Holidays and Observances
- Air Force Day (Nicaragua)
- Anniversary of the Abolition of Slavery (Mauritius)
- Christian Feast Day:
- Astina (Syrian Church)
- Brigid, patron saint of Ireland
- February 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Earliest day on which National Wear Red Day can fall, while February 7 is the latest; celebrated on the first Friday in February (United States)
- Federal Territory Day (Kuala Lumpur, Labuan and Putrajaya, Malaysia)
- Heroes Day (Rwanda)
- Imbolc (Ireland, Scotland, Isle of Man, and Neopagans in the Northern hemisphere)
- Lughnasadh (Neopagans in the Southern hemisphere)
- Lammas (Neopagans in the Southern hemisphere)
- Memorial Day of the Republic (Hungary)
- National Freedom Day (United States)
- The first day of Quebec Winter Festival, celebrated until February 17 (Quebec City)
- The start of Black History Month (United States and Canada)
- The start of LGBT History Month (United Kingdom)
- The start of National Bird-Feeding Month (United States)
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“... if it be true that death is annihilation, then the man who believes that he will certainly go straight to heaven when he dies, provided he has fulfilled certain simply observances in this life, has a cheap pleasure which will not be followed by the least disappointment.”
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