dog Day)
*Northern Hemisphere Hoodie Hoo
Day: 20
The Great American Spit Out: 20
(Thursday
of "Through With The Chew Week")
Link
*World Day for Social Justice: 20
*International Mother Language
Day: 21
National Caregivers Day: 21
Link
(Third Friday)
*National Grain Free Day: 21
Link
World
Information Architecture Day: 21
Link
Link
(Third Friday)
*George Washington's Birthday: 22
*National Margarita Day: 22
Link
*National Wildlife Day: 22
Link
(To honor Steve Irwin's birthday + it's on Sept. 4)
*Tex Avery Day: 22
Link
Women in Blue Jeans Days: 21-22
Link
*Woolworth's Day: 22
*World Thinking Day: 22
Link
*Curling is Cool Day: 23
*Diesel Engine Day: 23
*Iwo Jima Day (flag
raised): 23
*National Dog Biscuit Day: 23
Link
Orthodox Meatfare Sunday: 23
*National Tile Day: 23
Link
Shrovetide: 23-25
*Single Tasking Day: 23
*Tootsie Roll Day: 23
Link
Fasching: 24-25
*Forget Me Not Day: 24
Link
(First Observance)
Losar:
24-26 Link
Museum Advocacy Day: 24-25
Link (Last
Monday & Tuesday)
National Cupcake Day (Canada): 24
Link (Last Monday)
*National Dance Day:
24
Play More Cards Day: 24
Link (Last Monday)
Shrove Monday: 24
*World Bartender Day: 24
Link
IHOP National Pancake Day: 25?
Link
International Pancake Day: 25 (aka Shrove Tuesday)
Mardi Gras: 25
Pancake Day Race: 25
(Between US and
England) Link
(Always Shrove Tuesday)
Paczki Day:
25 (always Shrove
Tuesday)
*Rubber Ducky
Day: 25
Link
(Note: Some also say January 13.)
World Spay Day USA: 25 (Last
Tuesday )
Ash Wednesday: 26
*For
Pete's Sake Day: 26
Inconvenience Yourself Day: 26 (
4th Wednesday)
*Levi Strauss Day: 26
*National Personal Chef's Day: 26
Link (Note: Different Sponsor than
one on 7/16)
Pink Shirt Day: 26 Link
(Last Wednesday)
*World Pistachio Day: 26
Link
*Anosomia
Awareness Day: 27
Link
Digital Learning Day: 27
Link
*International Polar Bear Day: 27
Link
International
Toast Day: 27
Link
(Orig. in UK, has spread worldwide) (Last
Thursday)
National Chili Day:
27 (Last
Thursday)
Link
*National Retro Day: 27
Link
*World NGO Day: 27
Link
*Floral Design Day: 28
Link
Girl Scout Cookie Weekend: 28-3/1
Link
(Note: Used to be a Day event on First Friday in Feb.)
National
Customized Wheel and Tire Day: 28
*National
Tooth Fairy Day: 28
Link
Link
(Not August 22)
Shabbat Across America/Canada: 28
Link
Skip The Straw Day: 28
Link
(4th Friday)
Tartar Sauce Day:
28
Link (First Friday after Lent Begins)
US Snow Shoe Days:
28-3/1 Link
International Sword Swallowers Day: 29 (Last
Saturday)
International Tongue Twister Day: 29
Link
(Last Saturday)
Open That Bottle Night: 29
(Last
Saturday)
Rare Disease Day: 29 Link
(Last day of the month)
And...2020 Is Leap Year!!! So we celebrate
the following:
(Only on
a Year With 29 days)
__________________________________________
Bachelor's Day: 29
*International Underlings Day: 29
Leap Year Day: 29
*National Time Refund Day: 29
Link
*Saliolum: 29
Link
*Superman's Birthday: 29 (Per Action Comics @149)
Link
(See also June 18 and Dec. 1)
February 2020 Moon Phases
|
Current Moon View
as of today |
41
First Qtr
8:42 pm
EST |
9
Full Moon
2:33 am
EST |
| |
15
Last Qtr.
5:17 pm
EST |
23
New Moon
10:32 am
EST
|
The Full Moon on the 9th is called
"Snow Moon" by Native Americans of New England and the Great Lakes
because this time of the year experiences heavy snowfalls. It's also called
"The Hunger Moon" because of the meager hunting during this time of
year too.
Credits:
Chases Calendar of Events 2020, Rowman & Littlefield
Special thanks to Kelsey
Winston for letting me know about Marijuana Month and Children of Alcoholics
Awareness Week
Special thanks to Sonjia Bradshaw for letting me
know about A LOT of observances!
Thanks to Elaine Carter for
telling me about International Friendship Week & Celebration of Love Week
Thanks to Alesha for letting me know about Adopt A Rescued Rabbit Month
Thanks to Lauren Larson for letting me know about World Nutella Day.
Thanks to Cassie Neuman for letting me know about World Cancer Day.
Thanks to Christina Campbell for letting me know about National
Entrepreneurship Week.
Thanks to Ari Clark for letting me know
about World Thinking Day.
Thanks to Ronnie Foreman for letting
me know about Crepe Day.
Thanks to Delores Feinberg for letting
me know about Rare Disease Day.
Thanks to Brenda Simmons for
letting me know about Peace Corps Week.
Thanks to Mary Migalla
for letting me know about Ice Cream for Breakfast Day.
Thanks
to Beth Stamps for letting me know about FFA Week.
Thanks to
Terri Dale for letting me know about Margarita Day.
Thanks to
Kathleen Heikkila for letting me know about National Justice for Animals
Week.
Thanks to Joyce Baker for letting me know about Marmot
Day.
Thanks to Roger W. Hancock for letting me know about
Brotherhood/Sisterhood Week, and Frederick Douglass Day.
Thanks
to Stephanie Bolin for letting me know about National Hippo Day.
Thanks to Julie Hutton for letting me know about National Therapeutic
Recreation Month
Thanks to Megan Hansen for letting me know
about Angelman Syndrome Day.
Thanks to Liz Bennett for letting
me know about Girl Scout Cookie Day.
Thanks to Chipper Miller
for letting me know about Love The Bus Month.
Thanks to Paul
Graf for letting me know about Change Your Password Day.
Thanks
to Dr. Tom Stevens for letting me know about Ayn Rand Day.
Thanks to Virginia Rice for letting me know about Canadian Maple Syrup Day.
Thanks to Tom Achtenburg for letting me know about World Play Your
Ukulele Day.
Thanks to Justin Deering for letting me know about
Through With The Chew Week , The Great American Spit Out, International
Prenatal Infection Prevention Month,
National Prevent A Litter
Month, Bird Health Awareness Week, National Dog Biscuit Day,
International Polar Bear Day, Safer Internet Day and
International Book Giving Day.
Adlai Stevenson Day,
International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genitalia, World Day of The
Sick, World Radio Day, National Signing Day, Desperation Day.
Thanks to Kate Jordan for letting me know about North American Inclusion
Month (NAIM).
Thanks to Judy Kleinberg for letting me know
about National Haiku Writing Month.
Thanks to Kimberleigh A.
Murray for letting me know about Give Kids A Smile Day.
Thanks
to John Chadwick for letting me know about Tex Avery Day.
Thanks to Dave Griffith for letting me know about The Simplot Games.
Thanks to Jennifer Newton for letting me know about National Bacon Day.
Thanks to Sandy Dominik for letting me know about Burn Awareness Week.
Thanks to Jack Follman for letting me know about Clean Out Your Computer
Day.
Thanks to Lori Cline for letting me know about Shower With
A Friend Day.
Thanks to Cassendre Xavier for letting me know
about International Day, Week, and Month of Black Women in the Arts
Thanks To Josh & Jess Pacheco for letting me know about Pizza Day.
Thanks to Michelle Hannas for letting me know about Eat Ice Cream for
Breakfast Day.
Thanks to Jamie Dannen for letting me know about
Galentine's Day..
Thanks to Celeste Williams for letting me know about Tootsie Roll Day.
Thanks to Debra Freisleben for letting me know about Harry Potter Book
Night.
Thanks to Alexandra Corro for letting me know about International
PechaKucha Day.
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