February 1 |
Imbolc |
Gaelic Traditional |
February 1 |
World Hijab Day[19] |
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February 1 |
World Aspergillosis Day |
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February 2 |
Groundhog Day |
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February 2 |
World Wetlands Day |
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February 2 |
Rheumatoid Arthritis Awareness Day[21] |
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February 4 |
Sri Lankan Independence Day |
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February 4 |
World Cancer Day |
UN, WHO[13][22] |
February 5 |
Kashmir Solidarity Day |
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February 5 |
World Nutella Day |
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February 6 |
Sami National Day |
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February 6 |
Waitangi Day (New Zealand) |
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February 6 |
International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation |
WHO[13][23] |
February 10 |
World Pulses Day |
UN, FAO |
February 11 |
European 112 Day |
Instituted by the European Union[24] |
February 11 |
World Day of the Sick |
Instituted by Pope John Paul II |
February 11 |
International Day of Women and Girls in Science |
UN Women |
February 12 |
Sexual and Reproductive Health Awareness Day |
Canadian Federation for Sexual Health[25] |
February 12 |
Darwin Day |
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February 12 |
International Day of Women's Health |
Canadian Foundation for Women's Health[26] |
February 12 |
Red Hand Day |
Child Soldier Awareness |
February 13 |
World Radio Day |
UN, UNESCO[13][27] |
February 14 |
World Valentine Day |
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February 14 |
Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Day (Canada) |
Children's Heart Society[28] |
February 14 |
V-Day |
Global day to end violence against women |
February 15 (variously, February 13, 14, or 15) |
Singles Awareness Day |
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February 15 |
Total Defence Day (Singapore) |
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February 15 |
International Childhood Cancer Day |
Childhood Cancer Foundation[29] |
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February 17 |
Random Acts of Kindness Day (USA) |
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February 17 |
Serbian Statehood Day |
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February 20 |
World Day of Social Justice |
UN[30] |
February 21 |
International Mother Language Day[31] |
UN, UNESCO[13] |
February 21 |
Language Movement Day (Bangladesh) |
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February 21 |
Global Information Governance Day |
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February 22 |
Founders Day[32] |
Scouts' Day, worldwide |
February 23 |
World Thinking Day[33] |
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February 26 (in UK, first Friday in February in USA) |
National Wear Red Day |
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February 27 |
World NGO Day[34][35] |
Baltic Sea NGO Forum of the Council of the Baltic Sea States,[36] Communities, International Leaders and Organizations |
February 27 |
Anosmia Awareness Day,[37] World NGO Day[38] |
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February 27 |
National Pancake Day (USA) |
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February 28/29 (last day of February) |
Rare Disease Day[39] |
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February (first Saturday) |
Ice Cream for Breakfast Day |
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February (the Tuesday falling between the 5th and 11th inclusive) |
Safer Internet Day[40][41] |
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February (third Monday) |
Washington's Birthday |
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