where I will store my weekly poetry challenge poems plus a few other related poems |
February Special Days Let’s all celebrate The many special days In February. Here are a few to get you going. February 2025 Daily Holidays and Observances February 1 On February 1, eat ice cream and dark chocolate To celebrate Dark Chocolate Day And National Ice Cream for Breakfast Day. Dark Chocolate day National Ice Cream for Breakfast Day February 2 On February 2 go to Candlemas Praying that the groundhog saw his shadow On Groundhog Day Which means an early spring Is on hand. • Candlemas • Groundhog Day • February 3 • February 3 is Take a Cruise Day To escape the lingering winter. Take a Cruise Day February 4 On February 3, to celebrate Facebook’s birthday Exchange homemade soup recipes To celebrate Homemade Soup Day. • Facebook’s Birthday • Homemade Soup Day • February 5 Who can forget that February 5th Is National Shower with a Friend day? • National Shower with a Friend Day February 6 On February 6, it is time to talk day And pay a compliment day too. To celebrate both, call someone one And pay them a compliment out of the blue. • Pay a Compliment Day • Time to Talk Day • February 7 To get in the Valentine's Day mood On February 7th, Rose Day, Send some roses and a card to a special friend To celebrate Rose Day and Send a Card to a Friend Day. • Rose Day (beginning Valentine’s Week) • Send a Card to a Friend Day • February 8 On February 8, Take a Boy Scout to the movies. To celebrate Global Movie Day, and National Boy Scout Anniversary Day, Global Movie Day • National Boy Scout Day/Boy Scout Anniversary Day • February 9 On February 9, in the US it is Superbowl day. Enjoy the game while eating chocolate, and bagels and lox And drinking beer while watching the game with your spouse As you celebrate World Marriage Day after the game. • Chocolate Day • National Bagels and Lox Day • Super Bowl Sunday • World Marriage Day February 10 On February 10, eat oatmeal before doing your business to Celebrate National Poop Day and Oatmeal Monday. • National Poop Day • Oatmeal Monday On February 11 take out your guitar And play an electrific blues song Welcoming visiting space aliens On Extraterrestrial Culture Day. Treating them to a Latte On National Latte Day And National Make a Friend Day. February 11 • Be Electrific Day • Extraterrestrial Culture Day • Get Out Your Guitar Day • National Latte Day • National Make a Friend Day February 12 On February 12, reflect upon the life Of Abraham Lincoln and Darwin On their special days. • Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday • Darwin Day • February 13 On February 13 kiss your lover And have them kiss you On national self-love day. Kiss Day • Self-Love Day February 14 Give your lover a book on International Book Giving Day To celebrate Madly in Love with Me Day And Valentine’s Day. • International Book Giving Day • Madly In Love With Me Day • Valentine’s Day February 15 On February 15 singles celebrate Single Awareness Day And Love Reset Day. • Love Reset Day • Singles Awareness Day/Singles Appreciation Day February 16 On February 16 go out for fish fry And eat almonds, and think about the next big thing as you celebrate Innovation Day. • Friday Fish Fry Day • Innovation Day • National Almond Day • February 17 On February 17 commit A Random Act of Kindness As you celebrate World Human Spirit Day Doing it My Way. My Way Day • Random Acts of Kindness Day • World Human Spirit Day On February 18 drink wine And Eat Stuff crab Celebrating Drink Wine Day And National Stuff Crab Day. February 18 • Drink Wine Day • National Crab Stuffed Flounder Day February 19 Enjoy eating chocolate mints On National Chocolate Mint Day. • National Chocolate Mint Day • February 20 On February 20 clean your bookcase While shutting out political discussion Except for social justice of course On No Politics Day, and Social Justice Day. • Clean Out Your Bookcase Day • No Politics Day • World Day for Social Justice February 21 On February 20, contemplate how to say Gluten Free On langauge Day, and National Grain Free Day In Spanish, sin gluten (Native Script: sin gluten) In Korean, 글루텐 프리 (Romanized: geulluten peuri) In Thai, ปลอดกลูเตน (Romanized: plɔ̀ɔt gluu tên) In Hindi ग्लूटेन मुक्त (Romanized: glooṭen mukt) • Language Day • National Grain Free Day February 22 On February 22, be humble Play cards while drinking Margaritas And thinking on World Thinking Day. • Be Humble Day National Margarita Day • Play More Cards Day • World Thinking Day February 23 On February 23 think about World Understanding and Peace Day And National Rationalization Day. • National Rationalization Day • World Understanding and Peace Day February 24 On February 24 go to your nearest bar Eat tortillas and thank the Bartender For the good things bartenders do for us On World Bartender Day. • National Tortilla Chip Day • World Bartender Day February 25 On February 25 let us all eat right Enjoying clam chowder for dinner And chocolate-covered nuts As we celebrate Let's All Eat Right Day! National Clam Chowder Day and Chocolate Covered Nuts Day. • Let's All Eat Right Day • National Chocolate Covered Nuts Day • National Clam Chowder Day February 26 On Black Lives Matter Day Contemplate the newly banned Black History month On Carpe Diem Day. • Black Lives Matter Day • Carpe Diem Day February 27 On February 27, Go out for a big breakfast Eating a fully American breakfast Bacon, Eggs, Grits, Ham, sausage, Strawberry Pancakes, Toast Coffee, and a side order of Chili. Celebrating The Big Breakfast Day National Chili Day National Strawberry Day And National Toast Day. • National Chili Day • National Strawberry Day • National Toast Day (last Thursday in February) • The Big Breakfast Day February 28 On February 28, sleep in to celebrate National Public Sleeping Day Then go out and eat chocolate Souffle And pancakes for breakfast To end the month On a sugar-high note Your diet starts March 1……. • National Chocolate Souffle Day • National Pancake Day • National Public Sleeping Day |