February 2 - Holidays and Observances

Holidays and Observances

  • Anniversary of Treaty of Tartu (Estonia)
  • Feast of the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple or Candlemas (Western Christianity), and its related observances:
    • A quarter day in the Christian calendar (due to Candlemas). (Scotland)
    • Celebration of Yemanja (Candomblé)
    • La Chandeleur or Crêpe Day (France)
    • Our Lady of Navigators (Brazil)
    • Virgin of Candelaria (Tenerife, Spain)
  • Christian Feast Day:
    • Cornelius the Centurion
    • February 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
  • Constitution Day (The Philippines)
  • Earliest day on which Shrove Monday can fall, while March 8 is the latest; celebrated on Monday before Ash Wednesday (Christianity), and its related observances:
    • Bun Day (Iceland)
    • Fastelavn (Denmark)
    • Rosenmontag (Germany)
  • Groundhog Day (United States and Canada)
  • Imbolc in northern hemisphere, Lughnasadh in southern hemisphere (Neopaganism)
  • Inventor's Day (Thailand)
  • World Wetlands Day (International)

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