February Religious Festivals and Dates

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By Vexen Crabtree 2023

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Note that some traditions have festivals and dates that start at sundown or in the evening of the night before, such as (Jewish, Muslim and some Pagan events). There are no Hindu dates on these calendars yet, due to the complexity & multiplicity of all the various calendars in use. Likewise, there are no south-east Asian calendar dates.

Date	Event	Notes
Feb 1st Wednesday (fixed)	Imbolc / Candlemas	Paganism. A Gaelic spring festival, held halfway between winter solstice and spring equinox.
Feb 2nd Thursday (3 days) (fixed)	Setsubun	Shinto in Japan. Traditional Japanese one-day home ceremony held on the day before spring on one of these 3 days. Now largely linked with Shinto and Buddhism.
Feb 3rd Friday
Feb 4th Saturday
Feb 5th Sunday (this year)	Yuan Xiao Jie / Teng Chieh / Lantern Festival	Chinese religion. The first full moon of the year, in the first lunar month of the Chinese calendar.
Feb 6th Monday (2 days) (this year)	Tu B'Shevat	Judaism. Celebrating (and planting of) new trees, and the approach of spring.
Feb 7th Tuesday (this year)	Feast of Mulk (Dominion)	Bahá'í Faith.
Feb 8th Wednesday
Feb 9th Thursday
Feb 10th Friday
Feb 11st Saturday
Feb 12nd Sunday (this year)	Bandhi Chorrd Divas	Sikhism.
Feb 13rd Monday
Feb 14th Tuesday (fixed)	St Valentine's Day
Feb 15th Wednesday (fixed)	Parinirvana (Nirvana Day)	Buddhism. For the passing of Gautama Buddha. Observed by some on the 8th.
Feb 16th Thursday
Feb 17th Friday
Feb 18th Saturday (this year)	Jashn-E Mehergan / Mihr Jashan	Zoroastrianism. Dedicated to Meher, or Mithra, symbols of the sun, and of justice.
Feb 18th Saturday (this year)	Lailat Ul Isra Wa-l-miraj (Propher's Night Journey and Ascent)	Islam. On the 27th day of 7th month of Islamic calendar (Rajab).
Feb 19th Sunday
Feb 20th Monday
Feb 21st Tuesday (always on a Tue)	Shrove Tuesday	Christianity (Western Churches). Although it relates to absolution from sin, this day was pinned to an ancient day of feasting and consumption.
Feb 21st Tuesday (this year)	Ava Mah Parab / Aban Jashan	Zoroastrianism. Celebration of Ava, guardian of fertility and water.
Feb 22nd Wednesday (always on a Wed)	First day of Lent / Ash Wednesday	Christianity (Western churches). The first day of lent, enacted as Ash Wednesday in Catholic and some Anglican churches.