February Religious Festivals and Dates

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By Vexen Crabtree 2023

#february #hinduism #islam #judaism #paganism

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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 few Hindu dates on these calendars yet, due to the complexity & multiplicity of all the various calendars in use. Likewise, there are few south-east Asian calendar dates.

Date	Event	Notes
Feb 1st Saturday (fixed)	Imbolc / Candlemas	Paganism. A Gaelic spring festival, held halfway between winter solstice and spring equinox.
Feb 2nd Sunday (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 Monday
Feb 4th Tuesday
Feb 5th Wednesday
Feb 6th Thursday (this year)	Feast of Mulk (Dominion)	Bahá'í Faith.
Feb 7th Friday
Feb 8th Saturday
Feb 9th Sunday
Feb 10th Monday
Feb 11st Tuesday
Feb 12nd Wednesday (this year)	Bandhi Chorrd Divas	Sikhism. 'Celebration of Freedom', for the release of Sri Guru Hargobind Ji (the 6th guru) from prison in 1619 CE.
Feb 12nd Wednesday (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 13rd Thursday (2 days) (this year)	Tu B'Shevat	Judaism. Celebrating (and planting of) new trees, and the approach of spring.
Feb 13rd Thursday (this year)	Lailat Ul Barah'ah (Night of Forgiveness)	Islam. On 15th day of month of Shaban The seeking of forgiveness and fixing of destiny for the next year. Prayers and maybe fasting, and visiting the graves of relatives. Maybe fireworks.
Feb 14th Friday (fixed)	St Valentine's Day
Feb 15th Saturday (fixed)	Parinirvana (Nirvana Day)	Buddhism. For the passing of Gautama Buddha. Observed by some on the 8th.
Feb 16th Sunday
Feb 17th Monday (this year)	Jashn-E Mehergan / Mihr Jashan	Zoroastrianism. Dedicated to Meher, or Mithra, symbols of the sun, and of justice.
Feb 18th Tuesday
Feb 19th Wednesday
Feb 20th Thursday (this year)	Ava Mah Parab / Aban Jashan	Zoroastrianism. Celebration of Ava, guardian of fertility and water.
Feb 21st Friday
Feb 22nd Saturday
Feb 23rd Sunday
Feb 24th Monday
Feb 25th Tuesday
Feb 26th Wednesday (this year)	Maha Shivratri (Great Shiva Night)	Hinduism. 13th or 14th day of the dark half of Magh₁. The god Shiva performs the cosmic dance of creation and destruction. Many Hindus fast. Can occur a day later depending on location. Before the new moon, offerings of flowers, grain, water and milk are made to Shiva₁.

In 2025, Ramadan is due to start either on 28 Feb, or on 01 Mar, depending exactly on when the new moon is sighted.