Feb. 1 National Freedom Day, 1865 President Lincoln signs the 13th Amendment. / Imbolc to some, Imbolc Eve to others. / St. Brigid's Day (Ireland.) / It was on this day that Willy Wonka, noted candy manufacturer & serial killer, gave a tour of his factory.
Feb. 2 Imbolc Some say that today is Imbolc, it was said in days long gone by to really start with the ewes starting to lactate and as that's not really a big deal with most folks these day I'm going with the 2nd… Happy Imbolc folks! / Candlemas (Catholic) / Groundhog's Day (US) / Dia De La Candelaria (Mexico) / Ladies' Day / Purification Day / Cordova Ice Worm Day (Prince William Sound) Festival to celebrate the big ice worm, which is actually an ice centipede. I guess people in Cordova are hard up for entertainment.
Feb. 3 Powamu Festival (Hopi) A day for Kachinas dances and planting beans in kivas / Heroes' Day (Mozambique)
Feb. 4 Rosa Parks Day (U.S.) / World Cancer Day (International)
Feb. 5 National Weatherperson's Day (U.S.) Back to you Willard.
Feb. 6 Lantern Festival, Lunar New Year is now over / Waitangi Day (New Zealand) Commemorates the day in 1840 that the British and a group of Maori chiefs signed the treaty of Waitangi. / No Talk Day. A day to underline the importance of written communication skills in schools
Feb. 7 Tu B'Shevat (Jewish) Also known as the New Year for Trees, hmmm… I didn’t know Treebeard was Jewish.
Feb. 8 Hari-kuyo `Needle Funeral´ (Japan) A day for girls to gather old and broken needles to dedicate them to the deity Awashi Myozin, no needlework is to be done this day. (I have to wonder just how much is done these days anyway.) / Kite Flying Day (Korea) / Boy Scout Day
Feb. 9 National DAV Day. DAV stands for Develop New Vices and this day is dedicated to people changing their habits.
Feb. 10 Gasparilla Day (Florida) / It was on this day in 1286 B.C.E. that Herakles (Hercules) was conceived. According to the myth Zeus eclipsed the sun so that he had three full nights to do the deed. It would seem that the Greek sky God had something against nooners. Herk was born later that year on Oct. 31 making him, it would seem, a preemie.
Feb. 11 Youth Day (Cameroon) / Victory of the Islamic Revolution Day (Iran) / National Foundation Day (Japan) / Independence Day (Vatican City)
Feb. 12 Happy Birthday Abraham (don't call him Abe, he hated that) Lincoln.
Feb. 13 Get A Different Name Day (U.S.) Okay.... Call me Jasper Wang Angus Christina Keith Whatsup Totoro Bill MacDounut the XXXIVth.
Feb. 14 Valentine's Day.
Feb. 15 Lupercalia (Ancient Rome)
Feb. 16 Bursting Day (Iceland) A day to feast on salted mutton and thick pea soup, if one can actually be said to "Feast" on mutton & think pea soup.
Feb. 17 Quirinalia (Roman) Festival for the god Quirinus, about whom not all that much is known.
Feb. 18 Cat Festival (Belgium)
Feb. 19 Neo's call traced by the Matrix. / Happy Birthday Bruce Wayne, not really my idea of a Pisces.
Feb. 20 President's Day (U.S.) I'm baking a cake in the shape of Taft this year, should be able to feed a family of from 8 to 10.
Feb. 21 International Mother Language Day (UNESCO) / Mardi Gras, which is a bit ironic as so many people will seem to be speaking in tongues today.
Feb. 22 Ash Wednesday / World Thinking Day, also known as "B.-P. day" or "Founder's Day" (World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts) / Celebrity Day (Church of Scientology) Gawd yes! That’s just what the world needs, a holiday celebrating people famous for being well known.
Feb. 23 Terminalia (Ancient Rome) Day to celebrate Terminus the god who protected boundary markers
Feb. 24 Dragobete (Romania) "the day when the birds are betrothed,” It is around this time that the birds are said to begin to build their nests and mate. / Flag Day (Mexico) / National Artist Day (Thailand)
Feb. 25 Baikasai (Kitano Tenmangu Shrine, Kyoto, Japan) "Plum Blossom Festival" At the Kitano Tenmangu Shrine in Kyoto charming geisha women and maiko girls (geiko in Kyoto dialect) perform an open air tea ceremony (nodate) and serve powdered green tea (macha) to visitors under plum trees (ume) in full bloom on 25 February. Baikasai (Plum Blossom Festival) commemorates the death anniversary of Sugawara Michizane (845-903) enshrined as the god of scholarship and literature.) / People Power Day (Philippines) Celebrating the return of democracy in 1986, commemorate by wearing yellow, which was the official color of the LABAN party, the rival political group that challenged the government back in 1986. Much of the festivities and activities occur in the city of Manila, particularly Epifanio Delos Santos Avenue (EDSA), a major public road where people flock to visit. Activities include programs such as church masses and concerts. Many people also flash the LABAN (fight) sign, which is an “L” sign using one’s index finger and thumb.
Feb. 26 Savior's Day (Nation of Islam) Holiday of the Nation of Islam commemorating the birth of its founder, Master Wallace Fard Muhammad, February 26, 1877. It was established by Elijah Muhammad.
Feb. 27 International No Holidays Day
Feb. 28 Independence Day (Egypt) / Finnish Culture Day (Finland) / Heritage Day, (Canada)
Feb. 29 Along with the Olympics , and the American Presidential campaign, once every four years (unless the year ends in double zeros) we get a Leap Year, at least this only takes one day to get over with. Also Happy Birthday Kal-El, somehow he doesn’t strike me as being a Pisces, must be that Krypton rising he has in his chart.
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