February 27
Holidays and Observances

 Holidays and Observances
(Alphabetical Order)

2027 Daily Holidays that fall on February 27, include:

• February 27: Anosmia Awareness Day

• February 27: International Polar Bear Day / National Polar Bear Day

• February 27, 2027: International Sword Swallowers Day (Last Saturday of February)

• February 27, 2027: International Tongue Twister Contest Day (Last Saturday in February)

• February 27: National Albert Day

• February 27: National Kahlua Day

• February 27: National Protein Day

• February 27: National Retro Day

• February 27: National Strawberry Day

• February 27: National Susan Day

• February 27: No Brainer Day

• February 27, 2027: Open that Bottle Night (Last Saturday of February)

• February 27: Pokemon Day

• February 27: The Big Breakfast Day

• February 27: World NGO Day

2027 Weekly Holidays that include February 27, are:

• February 21-27, 2027: Bird Health Awareness Week (Last Full Week of February)

• February 21-27, 2027: Build a Better Trade Show Image Week (Third Full Week in February)

• February 27 - March 7, 2027: Jewish Book Week (Literary Festival in London)

• February 10, 2027 - March 27, 2027: Lent (Begins on Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday)

• February 15, 2027 - March 28, 2027: Make Mine Chocolate (Campaign kicks off annually on Feb 15, and ends on Easter)

• February 21-27, 2027: National Chip Week (U.K.) (Last Full Week in February)

• February 22-28, 2027: National Eating Disorders Awareness Week (Last Full Week in February)

• February 21-27, 2027: National Engineer's Week (Third Full Week in February)

• February 20-27, 2027: National FFA Week (Runs Saturday to Saturday and includes George Washington's birthday)

• February 7 - April 30, 2027: National Green Week (Starts First Full Week in February to April 30)

• February 21-27, 2027: National Justice for Animals Week (Begins on the Fourth Week in February)

• February 21-27, 2027: National Sauna Week (Last Full Week of February)

• February 7, 2027 - March 8, 2027: Ramadan (Begins evening of February 7 to evening of March 8)

• February 20-28, 2027: Real Bread Week (Second to Last Saturday to Last Sunday in February)

• February 21-27, 2027: Through with the Chew (Chewing Tobacco) (Third Full Week in February)

2027 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: 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.

Looking for more than a list?
Click here to read our detailed guide: Explore the February Monthly Holidays & Awareness Causes Guide

U.S. Festivals and Events

For Festivals and Events Detail: February Festivals and Events:

• [TX] February 23–March 14, 2027: Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas.

• [TX] February 25 to 28, 2027 - Whooping Crane Festival in Port Aransas, Texas

World Festivals and Events
(Date Order)

For Festivals and Events Detail: February Festivals and Events:

• [HONG KONG] February 26 to March 26, 2027: Hong Kong Arts Festival in Hong Kong

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!