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February, from the Très riches heures du Duc de Berry February, Leandro Bassano. The Roman month Februarius was named after the Latin term februum, which means "purification", via the purification ritual Februa held on February 15 (full moon) in the old lunar Roman calendar. January and February were the last two months to be added to the ...
Feb. 7: National Ballet Day, National Fettuccine Alfredo Day, National Periodic Table Day, National Send a Card to a Friend Day, Rose Day Feb. 8: National Boy Scout Day, National Kite-Flying Day ...
Holidays proclaimed in this way may be considered a U.S. "national observance", but it would be improper to refer to them as "federal holidays". Many of these observances designated by Congress are authorized under permanent law under Title 36, U.S. Code , in which cases the President is under obligation to issue an annual proclamation.
National Day: 23 February: 1984 United Kingdom: Brunei gained full independence effective 1 January 1984 under the Treaty of Friendship and Co-operation of 7 January 1979 between United Kingdom and Brunei. [18] However, the celebrations of the first National Day were delayed until 23 February and that day continues to be celebrated since. [19 ...
February 5 to 9: National School Counseling Week. February 7 to 13: African Heritage and Health Week. February 7 to 14: Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week. February 12 to 18: National Jell-O Week.
A National Park Service fact sheet explains that "the word 'Juneteenth' is a Black English contraction, or portmanteau, of the month 'June' and the date 'Nineteenth'. Juneteenth celebrates the date of June 19, 1865, when enslaved people of African descent located in Galveston, Texas , finally learned of their freedom from the system of slavery ...
February is Black History Month and it pays tribute to the achievements of African Americans throughout U.S. history. It has been celebrated since 1976, but actually started back in 1926 with ...
2 February. 3 March. 4 April. 5 May. 6 June. 7 July. 8 August. 9 September. 10 October. 11 November. ... First Presidential Proclamation for National Caribbean ...