Events In February 2024

Setsubun (JP): February 3

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Setsubun (Bean-Throwing Festival or Bean-Throwing Ceremony) is a traditional Japanese festival celebrating the arrival of spring according to the lunar calendar. Setsubun translates to "seasonal division....

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Six Nations, Round 1: February 3-4

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Round one of the Six Nations Rugby Championship starts today.<br><br>The Six Nations Rugby Tournament, a cornerstone of international rugby union competitions, dates back to 1883. Initially known as the H...

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Take Your Child to the Library Day, Ntl.:...

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Take Your Child to the Library Day is a Connecticut-based, grass-roots project created by Nadine Lipman. Lipman is the retired Head of Children's Services at the Waterford (CT) Public Library. This event...

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Television Safety Day, National: February...

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Television Safety Day is a joint promotion of Safe Kids Worldwide and The Consumer Electronics Association. It focuses on removing hazards from your home that are a danger to children. Approximately 17 ch...

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The Day the Music Died (1959): February 3

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On February 3, 1959, Richie Valens age 17, Buddy Holly, age 22, and JP Richardson, age 24, three 1950s-era Rock-n-Roll singers, died in a plane crash on their way to a performance. This night became know...

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Women Physicians Day, Ntl. (1821): Februar...

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National Women Physicians Day honors the first woman to receive a degree in medicine in the United States, Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell. She was born on February 3, 1821, in Bristol, England. Her family immigr...

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African Heritage & Health Week: February 4...

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As part of the annual Black History Month celebration, African Heritage and Health Week focus on the foods, flavors, and culinary skills that define Southern, Caribbean, African, and South America cuisine...

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Armed Struggle Day (AO)(1961): February 4

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Armed Struggle Day in Angola marks the anniversary of February 4, 1961, when the nation's rebels began their successful bid for independence from Portugal's colonial rule. Armed Struggle Day is a national...

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Burn Awareness Week, Ntl.: February 4-10

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Each year more than 60,000 children under the age of four are treated in emergency rooms for burns in the United States. Burn Awareness Week is observed the first full week in February. It provides an o...

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Cancer Day, World: February 4

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World Cancer Day is a chance to raise collective voices to improve the general knowledge about cancer and dismiss misconceptions about the disease. At a global level, the event focuses on messaging relati...

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Children's Authors & Illustrators Week: Fe...

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During this annual event, acclaimed authors and illustrators from Children’s Authors Network (CAN!) visit schools, libraries, and children’s shelters all over the country. Lively storytelling, fascinating...

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Create a Vacuum Day (1862): February 4

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The idea for vacuum cleaners came about in 1599, but the first modern mechanized vacuum cleaner appeared on October 3, 1899. A hand-driven machine (you'll see it in the television show Upstairs/Downstai...

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Date Day, Medjool: February 4

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National Medjool Date Day celebrates fruit as a healthy snack and ingredient in salads, appetizers, entrees, and smoothies. Dates are nature's candy and a healthy alternative to confections. Eighty percen...

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Development Week Intl. (CA): February 4-10

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Created in 1990, International Development Week (IDW) occurs during Canada's first full week of February. The week celebrates Canadian achievement and industry and demonstrates how Canadians make a differ...

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Feng Shui New Year: February 4

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Feng Shui New Year is the time to reorder your home and surroundings to complement the Chinese New Year and its zodiac. During 2024's Year of the Dragon, spring green and royal yellow are considered parti...

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