Calendar for February 2021

Calendar for February 2021, history of February, phase of the Moon and all about February you might interest.

Calendar for February 2021

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Sun

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Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

Phase of the Moon:

February 4	February 11	February 19	February 27

3rd Quarter	New Moon	1st Quarter	Full Moon

Holidays and Observances in U.S.:

1: First Day of Black History Month
14: Valentine’s Day,
15: Presidents’ Day (Most regions)

Holidays and Festivals around the World:

Chinese New Year
National Freedom Day
Groundhog Day
Valentine’s Day
Mardi Gras
Ash Wednesday
Black History Month
American Heart Month
Chocolate Lover’s Month
National Bird Feeding Month
National Dental Month

Fun Facts about February:

It is the shortest month of the year.
The Welsh call February “y mis bach” which means “little month”.
It is the third month of winter.
In the Southern Hemisphere February is a summer month the equivalent of August.
The month is named for the Latin word februum which means purification.
Together with January, it was the last of the months added to the Roman calendar.
The largest American sporting event of the year, the Super Bowl, is held in February.
The Saxon term for the month, Sol-monath, means “cake month”. This is because they offered cakes to the gods during this month.

History of February:

February was added to the Roman calendar in 713 BC. The length of the month changed over time and, at one time, it had as few as 23 days. When Julius Caesar remade the Roman calendar, the month was assigned 28 days during normal years and 29 days during leap years which occurred every four years.