February 2020 Events and Celebrations
Universally known as the month of love, February is most widely celebrated for Valentine’s Day held February 14th annually. The shortest month in the year, February has 28 days in common years and 29 days in leap years. The month was named after a Roman ritual of purification, where people had to bathe for purification.
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World Wetlands Day
World Wetlands Day is annually held on February 2 to celebrate how wetlands, which are lands saturated by water, help maintain biodiversity on Earth.
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World Cancer Day
World Cancer Day is an international day marked on February 4 to raise awareness of cancer and to encourage its prevention, detection, and treatment. World Cancer Day is led by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) to support the goals of the World Cancer Declaration, written in 2008.
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World Day of the Sick
February 11 is World Day of the Sick, an observation started by Pope John Paul II as a way for believers to offer prayers for those suffering from illnesses. The day coincides with the commemoration of Our Lady of Lourdes.
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Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day, also called Saint Valentine's Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine, is celebrated annually on February 14. Originating as a Western Christian feast day honoring one or two early saints named Valentinus, Valentine's Day is recognized as a celebration of romance and romantic love.
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Digital Learning Day
Digital Learning Day celebrates the use of digital technology in learning and in particular highlights innovative and forward-thinking use of technology for learning in the classroom.
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Leap Day
A Leap Day, February 29, is added to the calendar during leap years. This extra day, also called Leap Year Day, makes the year 366 days long – not 365 days, like a common year.
About the month of February
The month of February is packed with national holidays that marketers can capitalize on. To ensure this is done effectively, planning the marketing campaigns ahead of time based on the social media calendar becomes imperative. As the month is still on the colder side, social media posts that exude warm and fuzzy feelings usually tend to connect well with consumers.
February is often remembered by people and marketers as the month of love. If planned and executed correctly, marketing campaigns can reach big heights of success. Some of the fun, exciting February national holidays include Pizza Day, Random Act of Kindness Day, Chill Day and more.
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