2023 DEI Calendar | Wikimedia Commons by Dafne Cholet
2023 DEI Calendar | Wikimedia Commons by Dafne Cholet
February 2023 DEI Calendar
Begin Date:
Monday, February 13, 2023 - 2:00pm
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February is Black History Month in the United States and Canada.
Daily Observations:
February 1: National Freedom Day, honoring the signing by Abraham Lincoln of a resolution that later became the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that abolished slavery.
February 1: St. Brigid of Kildare, celebrated by some Christian denominations, is the feast day for St. Brigid.
February 2: Candlemas is a Christian holiday that celebrates three occasions, including the presentation of the child Jesus, Jesus' first entry into the temple, and the Virgin Mary's purifcation.
February 3: St. Brigid of Kildare is the feast day for St. Brigid celebrated by some Christian denominations.
February 5: Vasant Panchami is the Hindu festival that highlights the coming of spring. On this day, Hindus worship Saraswati Devi, the goddess of wisdom, knowledge, music, art, and culture.
February 5: Maghi-Purnima, a Hindu festival celebrated on the last day of Magha, a month focused on charity work, when devotees often take holy baths and do charity.
February 14: St. Valentine's Day is a Western Christian feast day honoring one or two early saints named Valentinus. This holiday is typically associated with romatic love and is celebrated by people expressing their love with gifts.
February 15: Parinirvana Day, or Nirvana Day, is the commemoration of Buddha's death at the age of 80 when he reached the zenith of Nirvana; February 8th is an alternative day of observance.
February 17: Lailat al Miraj is a Muslim holiday that commemorating Muhammad's journey from Mecca to the Farthest Mosque in Jerusalem and beginning the night before at sundown.
February 18: Lailat al Miraj is a Muslim holiday that commemorates the prophet Muhammad's nighttime journey from Mecca to the "Farthest Mosque" in Jerusalem, where he ascended to heaven.
February 18: Maha Shivaratri, a Hindu festival celebrated to honor Lord Shiva and the arrival of spring.
February 20: Presidents Day is federally recognized celebration in the United States that honors the birthdays of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, as well as those of every US president.
February 21: Mardi Gras, the last day for Catholics to indulge before Ash Wednesday, starts the sober weeks of fasting that accompany Lent. The term "Mardi Gras" is particularly associated with the carnival celebrations in New Orleans, Louisiana.
February 22: Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent on the Christian calendar. Its name is derived from the symbolic use of ashes to signify penitence. It happens immediately after the excesses of the two days of Carnival that take place in Northern Europe and parts of Latin America and the Caribbean.
February 25 to March 1: Intercalary Days, or Ayyám-i-Há is celebrated by people of the faith. During this time, days are added to the Bahá’í calendar to maintain their solr calendar. Intercalary days are observed with gift-giving, special acts of charity, and preparation for the fasting that precedes the New Year.
February 26: Meatfare Sunday, of The Sunday of the Last Judgement, is traditionally the last day of eating meat before Easter for Orthodox Christians.
February 27: Also known as Clean Monday, this is the beginning of Great Lent in the Orthodox Christian faith.
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