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Events In February 2024
Database of events, awareness days, holidays, and promotions occurring in February of this year.
February Events
Candlemas (C): February 2
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Candlemas, the "Purification of the Blessed Virgin" or the "Feast of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple," occurs forty days after Christmas on the second of February. According to the Mosaic (Hebre...
February
G.I. Joe Day (1964): February 2
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GI Joe Day marks the anniversary of the launch of the first action figure created for boys, the GI Joe doll, on February 2, 1964. The doll was retired in 1994 but continues in video games. GI stands for...
February
Give Kids A Smile Day: February 2
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The Give Kids A Smile program began in 2003 to allow dentists and related organizations to join together and provide dental services to underserved children. Originally a one-day event in February, many c...
February
Groundhog Day (1886): February 2
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Groundhog Day is an American tradition with roots in the Roman Empire, though it combines pagan rituals with Christian observances. It coincides with Candlemas, the date in the Christian calendar 40 days...
February
Heavenly Hash Day: February 2
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Heavenly Hash is mixed together with rice, pineapples, marshmallows, and whipped cream. Sometimes ice cream with nuts, marshmallows, and fruits is used instead, mixed up and plopped into a bowl. Most food...
February
Hedgehog Day: February 2
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Meet the original groundhog from the times of ancient Rome, the hedgehog. This little rodent is the original inspiration for shadow or no shadow day and is still celebrated as a European folk holiday.
February
Major League Baseball Birthday (1876): Feb...
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Major League Baseball was founded on this day in 1876.
February
Marmot Day: February 2
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In the lower 48, we celebrate Groundhog Day. In Alaska, it is known as Marmot Day (an animal part of the same family. This event was established in 2009 by the state of Alaska. Marmots, native to the No...
February
Moon—Third Quarter: February 2
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Today is the third quarter of the moon, meaning it is halfway between the full and new moon.
February
Rheumatoid Arthritis Awareness Day: Februa...
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Rheumatoid Awareness Day exists to give people with rheumatoid arthritis a day of recognition. Rheumatoid arthritis is a progressive inflammatory disease causing damage to joints and organ tissues, resu...
February
Saranac Lake Winter Carnival (US-NY): Febr...
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The longest-running winter carnival in the eastern United States, New York's Saranac Lake Winter Carnival first ran in 1897. The event features an ice castle, winter sports, food, music, parades, and fire...
February
Sled Dog Day, Ntl.(1925): February 2
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National Sled Dog day honors Balto, perhaps the most famous sled dog in history. In 1925, during a diphtheria epidemic in Nome, Alaska, Balto and his master Gunnar Kaasen braved the Alaskan wilderness w...
February
Tater Tot Day, Ntl.: February 2
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National Tater Tot Day celebrates the bite-sized molded hash browns that are deep-fried. An invention of the Or-Ida food company in the early 1950s, Tater Tots have been a school lunch favorite for decade...
February
Tinnitus Awareness Week (US/UK): February...
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National Tinnitus Awareness Week (TAW) in the United States and the United Kingdom raises awareness of the disorder "ringing in the ears," which affects nearly 14% of people worldwide. Of those, 7% test p...
February
Ukulele Day, World: February 2
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The late ukulele teacher and musician Mike Lynch created Ukulele Day. Over 40 years of his life were devoted to teaching music, with his favorite instrument, the small four-string guitar-like instrument c...
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