The birthstone for the month of February is the Amethyst, and the birth flower is the Violet.
Holidays and special celebrations in the month of February.
- 01 Brighid’s Day
- 02 Candlemas
- 02 Groundhog Day
- 04 Sapporo Snow Festival07 Ballet Day
- 06 Canadian Maple Syrup Day:
- 07 Girls and Women in Sports Day
- 07 Greet Your Neighbors Day
- 08 Boy Scouts Day
- 08 Tu B’shvat
- 09 Carnival
- 09 National Pizza Day
- 11 Chinese New Year
- 12 Mardi Gras
- 12 Pancake Tuesday +12 Shrove Tuesday
- 13 Ash Wednesday
- 14 Ferris Wheel Day
- 14 Read to Your Kid Day
- 14 Valentines Day
- 15 Canada Flag Day
- 17 First Sunday of Lent
- 20 Love Your Pet Day
- 20 Cherrie Pie Day
- 22 George Washington’s Birthday
- 22 Robert Baden-Powell
- 23 Tennis Day
- 25 Auguste Renoir
- 25 Lantern Festival
- 26 Purim
- 26 World Pistachio Day
- 28 Floral Design Day
Besides those days, this is the month of Weddings. Of course, the highlight holiday is February 14th, aka Valentine’s Day; and the U.S.A. has the national holiday “President’s Day” on the 22nd.
During this month the Full Moon is called “Snow Moon” by some Native American tribes and “Hunger Moon” by others. To learn more about the names for full moons by different tribes and people see the page, Ancient Moon Month Names.
