Month by Month Calendar of events, celebrations and other special days

February 2009
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						1 Imbolc (Pagan)Spring festival in honour of the goddess Brigit. Clown Service, LondonEach year, on the first Sunday in February, clowns gather for a church service at 3pm at Holy Trinity Church in Dalston. Chinese New Year event, LondonCelebration of the Chinese New Year (2009 is the "year of the ox") in the Chinatown area of London. 11:00: Grand Parade along the Strand, Charing Cross Road and Shaftesbury Avenue ...- 12:00 to 18:00: Entertainment on the main stage in Trafalgar Square - 14:00 and 17:00: Fire crackers / fireworks are set off in Leicester Square
2 World Wetlands Day Candlemass"Candlemas" in many churches and is the day for observing the ritual purification of Mary forty days after the birth of Jesus as well as the presentation of Jesus in the Temple in Jerusalem.	3 SetsubunJapanese bean scattering festival.	4 Sweet rationing endedSweet rationing ended in Britain in 1953 Sri Lanka's National Day	5	6 UNICEF Day for ChangeA national non-uniform day. Day for Change gives pupils the opportunity to wear what they want for the day in return for a small donation to UNICEF. In 2005, Day for Change focuses on the issue of food and nutrition in Ethiopia and Tajikistan. Waitangi DayWaitangi Day is the New Zealand national day celebrated each year on February 6. It commemorates the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi on February 6, 1840. Queen's Accession: gun salutes, London/WindsorQueen Elizabeth came to the throne (aged 25) on 6 February 1952, the date when her father King George the Sixth died. To mark this event, cannons will be fired : A 41-gun salute at 12 noon fired by the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery in Hyde Park, London ...A 62-gun salute at 1pm fired by the Honourable Artillery Company at the Tower of London A 21-gun salute at 12 noon at The Long Walk in the grounds of Windsor Castle, Windsor	7 Rugby Six Nationa beginsFinal day of the international rugby competition (England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, France, Italy). Charles Dickens (1812)Charles Dickens, the son of John and Elizabeth Dickens, was born in Landport on 7th February 1812. Grenada National Day	8 Parinirvana / Nirvana Day (Buddhists)Mahayana Buddhist festival marking the final passing away from this world of Gautama Buddha at Kushinagara, India, at the age of 80.
9 Teng Chieh (Chinese)This is the Lantern Festival which marks the first full moon of the year and the lengthening of days. It also marks the end of the celebration of Chinese New Year. Lanterns of all colours but white - the colour of mourning - are hung up. Full Moon Tu B'ShevatTu B'Shevat is the Jewish "New Year for Trees". It is one of the four Jewish new years (Rosh Hashanahs).	10	11 Japan National Day Thomas EdisonThomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 - October 18, 1931) was an American inventor and businessman who developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including the phonograph and the long-lasting, practical electric light bulb.	12 Darwin DayDarwin Day is a global celebration of science and reason held on or around Feb. 12, the birthday anniversary of evolutionary biologist Charles Darwin.	13	14 St. Valentine's Day.	15 Serbia's National DaySerbia is a landlocked country in Central and Southeastern Europe. Galileo GalileiGalileo was an Italian physicist and astronomer. Born February 15, 1564; Died January 8, 1642.
16 Lithuania's National DayOn February 16, 1918, Lithuania declared independence from Russia and Germany Presidents DayWashington's Birthday is the official name designated to what many people know as President's Day. During the month of February the birthday of two of the greatest USA President's takes place. Both George Washington who was born on Feb. 22nd and AbrahamLincoln born on Feb. 12th.	17	18 Brits Awards,Awards ceremony for British and international pop, shown on ITV1 Nepal's National DayNepal is a landlocked Himalayan country in South Asia, bordered by the People's Republic of China to the north and India to the south, east and west. Jorvik Viking Festival18 - 22 February 2009 A Viking festival in York. Among the many events and activities are a battle re-enactment and a Viking market. Location: York	19 Jorvik Viking Festival18 - 22 February 2009 A Viking festival in York. Among the many events and activities are a battle re-enactment and a Viking market. Location: York	20 Jorvik Viking Festival18 - 22 February 2009 A Viking festival in York. Among the many events and activities are a battle re-enactment and a Viking market. Location: York	21 Jorvik Viking Festival18 - 22 February 2009 A Viking festival in York. Among the many events and activities are a battle re-enactment and a Viking market. Location: York	22 Jorvik Viking Festival18 - 22 February 2009 A Viking festival in York. Among the many events and activities are a battle re-enactment and a Viking market. Location: York
23 Maha Shivaratri (Hindu)The main festival to worship Shiva, one of the most important forms of God. Many Hindus will fast and prayers are focused on Shiva and his shrines and statues. Brunei National Day Fair Trade Fortnight	24 Shrove Tuesday (Pancake Day)Historically, on Shrove Tuesday Christians confessed their sins and asked to be forgiven for them (this was known as "shriving"). The popular name for Shrove Tuesday is Pancake Day.	25 New Moon LentLent is the forty-day period (or season) lasting from Ash Wednesday to Holy Thursday. The forty days represents the time Jesus spent in the desert Ash WednesdayIn the Western Christian calendar, Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent and occurs forty-six days before Easter. Kuwait National Day	26	27	28

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