2022 Daily Holidays that fall on February 12, include:
Darwin Day
Georgia Day - February 12, 2022 (On or around February 12 in the U.S. State of Georgia)
Global Movie Day - February 12, 2022 (Second Saturday in February)
Hug Day - February 12
International Day Against the Use of Child Soldiers - (Also Known as Red Hand Day)
Lincoln's Birthday - February 12; Observed on February 11, 2022
NAACP Day
National Freedom to Marry Day
National Lost Penny Day
National Plum Pudding Day
Oglethorpe Day
Paul Bunyan Day
Safety Pup Day
Scout Sabbath - February 12, 2022 (Last Day of Boy Scout Week)
World Cholangiocarcinoma Day - February 12, 2021 (2022 TBA)
2022 Weekly Holidays that include February 12, are:
Boy Scout Anniversary Week - February 6-12, 2022 (First Full Week in February)
Burn Awareness Week - February 6-12, 2022 (First Full Week in February)
Children's Authors & Illustrators Week - February 6-12, 2022 (First Full Week in February)
Children's Mental Health Week (U.K.) - February 7-13, 2022
Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week - February 7-14
Dump Your Significant Jerk Week - February 6-12, 2022 (Week Before Valentines Day)
Getting Dizzy Week - February 8-14
Have a Heart for Chained Dogs Week - February 7-14
International Week of Black Women In the Arts - February 7-15
Love a Mensch Week - February 7-14, 2022
Love Makes the World Go Round, but Laughter Keeps Us From Getting Dizzy Week - February 8-14
National Children's Mental Health Week - February 6-12, 2022 and May 1-7, 2022 (First Full Week of February and May)
National Crime Prevention Week - February 6-12, 2022 (First Full Week in February)
National Date Week (Fruit) - February 11-20, 2022
National Entrepreneurship Week - February 12-19, 2022 (Third Week of February)
National Green Week - February 6 - April 30, 2022 (Start First Full Week in February to April 30)
National Marriage Week USA - February 7-14
Pay Your Bills Week - February 6-12, 2022 (First Full Week in February)
Risk Awareness Week - February 7-14
Tinnitus Awareness Week - February 7-13, 2022
Valentine's Week - February 7-14
2022 Monthly Holidays that include February 12, are:
There are too many monthly holidays to include here, so please check out our February Holidays page to see all of the holidays that are celebrated the entire month of February.
NOTE:
A page on each holiday will be coming soon and linked above.
If a date is a movable holiday, that is different every year, I'll include the year as well as the date rule above. Otherwise, the holiday falls on the same date each year.
World Festivals and Events (Date Order)
Harbin Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival - Starts annually on January 5, and typically runs for a month or more, in Harbin, China and is the largest ice and snow festival in the world! 2022 dates are January 5 - February 28, 2022. Some pre-events are starting on December 23, 2021
Chinese New Year Festival and Parade - (San Francisco) - January 29 - March 6, 2022, Parade on February 19, 2022
Winter Olympics XXIV - February 4-20, 2022 (Held in Beijing, China)
Yukon Quest - Per their website, "In 2022, the Yukon Quest will be running 4 races, YQ300 (starts February 19th) & YQ100 (starts February 19th) in the Yukon, and the YQ550 (starts February 5th) and YQ200 (starts February 7th) in Alaska. The four races will run over 1,000 miles through 11 communities in Alaska and Yukon, following historic Northern travel routes"
Carnival of Venice - February 12, 2022 - March 1, 2022 - An annual festival held in Venice, Italy where people wear masks and costumes
Astrological Sign
The Astrological Sign for February 12 is an Aquarius.
Birth Flower of the Month
The Birth Flower(s) for the Month for February are:
Violet - symbolizes faithfulness, loyalty, humility, wisdom, and hope
Primrose - Modesty, distinction, and virtue
Birthstone
The Birthstone for February is Amethyst.
Famous Birthdays
1775 – Louisa Adams, First Lady of the United States (1825–1829), widow of John Quincy Adams (d. 1852)
1809 – Charles Darwin, English naturalist (d. 1882)
1809 – Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States (1861-his death) (d. 1865)
1915 – Lorne Greene, Canadian actor (Bonanza) (d. 1987)
1952 – Michael McDonald, American musician (Steely Dan, The Doobie Brothers, solo)
1956 – Arsenio Hall, American actor and talk show host
1959 – Sigrid Thornton, Australian actress (The Man from Snowy River, American TV series Paradise)
1968 – Josh Brolin, American actor
1968 – Chynna Phillips, American singer (Wilson Phillips)
1980 – Christina Ricci, American actress
Famous Deaths
1971 – James C. Penney, American department store founder (b. 1875)
2000 – Tom Landry, American football coach (Dallas Cowboys) (b. 1924)
2000 – Charles M. Schulz, American comics author of Peanuts (b. 1922)
Quote of the Day
Life is like a 10-speed bicycle.
Most of us have gears we never use. ~ Charles Schultz
Charles M. Schulz, the American comics author of Peanuts, who was
born in 1922, died on February 12, 2000. I grew up reading the Peanuts
comics, and watching the Peanuts TV specials. Over the nearly 50 years that Peanuts was published, Schulz drew more than 18,000 strips. At its height, Peanuts was published daily in 2,600 papers in 75 countries, in 21 languages.
Recipe of the Day or a Healthy Diet Habit Tip of the Day
The Holidays and Observances Recipe of the Day for February 12, is a Healthy Banana Cake, from Kerry at Healthy Diet Habits, in honor of February being Bake for Family Fun Month.
This Day in History
1793 - 1st US fugitive slave law passed which requires the return of escaped slaves
1851 – Edward Hargraves announces that he has found gold in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia, starting the Australian gold rush.
1855 – Michigan State University is established.
1909 – The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is founded.
1914 – In Washington, D.C., the first stone of the Lincoln Memorial is put into place
1921 - Winston Churchill becomes British, minister of Colonies
1934 – The Austrian Civil War begins.
1938 - German troops entered Austria
1949 - Unidentified aircraft bomb Jerusalem
1987 - Survivors of a black man murdered by KKK members awarded $7 M damages
1999 – President Bill Clinton is acquitted by the United States Senate in his impeachment trial.
2004 – The city of San Francisco, California begins issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples in response to a directive from Mayor Gavin Newsom.
This Day in Music
1955 - The McGuire Sisters' Sincerely hits #1
1960 - Pat Boone's album Pat's Great Hits is certified gold
1961 - The Miracles' Shop Around is certified gold
1966 - Simon and Garfunkel's Homeward Bound is released
1972 - Al Green's Let's Stay Together hits #1
1972 - Roundabout by Yes, is released
1973 -Elton John's album Don't Shoot Me, I'm Only The Piano Player is certified gold
1977 - Barbra Streisand's soundtrack album A Star Is Born hits #1
1994 - Celine Dion's, The Power of Love Hits #1 on the US singles chart (Her first US #1)
1995 - Van Halen, scored their first US #1 album with Balance.
1997 - David Bowie is awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, outside the Hollywood Galaxy Theatre
2000 - Mariah Carey's Thank God I Found You hits #1
2009 - Art Garfunkel makes a surprise appearance at a Paul Simon concert for a three song set in New York's recently refurbished Beacon Theater.
In my top 10 favorite songs of all time, you will find Al Green's, Lets Stay Together that hit #1 on this day, back in 1972.
This Day in Sports
1876 - Al Spalding opens his sporting good shop
1879 - The 1st artificial ice rink in North America is built in Madison Square Garden, NYC
1949 - Team Canada beats Denmark 47-0 in hockey
1964 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Peggy Fleming 1964 - US male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Allen
1982 - Wayne Gretzky scores 153rd point of season, tieing NHL record
1991 - North & South Korea form a joint team for table tennis competition
1994 - 17th Winter Olympic games opens in Lillehammer, Norway
1995 - Bonnie Blair skates female world record 500m (38.69 sec)
Word of the Day from Wiktionary
snappish (adjective)
1. Exhibiting irritation or impatience; curt; irascible.
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