February 17

 Holidays and Observances
(Alphabetical Order)

2024 Daily Holidays that fall on February 17, include:

• Analog to Digital TV Day 
• Champion Crab Races Day
• My Way Day 
• National Cabbage Day 
• National Cafe Au Lait Day 
• National Indian Pudding Day 
• National PTA Founders Day 
• National Public Science Day 
• Random Acts of Kindness Day
• Who Shall I Be Day 
• World Human Spirit Day 
• World Pangolin Day - February 17, 2024 (Third Saturday in February)World Whale Day - February 17, 2024 (Third Saturday in February)

2024 Weekly Holidays that include February 17, are:

• Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Staff Education Week - February 14-21
• American Association for the Advancement of Science Week - February 15-17, 2024
• Celebration of Love Week - February 11-17, 2024 (Second Full Week in February)
• Children of Alcoholics Week - February 11-17, 2024 (Second Full Week in February)
• Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Week - February 13-19
  
• Freelance Writers Appreciation Week - February 11-17, 2024 (Second Week of February)
• Girl Scout Cookie Weekend - February 16-18, 2024
• Great American Pizza Bake - February 11-17, 2024 (Second Full Week of February)
  
• Great Backyard Bird Count - February 16-19, 2024
• Heart Failure Awareness Week - February 11-17, 2024 (Week of Valentine's Day)
  
• Homes for Birds Week - February 11-17, 2024 (Second Full Week of February)
• International Flirting Week - February 11-17, 2024 (Week of Valentines Day)
• Jell-O Week - February 11-17, 2024 (Second Full Week of February)
  
• Kraut and Frankfurter Week - February 11-17, 2024 (Second Full Week of February)
• Lent - February 14 - March 26, 2024 (Begins on Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday)
• Love Teaching Week - February 14-21
  
• Make Mine Chocolate - (Campaign kicks off annually on Feb 15, and ends on Easter which is March 31, 2024)
• National Cardiac Rehabilitation Week - February 11-17, 2024 - (Second Week of February, the Week of Valentines Day)
• National Condom Week - February 14-21
• National Date Week (Fruit) - February 11-20
• National Entrepreneurship Week - February 10-17, 2024 (Third Week of February)
  
• National FFA Week - February 17-24, 2024 (Runs Saturday to Saturday and has February 22, George Washington's birthday in the week)
• National Green Week - February 4 - April 30, 2024 (Start First Full Week in February to April 30)
• National Hero Week - February 11-17, 2024 (Second Full Week of February)
• National Nestbox Week - February 14-21
  
• National New Idea Week - February 11-17, 2024 (Second Full Week of February)
• National Pancake Week - February 11-17, 2024
• National Salute to Veteran Patients - February 11-17, 2024 (Week of February 14 - Valentine's Day)
• National Secondhand Wardrobe Week - February 11-17, 2024 (Second Full Week in February)
• National Week of Chastity - February 11-17, 2024 (Week of Valentine's Day)
• NCCDP Alzheimer's & Dementia Staff Education Week - February 14-21
• Pickle Time Week - February 11-17, 2024 (Second Full Week of February)
• Random Acts of Kindness Week - February 11-17, 2024 (Second or Third Full Week in February)
• Take a Friend Snowmobiling Week - February 10-19, 2024
  
• Take Your Family to School Week - February 11-17, 2024

2024 Monthly Holidays that include February 17, 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)

• 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! 2024 dates are December 20, 2024 - Early March, 2024. 
• Chinese New Year Festival and Parade - (San Francisco) - February 3 - March 3, 2024, Parade on February 24, 2024
  
• Carnival (Rio de Janeiro in Brazil) - February 9-17, 2024 - 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
• Simplot Games - February 15-17, 2024 - Held at Idaho State University's Holt Arena, it is one of the Nation's premier high school indoor track and field events.

Astrological Sign

The Astrological Sign for February 17 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

• 1864 – Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson, Australian poet (Waltzing Matilda, The Man from Snowy River) (d. 1941)
• 1925 – Hal Holbrook, American actor (All the President's Men, Mark Twain)
• 1954 – Rene Russo, American actress
• 1962 – Lou Diamond Phillips, American actor
• 1963 – Michael Jordan, American basketball player
• 1972 - Billie Joe Armstrong, singer/musician (Green Day)

Famous Deaths

• 1909 – Geronimo, Apache leader (b. 1829)
• 2013 - Mindy McCready - Country singer
• 2021 - Rush Limbaugh, American conservative talk show host and author (b. 1951)

Famous Weddings and Divorces

• 1906 - 26th US President Theodore Roosevelt's daughter Alice marries in the White House

Quote of the Day

Banjo Paterson, an Australian poet was born on this day in 1864.  His poem, The Man from Snowy River was made into a movie.  Above is his poem recited to scenes from the movie - the most amazing horse scenes! Having lived in Australia for four years growing up, I loved this movie and it's sequel.

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

The Holidays and Observances Recipe of the Day for February 17, is a Broccoli Salad Recipe from Kerry, of Healthy Diet Habits.

This Day in History

• 1801 – An electoral tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr is resolved when Jefferson is elected President of the US and Burr Vice President by the United States House of Representatives.
• 1897 - National Organization of Mothers forms (Parent Teacher Association)
• 1911 - 1st hydroplane flight to & from a ship (Glenn Curtiss, San Diego)
• 1933 – The Blaine Act ends Prohibition in the United States
• 1933 - 1st issue of "Newsweek" magazine published
• 1936 - The world's first superhero, The Phantom, makes his first appearance in comics. (by Lee Falk)
• 1957 - Suez Canal reopens
• 1958 - Comic strip "BC" debuts
• 1959 – The first weather satellite is launched to measure cloud-cover distribution.
• 1972 - Sales of the Volkswagen Beetle model exceed those of Ford Model-T
• 1974 - Robert K. Preston, a disgruntled U.S. Army private, buzzes the White House with a stolen helicopter
• 1980 – Mount Everest, 1st Winter Ascent by Krzysztof Wielicki and Leszek Cichy.

This Day in Music

• 1965 - Tennessee Waltz is declared the state's official song.
• 1967 - The Beatles release Penny Lane & Strawberry Fields
• 1970 - Joni Mitchell's final concert at Royal Albert Hall
• 1976 - Eagles, Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975) is released
• 1987 - Bon Jovi's Livin' On a Prayer hits #1
• 2007 - Norah Jones's album Not Too Late hits #1
  

Bon Jovi's Livin' on a Prayer - Unplugged

This Day in Sports

• 1924 - Johnny Weissmuller sets 100-yard freestyle record (52.4 seconds)
• 1941 - Joe Louis KOs Gus Dorazio in 2 for heavyweight boxing title
• 1943 - NY Yankee Joe DiMaggio, enlists into the US army
• 1962 - Wilt Chamberlain of NBA Phila Warriors scores 67 points vs St Louis
• 1991 - US male Figure Skating championship won by Todd Eldredge
• 1998 - USA Women's Ice Hockey Team beats Canada and wins the first Olympic Gold medal

Word of the Day from Wiktionary

Wishing You a Great Day Today!