2023 Daily Holidays that fall on February 25, include:
International Sword Swallowers Day - February 25, 2023 (Last Saturday of February)
International Tongue Twister Day - February 25, 2023 (Last Saturday in February)
Let's All Eat Right Day
National Chocolate Covered Nuts Day
National Clam Chowder Day
National Pistol Patent Day
Open that Bottle Night - February 25, 2023 (last Saturday of February)
Quiet Day
Rubber Ducky Day
2023 Weekly Holidays that include February 25, are:
Bird Health Awareness Week - February 19-25, 2023 (Last Full Week of February)
Brotherhood / Sisterhood Week - February 19-25, 2023 (Third Week in February)
Build a Better Trade Show Image Week - February 19-25, 2023 (Third Full Week in February)
Jewish Book Week - February 25 - March 5, 2023
Lent - February 22 - April 8, 2023 (Begins on Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday)
Make Mine Chocolate - (Campaign kicks off annually on Feb 15, and ends on Easter which is April 9, 2023)
National Eating Disorders Awareness Week - February 20-26, 2023
National Engineer's Week - February 19-25, 2023 (Third Full Week in February)
National FFA Week - February 18-25, 2023 (Runs Saturday to Saturday and has February 22, George Washington's birthday in the week)
National Green Week - February 5 - April 30, 2023 (Start First Full Week in February to April 30)
National Justice for Animals Week - February 19-25, 2023 (Begins on the Fourth Week in February)
National Pancake Week - February 19-25, 2023
National Sauna Week - February 19-25, 2023 (Last Full Week of February)
Orthodox Lent - February 22 - April 8, 2023 (Begins on Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday)
Through with the Chew (Chewing Tobacco) - February 19-25, 2023 (Third Full Week in February)
2023 Monthly Holidays that include February 25, 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 - Usually 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! 2023 dates are December 23, 2022 - February 28, 2023.
Chinese New Year Festival and Parade - (San Francisco) - January 14 - March 5, 2023, Parade on February 4, 2023
Yukon Quest - Starting in Whitehorse on February 11, 2023, there will be 3 races - 100 mile, 250 miles and a 450 mile. The race typically runs for 10 to 16 days until the last team finishes.
Carnival (Rio de Janeiro in Brazil) - February 17 - 25, 2023 - Carnival is the biggest festival in the world with two million people a day on the streets. Floats, Parades, Balls, Music and Dancing are all part of the Event
Carnival of Venice - February 17 - 25, 2023 - An annual festival held in Venice, Italy where people wear masks and costumes
Astrological Sign
The Astrological Sign for February 25 is Pisces.
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
1901 – Zeppo Marx, American actor (youngest of the five Marx brothers) (d. 1979)
1920 – Sun Myung Moon, Korean religious leader, founder of Unification Church (d. 2012)
1935 – Sally Jessy Raphaël, American talk show host
1943 – George Harrison, English singer and guitarist, member of The Beatles (d. 2001)
1966 – Nancy O'Dell, American television personality
1973 – Julio Iglesias, Jr., Spanish singer
1975 – Chelsea Handler, American comedian, author, and actress
1976 – Rashida Jones, American actress (The Office, Parks & Recreation)
Famous Deaths
1864 – Anna Harrison, American First Lady, wife of President William Henry Harrison (b. 1775)
1983 – Tennessee Williams, American playwright (b. 1911)
2006 - Darren McGavin, American actor (Mike Hammer, Murphy Brown) (b. 1922)
2017 - Bill Paxton, American actor (Big Love, Titanic) (b. 1955)
Quote of the Day
Recipe of the Day or a Healthy Diet Habit Tip of the Day
The Holidays and Observances Recipe of the Day for February 25 is a Salmon Cakes Recipe with Salmon Sauce. (Recipes open up a new browser on Kerry's Healthy Diet Habit website)
This Day in History
1751 - 1st performing monkey exhibited in America in New York City (admission was 1 cent)
1836 – Samuel Colt is granted a United States patent for the Colt revolver
1859 - 1st use of "insanity plea" to prove innocence
1862 - Congress forms US Bureau of Engraving & Printing
1901 – J. P. Morgan incorporates the United States Steel Corporation
1913 - 16th Amendment ratified, authorizing income tax
1919 - League of Nations set up by Paris Treaty
1919 – Oregon places a 1 cent per U.S. gallon tax on gasoline, becoming the first U.S. state to levy a gasoline tax
1925 - Glacier Bay National Monument established in Alaska
1932 – Adolf Hitler obtains German citizenship by naturalization, which allows him to run in the 1932 election for Reichspräsident. (President of the Reich)
1933 – The USS Ranger is launched. It is the first US Navy ship to be built solely as an aircraft carrier
1968 - 430 Unification Church couples wed in Korea
This Day in Music
1957 - Buddy Holly & Crickets record That'll Be the Day
1963 - Beatles release their 1st single in US Please Please Me
1965 - The Seekers, a folk-pop group from Australia, hit #1 on the UK singles chart with I'll Never Find Another You
1981 - Christopher Cross wins a Grammy for Best new artist and Best song for Sailing
1982 - Final episode of The Lawrence Welk Show airs
1992 - James Brown receives a Lifetime Achievement Grammy Award
1998 - Bo Diddley and Roy Orbison receive Lifetime Achievement Awards at the Grammy Awards
2003 - Switchfoot releases The Beautiful Letdown, their fourth album that was eventually certified double platinum.
The two most popular songs on Switchfoot's The Beautiful Letdown album are Meant to Live (above), and Dare You to Move.
This Day in Sports
1951 – The first Pan American Games are held in Buenos Aires, Argentina
1952 - 6th Winter Olympic games close at Oslo, Norway
1964 - Muhammad Ali, TKOs Sonny Liston in 7 for heavyweight boxing title
1987 - Michael Jordan, scores Chicago Bull record 58 points in a game
1989 - Mike Tyson TKOs Frank Bruno in 5 for heavyweight boxing title
1994 - Phil Rizzuto elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
Word of the Day from Wiktionary
pipette (noun)
1. A small glass tube, often with an enlargement or bulb in the middle, and
usually graduated, used for transferring or delivering measured
quantities of a liquid.
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