February 27

 Holidays and Observances
(Alphabetical Order)

2026 Daily Holidays that fall on February 27, include:

• Anosmia Awareness Day
• International Polar Bear Day 
• International Stand Up to Bullying Day - February 27, 2026 (Last Friday in February)
• National Albert Day
• National Kahlua Day
• National Polar Bear Day
  
• National Protein Day 
• National Retro Day
• National Strawberry Day 
• National Susan Day 
• No Brainer Day 
• Pokemon Day
• Skip The Straw Day - February 27, 2026 (Fourth Friday in February)
• The Big Breakfast Day
• World NGO Day 

2026 Weekly Holidays that include February 27, are:

• American Council on Education - February 25-28, 2026
• Bird Health Awareness Week - February 22-28, 2026 (Last Full Week of February)
• Lent - February 18 - March 30, 2026
• Make Mine Chocolate - (Campaign kicks off annually on Feb 15, and ends on Easter which is April 3, 2026)
• National Chip Week (U.K.) - February 22-28, 2026 (Last Full Week in February)
• National Eating Disorders Awareness Week - February 22-28, 2026 
• National Engineer's Week - February 22-28, 2026 (Third Full Week in February)
• National FFA Week - February 22-28, 2026 (Runs Saturday to Saturday and has February 22, George Washington's birthday in the week)
• National Green Week - February 1 - April 30, 2026 (Start First Full Week in February to April 30)
• National Invasive Species Awareness Week - February 23-27, 2026 (For 5 Days Starting the Last Monday in February)
• National Justice for Animals Week - February 22-27, 2026 (Begins on the Fourth Week in February)
• National Sauna Week - February 22-28, 2026 (Last Full Week of February)
• Ramadan - Evening of February 17, 2026 - Evening of March 18, 2026
• Real Bread Week - February 21-28, 2026 (Second to Last Saturday to Last Saturday in February)

2026 Monthly Holidays that include February 27, 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:

1. A page on each holiday will be coming soon and linked above.
2. 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)

• Chinese New Year Festival and Parade (San Francisco, CA) -February 7 - March 15, 2026;  Parade is on March 7, 2026

Astrological Sign

The Astrological Sign for February 27 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

• 272 – Constantine the Great, Roman emperor (d. 337)
• 1807 – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, American poet (d. 1882)
• 1902 – John Steinbeck, American writer of Grapes of Wrath, Nobel laureate (d. 1968)
• 1913 - Irwin Shaw, US, novelist (Rich Man Poor Man)
• 1930 – Joanne Woodward, American actress and wif of Paul Newman
  
• 1932 – Elizabeth Taylor, British-American actress (d. 2011)
• 1934 – Ralph Nader, American author, activist, and political figure
• 1962 – Grant Show, American actor (Melrose Place)
• 1981 - Josh Groban, American singer

Famous Deaths

• 1892 – Louis Vuitton, French luggage maker (b. 1821)
• 2003 - Fred Rogers, host of TV's Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood, dies at age 74
• 2015 - Leonard Nimoy, actor, director, singer, songwriter (Spock in Star Trek) (b. 1931)

Quote of the Day

I like this quote by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, who was born on this day in 1807.  As someone with a wanna be perfectionist nature, I've always been harder on myself than others have, because I know my potential and capabilities.

I absolutely love his handwriting!! I recently heard from my niece Amanda, who just started high school that they no longer teach cursive in school anymore.  What a shame! Cursive when done right is so beautiful.  I love his "D's".  When we lived in Australia, for every class that we had and every project that we did, we got a grade for our work, and then a grade for our penmanship and neatness.  We had a sheet with slanted lines that went under our paper, and you had to put one letter on each line, so everything was slanted and properly spaced out.

Healthy Diet Habit Tip of the Day 
or a Recipe of the Day

The Holidays and Observances Recipe of the day is a Vegetarian Spaghetti Recipe from Kerry of Healthy Diet Habits.  (link opens up to her website) This originally was a recipe from our Mom.

Season

February 27th falls within the Winter Season in the Northern Hemisphere.

Winter is one of the four seasons. It follows the Fall Season, and is before the Spring Season. It is the coldest and darkest season in the Northern Hemisphere. It also starts in one year, and ends in the next, so it straddles two different years. 

Check out our Winter Season page for information about Winter, Winter Dates, Major Winter Holidays and Observances, Major Winter Festivals, Fun Facts About Winter, Winter Food Tips, Winter Gardening, Winter Preparation, Winter Quotes, and Winter Weather Information.

Kerry has put together some great information and tips on winter foods: 

• Winter Foods
• Winter Weight Gain
• Winter Weight Loss Tips

If you live in the Southern Hemisphere, this day falls in the Summer Season. 

• Summer
• Summer Cooking 
• Summer Weight Loss Tips 

This Day in History

• 1801 - Washington DC placed under Congressional jurisdiction
• 1813 - Congress authorizes use of steamboats to transport mail
• 1827 - 1st Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans
• 1900 – The British Labour Party is founded.
• 1942 - 1st transport of French Jews to Nazi-Germany
• 1949 - Chaim Weizmann becomes 1st Israeli President
• 1951 – The Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution, that limits Presidents to two terms, is ratified.
• 1967 - Antigua & St Christopher-Nevis become associated states of UK
• 1974 - People magazine debuts
• 1990 - Exxon Corp & Exxon Shipping are indicted on 5 criminal counts for the Valdez Oil Spill in Alaska in 1989
• 1991 - Gulf War ends after Iraqi troops retreated & Kuwait is re-taken by the US
• 2010 - Central Chile is hit with an 8.8 magnitude earthquake.

This Day in Music

• 1980 - Michael Jackson wins his first Grammy, for Best R& B Performance for Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
• 1980 - Donna Summer wins the Grammy for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance for  Hot Stuff
• 1980 - Earth, Wind & Fire wins a the Grammy for Best R&B Group Vocal Performance for After the Love Has Gone
• 1980 - The Doobie Brothers' What A Fool Believes wins Grammy's for both Record of the Year and Song of the Year.
• 1981 - Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder record Ebony & Ivory
• 1995 - Madonna's Take a Bow hits #1
  

Earth, Wind, and Fire win big at the Grammy's in 1980 for After The Love Has Gone

This Day in Sports

• 1874 - Baseball 1st played in England, at Lord's Cricket Grounds
• 1960 - US Olympic Ice Hockey Team beats USSR 3-2 on their way to the gold medal
• 1963 - Mickey Mantle of the New York Yankees signs a baseball contract worth $100,000
• 1988 - Bonnie Blair wins Olympic 500m speed skating in record 39.1 for the US
• 1988 - Katarina Witt (GDR) wins 2nd consecutive Olympic figure skating
• 1992 - Tiger Woods, 16, becomes the youngest PGA golfer in 35 years
• 1994 - 17th Winter Olympic games closes in Lillehammer, Norway

Word of the Day from Wiktionary

Wishing You a Great Day Today!