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Fun Facts
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Traditional
birthstone: amethyst |
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Mystical birthstone: bloodstone |
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Ayurvedic birthstone: amethyst |
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Flower: blue violet |
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Chinese
Floral Emblem: peach blossom |
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Sun Signs: Aquarius / Pisces |
Dates Vary Year to Year
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1st Weekend: Sapporo Snow
Festival, Japan |
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2nd Monday: Clean Out Your
Computer Day |
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3rd
Monday: President's
Day, Feb.20, 2012 |
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2nd
New Moon after Winter Solstice: Chinese
New Year, Jan.23, 2012 (Dragon) |
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14 days after Chinese New Year Chinese: Lantern Festival |
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2nd
New Moon after Winter Solstice: Tet
Nguyen Dan, Jan. 23, 2012 |
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3rd
Sunday before Lent:: Septuagesima Sunday |
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2nd
Sunday before Lent:: Sexagesima Sunday |
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Sunday
before Lent: Fasching Sunday |
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Sunday
before Ash Wednesday: Shrovetide begins |
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Day
before Shrove Tuesday: Rose Monday |
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Day
before Ash Wednesday: Shrove
Tuesday, Pancake Day |
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Day
before Ash Wednesday: Carnival,
Mardi
Gras, Feb. 21, 2012 |
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40
Days before Easter: Ash
Wednesday, Lent begins |
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1st
Sunday in Lent: Quadragesima Sunday |
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1st
Monday after Lent: Blue Monday |
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15th of Shevat, 5th Jewish month: Tu Bishvat |
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23rd Day of 12th moon: Chinese Kitchen God Festival |
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14th Day of bright 1/2 of Phalguna, 2nd Hindu month: Holi, March 8, 2012 |
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14th Day of Adar, 2nd Jewish month: Purim, March 8, 2012 |
Weekly Observances
Monthly Observances
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American Heart Month |
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American History Month
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American Music Month
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Black History Month
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Canned Food Month
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Celebration of Chocolate Month |
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Great
American Pies Month |
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International Embroidery Month |
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National Cherry Month |
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National Grapefruit Month |
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National Scottish Culture Month |
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National Snack Food Month |
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Potato Lover's Month |
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Vegetation
Month
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Daily Observances
| 1 |
National
Baked Alaska Day
St. Brigid's Day |
| 2 |
Candlemas
Dia de la Candelaria, Mexico
Feast of Torches
Groundhog
Day, US
Imbolc,
Pagan
La
Fête de la Chandeleur, France, Canada
Lupercalia
National
Heavenly Hash Day |
| 3 |
National
Carrot Cake Day
Setsubun,
Japan
St.
Anskar's Day
St. Blaise's Day |
| 4 |
Feast
of John de Brito
Go
Red
National
Stuffed Mushroom Day
Sri
Lanka Independence Day |
| 5 |
Mexico Constitution Day
National
Chocolate Fondue Day
Primrose
Day
Wyrd's
Day |
| 6 |
Mid-Winter's Day
St.
Dorothy's Day
Waitangi, Maori, New Zealand
National Frozen Yogurt Day |
| 7 |
Grenada
Independence Day
National
Fettuccine Alfredo Day |
| 8 |
Ha-Ri-Ku-Yo, Japan
Narvik Sun Pageant Day, Norway
Snow Festival begins, Sapparo, Japan
National
Molasses Bar Day |
| 9 |
Feast of Apollo
St. Apollonia's Day
National Inventor's Day
National Bagels and Lox Day |
| 10 |
National
Cream Cheese Brownie Day
St. Scholastica's Day
Umbrella Day |
| 11 |
Anthesteria,
Feast of Flowers; Ancient Greece
National
Peppermint Patty Day
St. Caedmon's Day
White Shirt Day,
Flint, Michigan |
| 12 |
Borrowed Days begin, Scottish
Highlands
Burgsonndeg,
Luxembourg
Feast of Diana/Artemis
Great American Chocolate Festival begins
National
Plum Pudding Day
St. Meletius' Day
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| 13 |
St. Augustine's Day
Clean Out Your Computer Day
National
Tortini Day
St. Priscilla's Day |
| 14 |
Juno
Februa's Day
Read To Your Child Day
Fjortende Februar, Denmark
National Cream-Filled Chocolates Day
National Random Acts of Kindness Day
Cat Festival
Borrowed Days end, Scottish Highlands
Valentine's
Day |
| 15 |
Kamakura
Day, Japan
Lupercalia
National Gumdrop Day
Remember the Maine Day
St. Sigfrid's Day
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| 16 |
Feast of Sticky Buns
Lithuania Independence Day
National Almond Day |
| 17 |
Basant Pancham, India
Bonten Festival, Japan
Feast of Shesmu
Fornacalia (Old Roman Bread Festival)
National Cafe Au Lait Day |
| 18 |
Bun Day, Iceland
Gambia Independence Day
National
Crab Stuffed Flounder Day
St. Bernadette's Day
St. Fra Angelico's Day
Tribhuvan Jayanti, Nepal |
| 19 |
Butter Festival begins,
China
Feast of Pusiuraura
National Chocolate Mint Day
St. Conrad's Day |
| 20 |
National Cherry Pie Day
St. Wulfric's Day |
| 21 |
Feast of Peace and Love,
Old Roman
National
Sticky Bun Day
Shaheel Day, Bangladesh
St. Peter Damian's Day |
| 22 |
Concordia
Feast of the Chair of St. Peter
Thinking Day
National
Margarita Day
Unity Day, Egypt |
| 23 |
Ember Day
Feast of the Incappucciati, Italy
Guyana Republic Day
National
Banana Bread Day
St. Polycarp's Day
Victoria Daffodil Bonspiel |
| 24 |
Estonia Independence Day
Flag Day, Mexico
Gregorian Calendar Day
National Tortilla Chip Day
St. Matthias' Day
Swamp Cabbage Festival |
| 25 |
Coronado Day
International Clam Chowder Festival
Kuwait National Day
National Chocolate Covered Peanuts Day
St. Tarasius' Day
St. Walburga's Day |
| 26 |
National
Pistachio Day
St. Alexander's Day
St. Porphyrius' Day
Tournament of Hearts, Scotland |
| 27 |
Feast of St. Gabriel
Possenti
National
Kahlua Day
St. Galmier's Day |
| 28 |
Burgsonnieg, Luxembourg
Floral Design Day
Kalevala Day, Finland
Magha Puja
National
Chocolate Soufflé Day |
| 29 |
Dark Day
Leap Year Day
Maha Siurratri, Hindu
National Surf and Turf Day
St. Tib's Day |
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National
Days refer to the USA unless stated otherwise.
Jewish
and Muslim holidays begin the previous day at sundown.
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modified
April 14, 2008 |
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